Turkish security forces stop hundreds of migrants near Greek border
Turkish security forces stopped hundreds of people, mainly Syrians, from marching towards western Turkey`s border with Greece on Tuesday in a bid to reach Europe, potentially opening up a new front in the escalating migrant crisis.
Sep 15, 2015, 17:18 PM ISTHungary shuts its border to migrants
Hungary confirmed it had sealed its border with Serbia on Tuesday as its controversial new anti-migrant laws came into force.
Sep 15, 2015, 16:43 PM ISTTwenty-two migrants drown as boat capsizes in Aegean Sea
Twenty-two migrants drowned and 200 more were rescued when a boat capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish coast while trying to reach the Greek island of Kos on Tuesday, the Turkish coastguard said.
Sep 15, 2015, 15:29 PM ISTMigrant boat heading to Greece from Turkey sinks, 13 dead: Report
At least 13 migrants including four children trying to reach Greece drowned Tuesday when their boat from Turkey sank in the international waters, local media reported.
Sep 15, 2015, 14:27 PM ISTMore than 200,000 migrants entered Hungary this year: Police
The number of migrants entering Hungary this year has risen above 200,000, police said Monday.
Sep 15, 2015, 14:18 PM ISTThe changing soul of Germany
Europe`s refugee crisis is revealing the changing soul of Germany.
Sep 15, 2015, 12:31 PM IST'European Union ministers fail to reach unanimous refugee deal'
EU interior ministers have failed to reach unanimous agreement on a plan for binding quotas to relocate 120,000 refugees and take the strain off Greece, Italy, and Hungary, officials said.
Sep 15, 2015, 06:51 AM ISTGreek leaders question EU migration policy
The two main candidates for the Greek premiership in this weekend's snap election have questioned the EU's migration policy and said they would seek ways to amend the country's unpopular new economic bailout.
Sep 15, 2015, 06:45 AM ISTEU deadlocked on migrant relocation system
EU ministers failed on Monday to break a deadlock over sharing out responsibility for sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of people who have sought asylum in Europe this year, leaving the shape of a final deal in doubt.
Sep 15, 2015, 03:47 AM ISTEU to seize smugglers' boats in Mediterranean
European Union (EU) ministers on Monday agreed to move the EU naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea against smugglers and traffickers to phase 2.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:50 AM ISTBorder-free Europe unravels as migrant crisis hits record day
Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unravelled on Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants, which broke the record for the most arrivals by land in a single day.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:47 AM ISTHungary launches border crackdown, says refugees face expulsion
Hungary sealed off a railway track on Monday used by tens of thousands of migrants to enter the European Union on foot, launching a crackdown promised by the right-wing government to tackle Europe’s worst refugee crisis in two decades.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:42 AM ISTBritain's Cameron urges support for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on a visit to Lebanon and Jordan on Monday that it was vital to provide support for refugees from Syria`s civil war within the region to discourage them from risking their lives in trying to reach Europe.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:39 AM ISTEU ministers agree to relocate 120,000 more migrants
EU interior ministers agreed on Monday to relocate a further 120,000 asylum-seekers around the bloc following an earlier accord to redistribute 40,000 from Italy and Greece, the Luxembourg government said.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:12 AM ISTGreeks despair over drowned refugee children
Greek divers trawled the Aegean Sea on Monday for survivors of the country`s worst maritime accident involving refugees, as officials reacted with despair at the scene of the tragedy in which 15 babies and children drowned.
Sep 15, 2015, 00:52 AM ISTAustria says army will help impose tougher border checks
Austria said on Monday it would dispatch the armed forces to help impose additional controls on its eastern border, belatedly following Germany`s example as thousands of migrants streamed across its frontier from Hungary on foot.
Sep 15, 2015, 00:34 AM ISTSlovakia to oppose compulsory migrant quotas at EU meeting: PM
Slovakia`s Prime Minister Robert Fico said his government will oppose EU plans for compulsory migrant quotas at an emergency meeting in Brussels on Monday.
Sep 14, 2015, 04:36 AM ISTGermany halts train traffic to and from Austria for 12 hours
Germany's rail service on Sunday halted train services with Austria for 12 hours, after Berlin announced that it was reinstating border controls as the authorities buckles under the strain of a record refugee influx.
Sep 14, 2015, 02:22 AM ISTTaking in Syrian refugees heightens risk of terrorism: US
US plans to take in some 10,000 Syrian refugees increases the danger of Islamist militants entering the country as well said a top US lawmaker, who expressed strong reservations about the program.
Sep 14, 2015, 02:10 AM ISTCzechs boost controls on Austrian border over migrants
The Czech Republic said on Sunday it will boost controls on the border with Austria over the refugee crisis, following a similar move by its western neighbour Germany.
Sep 14, 2015, 01:43 AM IST