Over 40 migrants found alive in refrigerated truck in Greece: Police
Greek police found 41 migrants hiding in a refrigerated truck at a motorway in northern Greece on Monday, police officials said.
Nov 04, 2019, 18:36 PM IST
US migrant policy sends thousands of children back to Mexico
Along the US-Mexico border, babies and toddlers are living in high-crime cities - often in crowded shelters and tents or on the streets - for the weeks or months it takes to get a US asylum hearing.
Oct 12, 2019, 06:47 AM IST
Attorneys ask court to intervene against US over migrant kids' detention conditions
Another teenager took charge of a 5-year-old stranger because the small child was very upset and had no one else after being separated from her father.
Jun 27, 2019, 20:04 PM IST
Photos of drowned migrants at US-Mexico border triggers global outrage
The picture of Oscar Alberto Martinez and his 24-month-old daughter Valeria has gone viral on social media and sparked renewed debate about the plight of refugees and migrants who are mostly from Central America. The pair had travelled from their home country of El Salvador and were seeking asylum in the United States.
Jun 27, 2019, 10:00 AM IST
Mexico meets migrants at southern border with armed forces
Migration officials detained 350 to 400 people, the official said, noting that federal police and agents from the National Guard were present.
Jun 06, 2019, 07:35 AM IST
People from Bihar, UP come to MP but locals don't get jobs here: CM Kamal Nath
Kamal Nath has said that schemes of providing incentives of investment will only be imposed after 70% people from Madhya Pradesh get employment.
Dec 17, 2018, 18:12 PM IST
Mediterranean deaths top 1,400 this year: United Nations
A total of 1,422 migrants and refugees perished attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa this year, while 48,629 entered Europe, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, said.
Jul 15, 2018, 15:53 PM IST
Donald Trump seeks $18 billion to extend border wall over 10 years
The Trump administration has proposed spending USD 18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico, providing one of its most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge.
Jan 06, 2018, 08:30 AM IST
Hema Malini courts controversy, blames population for death of 14 in Mumbai fire
The BJP MP from Mathura accused the migrants and population behind the Kamala Mills fire tragedy.
Dec 29, 2017, 14:43 PM IST
Libya allows emergency migrant 'evacuations' after slavery uproar
Libya agreed Wednesday with key EU and African leaders to allow migrants facing abuse in detention camps to be evacuated within days or weeks, mostly to their home countries, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Nov 30, 2017, 07:42 AM IST
European Union countries pledge to take 34,000 refugees
EU states have pledged to take 34,000 refugees directly from Africa and the Middle East, officials said on Wednesday a day after the UN slammed the bloc's "inhuman" cooperation with Libya to stop migrant boats.
Nov 15, 2017, 23:57 PM IST
More than 100 migrants missing after shipwreck off Libya: Navy
Last week, Libya's coastguard rescued more than 3,000 migrants aiming to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, while Italy picked up another 2,000.
Sep 21, 2017, 17:59 PM IST
Romania stops Black Sea boats carrying 200 migrants
The boat, which was taken to the southeastern port of Mangalia, is the fourth to have been found carrying migrants in the Black Sea since mid-August.
Sep 09, 2017, 20:15 PM IST
20 Rohingya migrants killed in Bangladesh boat capsize
At least 20 Rohingya migrants were killed and 14 others injured when a boat capsized in the waters of the Naf river in Bangladesh, police said on Thursday.
Aug 31, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
133 trafficked Central American migrants rescued in Mexico
Mexican authorities said Tuesday they rescued 133 Central American migrants, including 34 children, from a house where they were apparently locked up and abandoned while being trafficked to the Uni
Aug 30, 2017, 06:52 AM IST
Bangladesh sends back 70 Rohingya despite violence
Police intercepted the Rohingya late Saturday after they crossed the "zero line" border zone, where Myanmar soldiers earlier fired mortars and machine guns at villagers making the dangerous dash from the northern state of Rakhine into Bangladesh.
Aug 27, 2017, 13:33 PM IST
101 canteens to feed poor in Bengaluru from Wednesday: CM Siddaramaiah
In the initial phase, 101 canteens will daily serve vegetarian tiffin (breakfast) at Rs 5 per plate and meals for lunch and dinner at Rs 10 each in 101 civic wards.
Aug 15, 2017, 18:07 PM IST
Five dead, 50 missing as smugglers throw 180 migrants into Yemen sea
Long the poorest country in the Arab world, Yemen has been called the "largest humanitarian crisis in the world" by the United Nations.
Aug 10, 2017, 18:51 PM IST
UN backs Italy bid to close migrant route from Libya
Italy has also been working to stem migrant arrivals in Libya through better controls on the southern border, cooperation with countries like Niger, Chad and Mali that migrants transit on their way to the Mediterranean and a voluntary repatriation programme.
Aug 08, 2017, 17:18 PM IST
Over 600 migrants rescued from Mediterranean Sea: Libyan Coast Guard
Libyan Coast Guard teams have rescued over 600 migrants from the Mediterranean waters off the coast of the Arab nation, rescue services said on Saturday.
Aug 05, 2017, 20:25 PM IST
