United States meets goal of admitting 10,000 Syria refugees ahead of time
United States said it would welcome its 10,000th Syrian refugee of this fiscal year on Monday, meeting a controversial target amount more than a month ahead of schedule.
Aug 30, 2016, 00:21 AM IST
Germany expects 300,000 asylum seekers this year: Official
Germany expects up to 300,000 asylum seekers to arrive this year, less than one-third of the total during 2015's record influx, the Federal Office for Migrants and Refugees (BAMF) said on Sunday.
Aug 28, 2016, 20:19 PM IST
Germany expects up to 300,000 migrants this year
Germany expects up to 300,000 migrants to arrive in the country by the end of this year, according to a top immigration official.
Aug 28, 2016, 13:05 PM IST
Greece says at least 41,000 asylum seekers on its territory
Greece has at least 41,000 refugees and migrants who are seeking asylum, mostly Syrians eligible to relocate within the EU, the migration minister said on Tuesday.
Aug 23, 2016, 21:12 PM IST
Italy says 6,500 migrants rescued since Thursday
The Italian coastguard said the bodies of five migrants were recovered from the Mediterranean, while more than 6,500 people had been rescued off Libya since Thursday.
Aug 01, 2016, 08:02 AM IST
Italy says 6,000 migrants saved, 2 drowned since Thursday
The Italian navy on Sunday said it had recovered the bodies of two people in an operation that, along aid agencies, had helped pick up 6,000 people since Thursday.
Jul 31, 2016, 18:56 PM IST
In a country wary of migrants, Pope tells Poles to welcome refugees
Pope Francis urged young people on Thursday to welcome migrants and refugees, putting himself in direct contrast with the government of Poland on the second day of his visit there.
Jul 29, 2016, 00:21 AM IST
Over 3,000 migrants dead in Mediterranean so far in 2016
Over 3,000 migrants and refugees have died in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe in 2016, a far higher toll than during the same period of 2015, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.
Jul 26, 2016, 22:45 PM IST
Bodies of 14 executed in Libya's Benghazi found: Medical Centre
A hospital in Libya's second city Benghazi said today it had received the bodies of 14 people killed execution-style, in what the UN envoy said was a war crime.
Jul 22, 2016, 19:54 PM IST
Nearly 3,000 dead already in Mediterranean this year- International Organization for Migration
Nearly 3,000 migrants and refugees have already perished in the Mediterranean this year while almost 250,000 have reached Europe, the International Organization for Migration said on Friday.
Jul 22, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
More than 3,200 migrants rescued in Med: Italian coast guard
More than 3,200 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean Tuesday in 25 operations, the Italian coast guard said.
Jul 20, 2016, 13:35 PM IST
16 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan in air strikes
At least 16 Taliban militants were killed and six others injured in separate air strikes in Sangin and Marja districts of Afghanistan's Helmand province, an official said on Monday.
Jul 18, 2016, 13:29 PM IST
Hungary jails 10 migrants for up to three years for border crossing
It was the first case to come to trial under a law passed days before the incident that made illegal border crossing as part of a rioting crowd punishable by between one and five years in prison.
Jul 01, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
4,500 people rescued in Mediterranean: Italy coastguard
About 4,500 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, the Italian coastguard said, adding that the body of one person had been recovered.
Jun 23, 2016, 22:27 PM IST
Sweden clamps down on asylum seekers
Sweden toughened its rules for new asylum seekers on Tuesday as well as for refugees wanting to join their families in the country, after receiving 160,000 asylum claims last year.
Jun 22, 2016, 00:05 AM IST
Without identity: Hindu migrants from Pakistan live on hope
In a settlement of 30 rickety huts near Majnu ka Tilla in north Delhi, Hindu refugees from Pakistan are waiting for a change. And that change is possible when they receive the Aadhaar cards as has been promised by the Narendra Modi government.
Jun 21, 2016, 16:15 PM IST
61 migrants from Central, South America rescued in Mexico
Mexico's federal agents and marines rescued 61 Central and South American migrants during two different operations, federal and state authorities said on Saturday.
Jun 12, 2016, 09:24 AM IST
Migrant deaths in Mediterranean `hit 10,000`
Brussels has been seeking ways to clamp down on the Africa route after a deal with Ankara in March slashed numbers trying to cross from Turkey.
Jun 08, 2016, 08:48 AM IST
Migrants ask EU court to overturn Turkey deal
Migrant arrivals to Greece have fallen sharply since the deal took effect on March 20.
Jun 07, 2016, 22:56 PM IST
EU court rules illegal migrants cannot be jailed
EU countries cannot imprison illegal migrants just for crossing borders inside the passport-free Schengen area, the bloc`s top court ruled Tuesday, in a new blow to efforts to crack down on the migration crisis.
Jun 07, 2016, 17:05 PM IST
