Remember toddler Aylan Kurdi, UNICEF chief says ahead of refugee summits
World leaders attending two major summits on the global refugee crisis this month must step up actions such as keeping families together and scaling back detention to stem the growing number of children in danger as they flee war, the head of UNICEF said on Wednesday.
Sep 07, 2016, 09:30 AM IST
Paris police on alert for refugee who may be planning attack
Police did not have a name for the Afghan, the source said, and no active manhunt was underway.
Aug 04, 2016, 18:16 PM IST
Czech President says bar refugees to prevent "barbaric attacks"
The Czechs and other central Europeans have been the most critical of European Union`s response to the unprecedented migration crisis in which over a million people entered the bloc last year.
Aug 02, 2016, 18:24 PM IST
Bangladeshi national held near international border in Jammu
A Bangladeshi national was arrested by the army near the international border in Jammu district, officials said on Saturday.
Jul 23, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
EU proposes more common asylum rules to limit refugees' movement
The European Commission proposed to harmonise further EU asylum rules.
Jul 13, 2016, 16:05 PM IST
Rebels launch attack in Syria's Aleppo after government cuts road
Rebels launched an attack against government positions in the historic centre of Aleppo on Monday in response to an offensive that cut a road leading into the opposition-held sector of the city, monitors and insurgents said.
Jul 11, 2016, 16:57 PM IST
France to welcome 400 refugees per month from Greece
Escalating wars in Syria and Iraq, and political instability in many African countries forced millions of people to their homelands.
Jun 03, 2016, 02:38 AM IST
Austrian refugee centre fire was `arson attack`: Police
Arsonists were most likely behind a huge blaze which engulfed a newly-built but still empty refugee centre in northern Austria, police said on Wednesday.
Jun 02, 2016, 00:48 AM IST
German government plans to spend EUR 93.6 billion on refugees by end 2020: Report
Germany`s government expects to spend around EUR 93.6 billion by the end of 2020 on costs related to the refugee crisis, a magazine said on Saturday, citing a draft from the federal Finance Ministry for negotiations with the country`s 16 states.
May 14, 2016, 16:30 PM IST
Pope set to visit refugees in Greece as deportations stall
Pope Francis will travel to the Greek island of Lesbos on the frontline of Europe`s refugee crisis next week, Athens announced Tuesday, as a controversial EU accord to send migrants back to Turkey stalled.
Apr 06, 2016, 09:57 AM IST
How old was Arjun Kapoor when his ‘Ki and Ka’ co-star Kareena Kapoor Khan made her Bollywood debut
Arjun Kapoor reveals that his friendship with Kareena Kapoor Khan played a pivotal role in making their on-screen chemistry come alive.
Mar 11, 2016, 15:22 PM IST
Refugees waiting for `miracle` as Balkan borders slam shut
For the past three days, 15-year-old Ola has clung onto a scrap of cardboard bearing the number 22, hoping her turn will finally come to cross the sealed metal fence on the Greek-Macedonian border.
Mar 09, 2016, 23:57 PM IST
Government raises safety concerns as new French refugee camp opens
France`s first international-standard refugee camp opened Monday despite opposition from Paris but the central government`s local representative raised safety concerns that could suspend its operations.
Mar 08, 2016, 09:41 AM IST
Suspects in Islamic State plot `lived in refugee shelters`: German police
Algerians targeted in raids on Thursday over suspected links to the Islamic State group lived in refugee shelters, the German Police said.
Feb 04, 2016, 15:04 PM IST
Indian woman rescued from German refugee camp returns home, thanks government
Gurpreet, an Indian woman allegedly kept at a refugee camp in Germany along with her eight-year-old daughter by her in-laws, came back home on Thursday.
Feb 04, 2016, 14:23 PM IST
Indian woman rescued from German refugee camp returns today
Gurpreet, an Indian woman allegedly kept at a refugee camp in Germany along with her eight-year-old daughter by her in-laws, will reach India on Thursday morning.
Feb 04, 2016, 09:30 AM IST
Body of Syrian child found in Bosphorus off Istanbul
Turkish authorities have found in the Bosphorus Strait off Istanbul the body of a four-year-old Syrian child who went missing two weeks ago, media reports said Wednesday.
Dec 30, 2015, 17:15 PM IST
'Syrians are not terrorists,' refugee tells America
The Roustoms were the first of just four Syrian families to be resettled in Jersey City, a city of 262,000 where around 41 percent of the population is foreign born.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:52 PM IST
EU calls mini summit as Balkans buckle under refugee crisis
The EU has called a mini summit with Balkan countries on the migrant crisis.
Oct 22, 2015, 03:55 AM IST
Germany agrees refugee package as support for Merkel slips
Berlin; Chancellor Angela Merkel`s cabinet agreed a package of measures on Tuesday to help German towns cope with the influx of asylum seekers, as a poll showed her conservatives dipping to a one-y
Sep 29, 2015, 18:21 PM IST
