Migrant influx to Greece's Lesbos continues for second day
About 1,200 migrants and refugees arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday in under an hour, in the second day of a sharp rise in arrivals from Turkey.
Sep 24, 2015, 14:42 PM IST
Migrant youth killed by Channel Tunnel train: Officials
A young African was killed by a freight train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France overnight Wednesday in the latest death of a migrant trying to reach Britain, a local official said.
Sep 24, 2015, 14:35 PM IST
Over 10,000 migrants enter Hungary in new record
A new record of 10,046 migrants entered Hungary on Wednesday, mostly via Croatia, Hungarian police said Thursday as refugees continued to pour through the western Balkans bound for northern Europe.
Sep 24, 2015, 14:19 PM IST
Croatia bans entry to Serbian citizens, cars: Border police
Croatia has banned Serbian citizens and cars from entering its territory, Croatian border police told Reuters on Thursday, after Serbia banned Croatian cargo traffic.
Sep 24, 2015, 12:07 PM IST
EU leaders discuss easing budget rigour over migrant crisis, no deal
European Union leaders discussed whether to allow euro zone states to run higher deficits to cope with the costs of the migration crisis, EU officials said early on Thursday, but failed to find a common position.
Sep 24, 2015, 09:41 AM IST
Slovakia to dispute EU migrant quotas in court: PM
Slovakia`s leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Wednesday his country will take legal measures to dispute mandatory quotas adopted by the European Union to relocate 120,000 refugees amid a record migrant crisis.
Sep 23, 2015, 16:58 PM IST
As Britain welcomes 20,000 Syrians, Eritreans say they also deserve to stay
Two young Eritreans, recent arrivals in northern England after paying smugglers thousands of dollars to take them across the Sahara desert, Mediterranean Sea and English channel, are hoping the British government will let them stay.
Sep 23, 2015, 13:19 PM IST
French legend Eric Cantona pledges to 'house and feed' refugee family for two years
French football legend Eric Cantona has said that he will house and feed refugees for at 'at least two years'.
Sep 23, 2015, 11:22 AM IST
Europe has taken on responsibility for refugees: Hollande
Europe has taken on responsibility for refugees, French President Francois Hollande said in London after EU interior ministers agreed on Tuesday to relocate 120,000 refugees around the bloc.
Sep 23, 2015, 00:41 AM IST
UNHCR says EU must go beyond relocating 120,000 refugees
A European Union proposal to find spaces for 120,000 refugees will not work unless reception facilities are provided for tens of thousands at any time, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Sep 22, 2015, 14:56 PM IST
For refugees in Australia, resettlement first step in road
It has been almost 16 years since Riz Wakil stepped off a dilapidated wooden boat onto a remote northern Australian territory, ending 11 terrifying days at sea huddled up against 76 other asylum-seekers.
Sep 21, 2015, 07:59 AM IST
No European country `can be exempt` from taking in refugees: Hollande
No European country can get out of taking in refugees who have the right to asylum, French President Francois Hollande said Sunday, amid a growing row over how to fairly distribute a massive influx of migrants across the continent.
Sep 21, 2015, 01:41 AM IST
Twenty-six migrants missing in sea off Greece: Coastguard
Twenty-six migrants were feared missing early on Sunday after a dinghy carrying them sank off the Greek island of Lesbos, the coastguard said.
Sep 20, 2015, 13:09 PM IST
Anglican leader offers cottage for refugees
The Archbishop of Canterbury has offered to host one or two refugee families in a four-bedroom cottage on the grounds of his Lambeth Palace residence in London, a spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Sep 20, 2015, 05:13 AM IST
Thousands pour into Austria as migrant crisis intensifies
Thousands of migrants streamed into Austria on Saturday after being shunted through Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia, as Europe`s divided nations stepped up efforts to push the wave of desperate humanity on to other neighbours.
Sep 20, 2015, 04:58 AM IST
Afghan president vows economic boost to stop migrant exodus
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday vowed to boost his country`s fragile economy in a bid to retain some of the tens of thousands of his citizens seeking to migrate to industrialised countries in Europe and elsewhere.
Sep 20, 2015, 03:56 AM IST
Anti-migrant demo in Finnish border town over refugee influx
Several dozen demonstrators formed a "human wall" and briefly blocked a border point in a northern Finnish town Saturday in protest at a dramatic spike in the number of asylum seekers crossing over from Sweden, a local official said.
Sep 20, 2015, 02:10 AM IST
10,000 migrants pour into Austria as crisis deepens
Austria was bracing for an influx of 10,000 migrants on Saturday, as Europe`s increasingly divided countries stepped up efforts to push the wave of desperate humanity on to their neighbours.
Sep 19, 2015, 23:57 PM IST
750 migrants rescued from boats off Libyan coast: MSF
At least 750 people were rescued on Saturday from three small boats in international waters near the Libyan coast by a ship operated by Doctors Without Borders, a spokesman told AFP.
Sep 19, 2015, 15:41 PM IST
Croatia will continue to redirect migrants to Hungary border: PM
Croatia will continue to redirect migrants to the Hungarian border, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Saturday as Budapest and Zagreb wrangled over how to deal with Europe`s refugee crisis.
Sep 19, 2015, 14:15 PM IST
