Five-tear-old Syrian girl dies in new migrant boat sinking off Greece
A girl believed to be five years old died and as many as 13 migrants may be missing at sea off the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, the Greek coastguard said.
Sep 19, 2015, 13:05 PM IST
European Union won't close its borders for refugees
Ankara: The European Union (EU) will not close its borders for refugees, Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn of Luxembourg, which also holds the EU presidency, has said.
Sep 19, 2015, 11:06 AM IST
After Aylan Kurdi, another drowned toddler washes up on Turkish beach: Report
A four-year-old Syrian girl`s body washed up on a beach in western Turkey on Friday, state media said, just weeks after images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi shook the world.
Sep 19, 2015, 09:39 AM IST
EU's Juncker spoke on phone with Croatian PM, offered assistance to Croatia: Statement
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker offered Croatia technical and logistical assistance for coping with the flood of migrants crossing its border ahead of an extraordinary summit on migration on Wednesday, the Commission said in a statement.
Sep 19, 2015, 05:12 AM IST
Over 17,000 migrants enter Croatia in roughly three days
Just over 17,000 migrants have entered Croatia since Wednesday morning after Hungary sealed its border with Serbia, of which more than 3,000 have crossed into Hungary, Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Friday.
Sep 19, 2015, 01:01 AM IST
Migrants blocked in Turkey inch closer to Greek border
Several hundred migrants who have been blocked by police in northwest Turkey from crossing overland into Greece drew closer to the border Friday after the authorities briefly opened the route.
Sep 18, 2015, 22:14 PM IST
Hungary minister: Croatia pushing migrants to break law
Hungary`s foreign minister on Friday accused Croatia of pushing migrants to break the law by "illegally" breaching Hungarian borders.
Sep 18, 2015, 22:12 PM IST
Czech PM says can help thousands of migrants; still rejects quotas
The Czech Republic could accept thousands of refugees, but it maintains its negative stance towards mandatory quotas proposed by the European Commission for distribution of the migrants, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka was quoted as saying.
Sep 18, 2015, 06:45 AM IST
Emotional scenes as Croatians bring aid to departing migrants
There were emotional scenes in eastern Croatia on Thursday as local people came to hand out food and supplies to some of the migrants finally departing after a long wait near the border with Serbia.
Sep 18, 2015, 03:51 AM IST
Hungary extends ''crisis situation'' to Croatian border
Hungary has extended a crisis situation to territories neighbouring Croatia from counties on its Serbian border due to the streams of refugees and migrants, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a news conference on Thursday.
Sep 18, 2015, 00:41 AM IST
Croatia plans to close border with Serbia if migrant wave persists
Croatia will close its border with Serbia if another 8,000 migrants enter the newest European Union member in one day, Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Thursday.
Sep 18, 2015, 00:27 AM IST
Croatia overwhelmed by flood of migrants, EU calls summit
Amid chaotic scenes at its border with Serbia, Croatia said on Thursday it could not cope with a flood of migrants seeking a new route into the EU after Hungary kept them out by erecting a fence and using tear gas and water cannon against them.
Sep 17, 2015, 20:18 PM IST
UN rights chief calls Hungary callous, xenophobic, anti-Muslim
Hungary`s "callous" treatment of refugees arriving at its border in hope of finding asylum in the European Union has included "clear violations of international law", UN human rights chief Zeid Ra`ad al Hussein said in a statement on Thursday.
Sep 17, 2015, 19:35 PM IST
Hungary says 29 detained in border clash, including one ''terrorist''
Hungary said on Wednesday it had detained 29 migrants during clashes at its southern border with Serbia, and described one of them as an "identified terrorist".
Sep 17, 2015, 04:27 AM IST
If EU introduces migrant quotas, we'd have to accept them: Viktor Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in remarks published on Wednesday that if the European Union decides to impose mandatory quotas of asylum seekers on member states, his country would have to comply.
Sep 17, 2015, 04:12 AM IST
Hungary PM plans new migrant wall along Croatia border
Hungary`s Prime Minister Viktor Orban hopes to build a new wall along his country`s border with Croatia to keep migrants out, he told French newspaper Le Figaro in an interview to be published Thursday.
Sep 17, 2015, 01:51 AM IST
UNHCR urges Hungary to allow access for refugees, Serbia can't cope
The United Nations refugee agency voiced shock on Wednesday at Hungary`s turning back of refugees and preventing them from entering the European Union with water cannons and tear gas, noting that many were Syrian families.
Sep 17, 2015, 00:45 AM IST
Hungarian riot police fire tear gas at migrants
Riot police fired water cannon and tear gas on Wednesday at migrants demanding to be let through Hungary`s newly shut EU frontier, while refugees at other Balkan frontiers clambered through cornfields in search of new routes.
Sep 17, 2015, 00:30 AM IST
Bundesliga stars back support for refugees in Germany
Bayern Munich`s Pep Guardiola says Germany is setting an example of how other European countries should treat refugees as the Bundesliga`s stars help welcome migrants amid the ongoing crisis.
Sep 16, 2015, 21:40 PM IST
Hundreds of Greece-bound refugees blocked in Turkey for second day
Around 1,000 refugees remained stranded Wednesday in the northwestern Turkish city of Edirne, near the Greek border, after being barred by Turkish authorities from continuing their journey to Europe.
Sep 16, 2015, 15:16 PM IST
