Hungary police say 367 migrants entered Tuesday, all arrested
More than 367 migrants crossed illegally into Hungary on Tuesday, the first day after the country introduced tough laws on authorised entry, and all were arrested, police said Wednesday.
Sep 16, 2015, 12:21 PM IST
EU to hold emergency meeting on refugee issue
European Union (EU) interior ministers will hold an emergency meeting on September 22 to cope with refugee crisis, officials said.
Sep 16, 2015, 08:49 AM IST
First migrants arrive near Croatian border
The first migrants arrived near the Croatian frontier on Wednesday, potentially carving out a new route through Europe after Hungary sealed its borders.
Sep 16, 2015, 08:42 AM IST
Refugees seek new routes as Hungary seals border
As Hungary threw up the barriers to stop thousands of refugees trekking over its border from Serbia and into the European Union, undeterred migrants on the roads simply began to think of other routes to take.
Sep 16, 2015, 04:18 AM IST
Gulf states urge world to do more to help refugees
Gulf monarchies on Tuesday called for the international community to take greater responsibility in aiding Syrian refugees after the oil-flush states faced questions over the number of people they have accepted.
Sep 16, 2015, 02:35 AM IST
Anger as Hungary seals borders, Merkel demands refugee summit
Serbia urged Hungary on Tuesday to reopen its razor-wire border fence erected to stop a record wave of migrants, as Germany`s Angela Merkel called for an EU summit on the refugee crisis.
Sep 15, 2015, 23:48 PM IST
Hungary arrests 174 as new anti-migrant laws bite
Hungarian police on Tuesday arrested 174 people after harsh new laws came into force which punish "illegal border-crossing" with prison terms of several years, authorities said.
Sep 15, 2015, 21:56 PM IST
Slovak PM says will never support mandatory quotas for migrants
Slovakia will never support mandatory quotas as part of the European Union`s response to its migrant crisis, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Tuesday, underlining a tough stance that has put the country at odds with other EU members.
Sep 15, 2015, 19:10 PM IST
UN expects refugees to find new route avoiding Hungary
Refugees seeking asylum in the European Union may end up seeking a new route as a result of Hungary`s crackdown on entry, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday, and one refugee suggested it might be through Croatia and Slovenia.
Sep 15, 2015, 19:04 PM IST
Refugees 'may end up boosting European economies': Analysts
European nations overwhelmed by the biggest refugee crisis since World War II may end up boosting their economies if they just let the migrants in, analysts say.
Sep 15, 2015, 18:23 PM IST
Hungary launches border crackdown, says refugees face expulsion
Hungary sealed off a railway track on Monday used by tens of thousands of migrants to enter the European Union on foot, launching a crackdown promised by the right-wing government to tackle Europe’s worst refugee crisis in two decades.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:42 AM IST
Hungary launches migrant crackdown on EU border
Hungary has closed off a railway track used by tens of thousands of migrants to enter the European Union on foot, launching a crackdown promised by the right-wing government to tackle Europe’s worst refugee crisis in two decades.
Sep 14, 2015, 23:00 PM IST
UN rights chief urges Europe to expand migration channels
The top United Nations human rights official urged Europe on Monday to build on a surge of sympathy for refugees by setting up comprehensive policies to expand migration channels.
Sep 14, 2015, 14:06 PM IST
German move to reinstate border controls `necessary`: Hungary`s Orban
Hungary`s hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Berlin`s decision Sunday to reinstate border controls as a "necessary" move to protect European values in the face of a record migrant influx.
Sep 13, 2015, 23:14 PM IST
German border controls underline `urgency` to agree refugee plan: EU
The EU said Germany`s reinstatement of temporary border controls on Sunday "underlines the urgency" of the need for European Union member states to share the burden of accepting tens of thousands of refugees.
Sep 13, 2015, 23:08 PM IST
Austria rail company says suspends trains into Germany
Austria`s state-owned rail company announced Sunday it will suspend train services with Germany as Europe tries to cope with a massive surge of refugee arrivals.
Sep 13, 2015, 20:58 PM IST
28 migrants die in boat capsize off Greece: Coastguard
A total of 28 bodies have been pulled from the sea off Greece after a boat carrying scores of migrants capsized on Sunday, the coastguard said.
Sep 13, 2015, 19:01 PM IST
Germany warns at `limit of capacity` as migrant numbers surge
German authorities warned Sunday they were stretched to capacity to welcome refugees arriving en masse, as Europe scrambled to hold emergency talks on the unprecedented crisis.
Sep 13, 2015, 16:52 PM IST
Canada announces money for refugees, but not taking more in
Canada's Conservative government has so far declined to resettle more Syrian refugees despite the haunting image of a drowned 3-year-old washed up on a Turkish beach that focused the world's attention on the largest migrant crisis since World War II.
Sep 13, 2015, 04:57 AM IST
Four children missing after migrant boat sinks: Greek coastguard
Four children have gone missing after a dinghy carrying them and other migrants sank off the island of Samos on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the Greek coastguard authorities said.
Sep 12, 2015, 20:03 PM IST
