Boat with 512 migrants, seven corpses aboard reaches Sicily
An Italian coastguard vessel docked in Sicily's western port city of Trapani on Monday with 512 migrants and the bodies of a further seven on board.
May 15, 2017, 20:50 PM IST
USD 1.4 billion needed to help South Sudanese refugees this year: United Nations
The United Nations said Monday that $1.4 billion (1.3 billion euros) was needed this year alone to help the nearly two million people who have fled war and famine in South Sudan.
May 15, 2017, 15:54 PM IST
Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds bodies of seven men
Rescuers saved 484 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and found the bodies of seven men who had died in the attempt to get to Europe, Italy`s coast guard said.
May 14, 2017, 14:03 PM IST
Over 80 missing after migrant boat sinks off Libya, survivors tell UNHCR
At least 80 migrants including women and children were missing after a boat sank off the Libyan coast, survivors told the UN's refugee agency today, in the latest such tragedy.
May 08, 2017, 21:01 PM IST
Hundreds of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean over weekend: Survivors
More than 200 migrants are feared to have died in the Mediterranean over the weekend, according to testimony from survivors, and several bodies, including that of an infant, have washed up on a Libyan beach.
May 08, 2017, 18:43 PM IST
Around 270,000 Syrians have right to bring families to Germany: Report
Around 270,000 Syrians in Germany have the right to bring in their family members, a newspaper said on Wednesday - a statistic that could fuel the debate about migration less than six months before a national election.
Apr 05, 2017, 18:10 PM IST
Over 80,000 Iraqis displaced in west Mosul fighting: IOM
More than 80,000 people have fled west Mosul since the battle to retake the area began last month, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday.
Mar 14, 2017, 20:52 PM IST
Over 3,500 crimes against refugees registered in Germany
Law enforcement officials in Germany registered 3,533 attacks on refugees and asylum-seekers in 2016, which resulted in 560 people, including 43 children.
Feb 26, 2017, 17:31 PM IST
Donald Trump steps up attack on judge, court system over travel ban
It is unusual for a sitting president to attack a member of the judiciary, which the US Constitution designates as a check on the power of the executive branch and Congress.
Migration, Brexit and Donald Trump to dominate European Union summit
European Union leaders will try to rally together to revive the beleaguered bloc at a special summit in Malta Friday in the face of "threats" from migration, Brexit and Donald Trump.
Feb 03, 2017, 13:59 PM IST
Donald Trump 'unbelievably disappointed' by Australia refugee deal: US
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had said that Donald Trump had committed to the agreement to accept 1,250 refugees.
Feb 03, 2017, 10:32 AM IST
Will welcome those fleeing terror, war: Canadian PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has extended his country`s welcome to refugees after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning people from seven countries from entering the US.
Jan 29, 2017, 09:02 AM IST
Donald Trump, riven by rage and petulance, invokes despair
If Donald Trump`s election campaign effectively leveraged fear and suspicion, his first speech as President left little doubt that he had spiced that potent brew with another ingredient -- despair.
UN urges US to continue `long tradition` of welcoming refugees
The United Nations on Saturday urged President Donald Trump to continue his country`s "long tradition" of welcoming refugees and ensure equal treatment for them all regardless of race, nationality or religion.
Jan 28, 2017, 15:16 PM IST
Donald Trump restricts entry of refugees in US from these seven Muslim countries
People from countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia will face "extreme vetting", US President Donald Trump said.
Jan 28, 2017, 12:50 PM IST
Donald Trump's order on refugees is heartbreaking for this Nobel Peace winner
Malala Yousafzai is the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, which she shared in 2014 with India's Kailash Satyarthi, a fellow education activist.
Jan 28, 2017, 08:42 AM IST
Germany raids over plot to attack refugees, Jews: Prosecutors
German authorities on Wednesday carried out dawn raids against far-right suspects accused of plotting attacks on refugees, Jews and police, federal prosecutors said.
Jan 25, 2017, 18:13 PM IST
Donald Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees
Another order will block visas being issued to anyone from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
Nigeria mistakenly bombs refugee camp, kills at least 52
Among the wounded are Nigerians working for Doctors Without Borders and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Jan 17, 2017, 22:25 PM IST
Nearly 180 missing after Mediterranean ship capsize: United Nation
Four people died and nearly 180 are missing after Saturday's migrant ship capsize in the Mediterranean, the UN refugee agency and the International Organisation for Migration said today.
Jan 17, 2017, 15:30 PM IST
