Europe rifts widen as migrant arrivals top 110,000 this year
Tensions reached boiling point between European states worst affected by the migrant crisis ahead of a meeting of Balkan states on Wednesday, as new figures showed no let-up in the influx of people.
Feb 24, 2016, 09:29 AM IST
Pope decries global `human tragedy` of forced migration
Francis made a point of holding the service in Ciudad Juarez, which lies across from El Paso, Texas, to pray for migrants.
Feb 18, 2016, 06:17 AM IST
Ankara blast forces cancellation of EU-Turkey mini-summit on refugees: EU sources
A mini-summit on Europe`s refugee crisis gathering 11 EU countries and Turkey, due to take place on Thursday, has been cancelled because of the bomb attack in Ankara, diplomats said Wednesday.
Feb 18, 2016, 04:05 AM IST
Austria sets asylum limit as eastern Europe hikes pressure
Austria announced Wednesday a daily limit for the number of asylum requests as eastern EU members set a mid-March deadline for a German-backed plan on Turkey sealing its borders to migrants to bear fruit.
Feb 18, 2016, 00:41 AM IST
Angela Merkel isolated as EU partners slam door on refugees
Abandoned by France, defied by eastern Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel cuts a lonely figure in her struggle for EU "solidarity" on the refugee crisis ahead of a Brussels summit.
Feb 14, 2016, 09:19 AM IST
French PM rejects permanent quota system for refugees
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls rejected on Saturday the idea of a permanent quota system for distributing refugees across Europe, putting Paris at odds with Germany ahead of a summit to discuss the EU crisis over migration.
Feb 14, 2016, 04:11 AM IST
Over 76,000 refugees, migrants reach EU in 2016
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said 76,263 maritime refugee and migrant arrivals were recorded in Europe through the first six weeks of 2016.
Feb 09, 2016, 18:37 PM IST
Thousands of refugees may enter Britain if it leaves EU: David Cameron
Thousands of refugees could flock to Britain from France if voters decide to leave the European Union, a spokesman for David Cameron said on Monday, underlining the prime minister`s stance that an exit would hurt security.
Feb 08, 2016, 22:35 PM IST
Islamic State sending fighters disguised as refugees: German spy agency
Islamic State militants have slipped into Europe disguised as refugees, the head of Germany`s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) said on Friday, a day after security forces thwarted a potential IS attack in Berlin.
Feb 05, 2016, 15:32 PM IST
Migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast, 33 dead
At least 33 people drowned after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast.
Jan 30, 2016, 16:34 PM IST
European Union blasts Greece over migrant crisis
The European Union blasted Athens for its handling of the migrant crisis Wednesday, saying it had "seriously neglected" its duty to protect the bloc`s frontiers, raising the prospect of border controls with the rest of the passport-free zone.
Jan 28, 2016, 08:34 AM IST
Canada rejects US security concerns over Syrian refugees
Canada rejected US security concerns over its fast-tracked resettlement of thousands of Syrian refugees, as the Senate in Washington prepares to hold a hearing on the repercussions for America.
Jan 28, 2016, 06:07 AM IST
Sweden plans to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers: Minister
Sweden intends to expel up to 80,000 migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose application for asylum has been rejected, Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said on Wednesday.
Jan 28, 2016, 05:39 AM IST
EU blasts Greece over migrant crisis as seven more drown
Seven migrants drowned trying to reach Greece on Wednesday, as the European Union blasted Athens for its handling of the crisis, saying it had "seriously neglected" its duty to protect the bloc`s borders.
Jan 28, 2016, 00:46 AM IST
Six migrants drown as vessel sinks off Greek island
Six migrants including one child drowned when their vessel sank off a Greek island close to Turkey, the Greek coastguard said on Wednesday, as the perilous crossings towards Europe continue despite harsh winter conditions.
Jan 27, 2016, 15:04 PM IST
Denmark OKs bill to seize assets from refugees: Know more about it
In 2015, Denmark received about 21,000 refugees, making it one of the top EU destinations per capita for migrants.
Jan 27, 2016, 03:08 AM IST
Angela Merkel opens Holocaust art expo with anti-Semitism warning
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday opened a major exhibition featuring works by Jewish concentration camp prisoners, as she pledged to combat a feared rise in anti-Semitism in Germany linked to a record influx of refugees.
Jan 26, 2016, 03:34 AM IST
Midnight explosions rocks ISIS de facto capital in Syria
Midnight explosions rocked Syria's northern province of al-Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State (IS) group, a monitor group reported.
Jan 24, 2016, 09:40 AM IST
France welcomes more refugees amid tough control
France is to open its doors to more refugees coming notably from Syria as part of the "solidarity quota" agreed by the European countries, the media reported.
Jan 23, 2016, 10:41 AM IST
Over 20 die as two refugee boats capsize in Aegean
Over 20 people died on Friday as two boats carrying refugees from Turkey capsized in the Aegean Sea, said the Greek Coast Guard.
Jan 22, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
