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
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
Britain to accept refugees in coming days: Home secretary
The first wave of Syrian refugees will arrive in Britain in the coming days, British Home Secretary Theresa May said on Wednesday.
Sep 16, 2015, 23:56 PM 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
Migrant crisis has worsened, requires cooperation: Barack Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the migrant crisis had worsened and required cooperation from European nations and the United States to address.
Sep 16, 2015, 04:11 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, Germany`s Angela Merkel demands refugee summit
Hundreds of desperate migrants were Tuesday trapped behind a razor-wire fence erected by Hungary, as Germany`s Angela Merkel called for an EU summit on the refugee crisis.
Sep 16, 2015, 02:15 AM IST
Global aid charity Save the Children urges Spain to let in Syrians via Morocco
Global aid charity Save the Children urged Madrid on Tuesday to help hundreds of Syrian refugee children reach Spanish territory in north Africa.
Sep 16, 2015, 01:06 AM IST
Migrant buses in Serbia rerouted to Croatian border: Reports
Buses that would normally carry migrants from Serbia`s southern border with Macedonia north to Hungary have been rerouted towards Croatia after Hungary on Tuesday sealed off entry to migrants, Serbia`s Radio B92 and Blic newspaper reported.
Sep 16, 2015, 00:53 AM IST
Kerry to visit London to discuss refugee crisis, Syria: State Dept
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit London this weekend for talks with his British counterpart on Europe`s migrant crisis and the war in Syria, the State Department said on Tuesday.
Sep 16, 2015, 00:20 AM IST
A touch of compassion from Indians: Khalsa Aid comes to the rescue of Syrian refugees
Khalsa Aid, an international Sikh relief organisation, has come to the aid of Syrian refugees in Serbia.
Sep 15, 2015, 20:13 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
The changing soul of Germany
Europe`s refugee crisis is revealing the changing soul of Germany.
Sep 15, 2015, 12:31 PM IST
'European Union ministers fail to reach unanimous refugee deal'
EU interior ministers have failed to reach unanimous agreement on a plan for binding quotas to relocate 120,000 refugees and take the strain off Greece, Italy, and Hungary, officials said.
Sep 15, 2015, 06:51 AM IST
Greek leaders question EU migration policy
The two main candidates for the Greek premiership in this weekend's snap election have questioned the EU's migration policy and said they would seek ways to amend the country's unpopular new economic bailout.
Sep 15, 2015, 06:45 AM IST
EU deadlocked on migrant relocation system
EU ministers failed on Monday to break a deadlock over sharing out responsibility for sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of people who have sought asylum in Europe this year, leaving the shape of a final deal in doubt.
Sep 15, 2015, 03:47 AM IST
EU to seize smugglers' boats in Mediterranean
European Union (EU) ministers on Monday agreed to move the EU naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea against smugglers and traffickers to phase 2.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:50 AM IST
Border-free Europe unravels as migrant crisis hits record day
Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unravelled on Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants, which broke the record for the most arrivals by land in a single day.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:47 AM 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
Britain's Cameron urges support for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on a visit to Lebanon and Jordan on Monday that it was vital to provide support for refugees from Syria`s civil war within the region to discourage them from risking their lives in trying to reach Europe.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:39 AM IST
