EU ministers agree to relocate 120,000 more migrants
EU interior ministers agreed on Monday to relocate a further 120,000 asylum-seekers around the bloc following an earlier accord to redistribute 40,000 from Italy and Greece, the Luxembourg government said.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:12 AM IST
Greeks despair over drowned refugee children
Greek divers trawled the Aegean Sea on Monday for survivors of the country`s worst maritime accident involving refugees, as officials reacted with despair at the scene of the tragedy in which 15 babies and children drowned.
Sep 15, 2015, 00:52 AM IST
Austria says army will help impose tougher border checks
Austria said on Monday it would dispatch the armed forces to help impose additional controls on its eastern border, belatedly following Germany`s example as thousands of migrants streamed across its frontier from Hungary on foot.
Sep 15, 2015, 00:34 AM IST
Britain's Cameron visits Syrian refugees in Lebanon
British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Syrian refugees in neighbouring Lebanon on Monday, a week after pledging that Britain would take in up to 20,000 people who are currently in camps after fleeing Syria`s civil war.
Sep 14, 2015, 16:17 PM IST
Taking in Syrian refugees heightens risk of terrorism: US
US plans to take in some 10,000 Syrian refugees increases the danger of Islamist militants entering the country as well said a top US lawmaker, who expressed strong reservations about the program.
Sep 14, 2015, 02:10 AM IST
Hungary rushes to complete anti-migrant barrier
"This needs to be finished today," the exhausted police officer says as rain lashes down, pointing to a 400-metre stretch of the anti-migrant fence Hungary is rushing to erect along its southern border.
Sep 13, 2015, 08:08 AM IST
Authorities in Munich plead for help in accommodating fresh wave of arrivals
Tens of thousands of Europeans hit the streets Saturday in both support and opposition to incoming refugees, as overwhelmed authorities in the German city of Munich pleaded for help in accommodating a fresh wave of arrivals.
Sep 13, 2015, 08:00 AM 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
Pro-migrant rallies in divided Europe, Hungary says EU 'dreaming'
Tens of thousands of Europeans hit the streets on Saturday to show solidarity with huge numbers of refugees entering the continent, as Hungary's premier warned leaders were "in a dream world" about the dangers posed by the influx.
Sep 13, 2015, 02:09 AM IST
Doctors warn of disease risk at Hungary refugee camp
Medical workers at the Hungarian border warned on Saturday of desperate conditions for pregnant women and the risk of disease spreading at the under-equipped camp where thousands of refugees are streaming in daily.
Sep 13, 2015, 02:01 AM IST
Saudi Arabia receives 2.5 million Syrians
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday it has received 2.5 million Syrians since the beginning of Syrian crisis in 2011, Saudi Press Agency reported late Friday.
Sep 12, 2015, 05:29 AM IST
Obama says Russia strategy in Syria `doomed to fail`
US President Barack Obama on Friday warned Russia`s decision to send military staff and equipment to Syria reflected a strategy that was "doomed to fail."
Sep 12, 2015, 01:36 AM IST
Obama says to anticipate refugee problems for decades
Citing the migrant crisis in the European Union, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that the world should expect refugee problems for decades.
Sep 12, 2015, 01:34 AM IST
EU to weigh economic costs of refugee crisis
The European Commission will weigh the economic cost of the refugee crisis, Luxembourg`s finance minister said on Friday, as EU governments worry about the long-term effects of war-weary Syrians arriving to Europe.
Sep 12, 2015, 01:11 AM IST
US to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees: White House
President Barack Obama has directed his administration to prepare to take in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, the White House said on Thursday.
Sep 11, 2015, 03:35 AM IST
