Twelve migrants drown as boat sinks off Turkey: Report
Twelve migrants drowned on Saturday when their boat sank off Turkey's coast as they were seeking to reach Greece, while around 25 others were rescued.
Oct 17, 2015, 16:09 PM ISTEuropean Union to speed up deportations to tackle migrant crisis
European Union nations agreed on Thursday to speed up the deportation of failed asylum seekers as they took a harder line toward tackling the worst migration crisis since World War II.
Oct 09, 2015, 10:25 AM ISTBaby Francesca 'Princess of Migrants', Symbol of Hope
Dubbed "the princess of migrants", a Nigerian baby born on the Italian ship that rescued her mother in the Mediterranean has become a symbol of hope for those braving the perilous crossing in search of a new life.
Oct 08, 2015, 11:22 AM ISTUN council eyes vote on European Union action against migrant smugglers
The text drafted under Chapter 7 of the UN charter, which authorizes use of force, would limit the UN mandate to a period of one year.
Oct 08, 2015, 11:02 AM ISTCroatia, Serbia trade barbs as Hungary builds new migrant barrier
Croatia and Serbia traded ugly barbs Thursday and slammed tit-for-tat border restrictions on each other as Hungary started building yet another razor-wire barrier to keep refugees out, this time from neighbouring Slovenia.
Sep 25, 2015, 10:24 AM ISTMigrant influx raises far-right threat: Norway intel
The biggest risk posed to Norway`s national security by the influx of migrants is a possible violent reaction from the far-right, and not the infiltration of Islamists, Norway`s intelligence service said Thursday.
Sep 24, 2015, 20:10 PM ISTAustralia PM Turnbull admits `concerns` about asylum seeker camps
Australia`s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Wednesday admitted he had concerns about asylum seekers being held in Pacific island camps, but gave no indication of immediate change to the hardline policy.
Sep 23, 2015, 11:41 AM ISTStill before the storm? Slow trickle of migrants at Swiss border
Border guards in crisp blue uniforms rush onto the train as it grinds to a halt, quickly rounding up around a dozen African men and herding them into a nearby hall.
Sep 23, 2015, 09:39 AM ISTEU to hold talks as Hungary gives army new anti-migrant powers
EU interior ministers will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday in hopes of bridging a deep rift over Europe`s worst migrant crisis since World War II, a day after Hungary gave its army drastic new powers to protect its borders.
Sep 22, 2015, 10:33 AM ISTDeep in the forest, Dutch prepare to welcome migrants
Deep in a tranquil Dutch forest a transformation is taking place, as the Netherlands scrambles to set up camp for thousands of migrants who will start arriving this week.
Sep 22, 2015, 10:11 AM IST'1 in 50 Syrian refugees in Europe could be an ISIS'
The terrorists of ISIS are hidden among the refugees going to Europe from Syria and are planning to spread terror in disguise of innocent refugees.
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Sep 16, 2015, 16:35 PM ISTAs refugee crisis grows, UN agency faces questions
It took a photograph of a drowned toddler washed up on a Turkish beach to achieve what a United Nations agency with 9,300 staff and a budget of $4 billion could not: soften European views on the refugee crisis.
Sep 16, 2015, 15:59 PM ISTDeterred by sea deaths, Syrians choose land route from Turkey to Europe
Two weeks after Aylan Kurdi`s death, the three-year-old Syrian refugee, whose tiny body was photographed washed up on a beach in Turkey, continues to haunt migrants scrambling to reach Europe
Sep 15, 2015, 22:40 PM ISTA 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 ISTFirst Hungary arrests under tough new anti-migrant laws
Hungarian authorities said Tuesday that police have made the first arrests under harsh new laws coming into force punishing "illegal border-crossing" with prison terms of up to three years.
Sep 15, 2015, 16:54 PM ISTWHO urges European action on migrant health
The World Health Organization on Monday called for international action to respond to the public health challenges resulting from Europe`s worst migrant crisis in decades, and urged assistance for refugees exhausted from long and perilous journeys.
Sep 15, 2015, 14:16 PM ISTBerlin hits out at EU`s `complete failure` to protect its borders
Germany`s transport minister on Sunday hit out at the "complete failure" of the European Union to protect its external borders, as he called for measures to halt a record migrant influx.
Sep 13, 2015, 14:59 PM ISTIn lines at embassy, refugees dream of future in Germany
When rumours spread through Lebanon this week that a massive boat was coming to bring Syrian refugees to Germany, huge crowds rushed to Berlin`s embassy outside Beirut.
Sep 11, 2015, 09:49 AM IST