At least 44 migrants dead as boats sink on way to Greece
The Greek coastguard said they had rescued 74 people after two boats ran into trouble off the Greek Aegean islands of Farmakonisi and Kalolimnos.
Jan 22, 2016, 15:03 PM ISTBritish woman, sold as sex slave in Greece, was `raped by 110 men in 22 hours`
Her holiday to Greece turned into a dreaded nightmare.
Jan 22, 2016, 12:56 PM ISTAt least 15 migrants dead as boats sink off Greece
At least 15 people including six children have died after their boats sank off the Greek islands of Farmakonisi and Kalolimnos early Friday, with dozens of other migrants reported missing, the coastguard said.
Jan 22, 2016, 12:19 PM ISTEU states 'failed to deliver' on migrants: Juncker
So far just 272 refugees have been moved to other countries out of the 160,000 that European Union nations agreed to relocate.
Jan 15, 2016, 16:56 PM ISTGreece 'accepts' IMF role in bailout: Eurogroup chief
Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Thursday said Greece had "fully accepted" that the International Monetary Fund take a role in its third bailout programme despite Athens earlier saying the fund is no longer needed.
Jan 14, 2016, 20:56 PM ISTTurkey finds drowned bodies of 21 migrants, including children
The IOM said it estimated that in the first three days of 2016 alone just over 5,000 migrants and refugees crossed into Greece.
Jan 05, 2016, 17:57 PM ISTBodies of nine migrants found washed up on Turkey beach: Report
Turkish authorities on Tuesday found the bodies of at least nine migrants, including several children, washed up on a beach after their boat sank en route to Greece, Dogan news agency reported.
Jan 05, 2016, 13:42 PM IST200 migrants rescued off Greece so far in 2016; 1 dead
Greece's coast guard says 217 migrants have been rescued by authorities since the start of the new year in four separate incidents.
Jan 04, 2016, 01:31 AM ISTDrowned toddler becomes first 2016 migrant casualty in Aegean
A drowned two-year-old boy has become the first known migrant casualty of the year after the crowded dinghy he was travelling in slammed into rocks off Greece's Agathonisi island, the coastguard said.
Jan 03, 2016, 04:40 AM ISTOver 1 million migrants reach Europe by sea in 2015: UN
Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
Dec 31, 2015, 09:47 AM ISTIncredible story of Syrian refugee's 7-hour swim from Turkey to Greece; his home was bombed
It's an incredible story of a Syrian refugee who fought against all odds to start a new life.
Dec 23, 2015, 15:38 PM ISTAt least 10 migrants die in latest Aegean Sea accident: report
At least 10 migrants including five children died early Wednesday when their boat sank near the Greek Aegean island of Farmakonissi, the national ANA news agency said.
Dec 23, 2015, 07:34 AM IST18 migrants drown as boat sinks in the Aegean Sea: Turkish media
Another 14 people, among them Syrians, Iraqis and Pakistanis, were pulled to safety by the Turkish coastguard, the Dogan news agency reported.
Dec 19, 2015, 14:40 PM ISTDavid Cameron points to 'Brexit' referendum next year
British Prime Minister David Cameron strongly suggested on Friday that he would hold his promised in-out referendum on EU membership in 2016 after securing a deal on his "Brexit" reform demands.
Dec 19, 2015, 00:25 AM ISTTwo suspected of links to Paris attacks arrested in Austria refugee centre
Two people have been arrested at a refugee centre in the Austrian city of Salzburg on suspicion of being connected to last month`s Paris attacks, the Salzburg prosecutors` office said on Wednesday.
Dec 16, 2015, 20:34 PM ISTGreece passes bad-loan bill to unlock fresh funds
Greece`s parliament has approved a controversial bill allowing banks to sell non-performing loans to the private sector, paving the way for the next payment of bailout funds.
Dec 16, 2015, 20:32 PM ISTRemember Aylan Kurdi? Now, Iraqi migrants, aged 6 and 2, found dead off Turkey
Two Iraqi children, aged six and two, have been found dead in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Cesme while trying to reach EU member Greece, the Dogan news agency reported on Wednesday.
Dec 16, 2015, 18:24 PM ISTGreenpeace activists climb Greek power plant tower for climate deal
Greenpeace today said its activists had scaled a tower at Greece's largest coal power plant to demand a switch to renewable energy.
Dec 10, 2015, 00:28 AM ISTSix migrant children die after boat sinks off western Turkey: Reports
At least six children died and eight other people rescued on Tuesday after a boat carrying migrants bound for Greece capsized off Turkey's western coast near the city of Izmir, local media reported.
Dec 08, 2015, 18:47 PM ISTGreece needs debt relief to combat crisis: UN expert
Greece needs debt relief from its international creditors to combat its dual economic and refugee crises, a UN expert said Tuesday.
Dec 08, 2015, 18:28 PM IST