Syrian husband allows smugglers to rape his wife daily as payment for trafficking kin to Europe
Crisis in Middle East have pushed the migrants to the brink that they are taking extreme measures to find a haven in Europe. In another heart-wrenching tale depicting migrants' plight, a Syrian refugee allowed smugglers to sexually exploit his wife daily as payment for trafficking his family to Europe.
Jan 07, 2016, 21:38 PM IST
Paris terror attacks: Five possible consequences of the French nightmare
Paris attacks's repercussions are likely to be wide and long-lasting.
Nov 15, 2015, 08:24 AM IST
Angela Merkel calls for European solution to refugee crisis
"When we think too small, when we only think about ourselves, then this will be a major threat to Europe," said Angela Merkel.
Nov 04, 2015, 02:09 AM IST
Austrian government moves to tighten asylum rules
Austria's government, facing a record influx of migrants as well as a surge in support for the anti-immigration far-right, moved today to tighten asylum rules in the EU country.
Nov 04, 2015, 02:02 AM IST
15 freezing migrants saved from refrigerated truck in France
Fifteen migrants suffering from hypothermia were found alive in the back of a refrigerated lorry in northern France after a blind search by emergency services triggered by a call from one of the trapped men.
Nov 04, 2015, 00:31 AM IST
German asylum talks falter as 15 migrants drown off Greece
At least 15 migrants seeking to reach Europe drowned off Greece.
Nov 02, 2015, 05:37 AM IST
More than 100 migrants found in Bulgarian refrigerated truck
130 migrants were discovered on Saturday in a refrigerated truck on the Bulgarian border with Turkey.
Nov 01, 2015, 04:17 AM IST
Over 1,800 migrants rescued from six boats adrift off Libya
A total of 1,830 people were brought ashore in six different operations to save passengers in four stricken boats and two rubber dinghies yesterday, the coast guard said.
Oct 06, 2015, 05:22 AM IST
500 migrants rescued in Mediterranean: Italian coastguard
Some 500 migrants were rescued in seven operations launched over the weekend in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard said.
Sep 27, 2015, 18:08 PM IST
Budapest eventually plans to seal its border with Croatia: Hungary PM
Hungary`s hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday that Budapest eventually plans to seal its border with Croatia to stop the influx of tens of thousands of migrants bound for northern Europe.
Sep 25, 2015, 18:37 PM IST
Croatia and Serbia trade insults 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 with neighbouring Slovenia.
Sep 25, 2015, 00:14 AM IST
Twenty-six migrants missing in sea off Greece: Coastguard
Twenty-six migrants were feared missing early on Sunday after a dinghy carrying them sank off the Greek island of Lesbos, the coastguard said.
Sep 20, 2015, 13:09 PM IST
Bulgaria detains 137 migrants in sweep in central Sofia
Bulgaria’s security forces have detained 137 foreigners in the capital Sofia in a sweep aimed at combating illegal migration, the country`s latest effort to tackle the migrant crisis challenging the Balkans region.
Sep 19, 2015, 16:02 PM IST
Slovenia border stand-off as Croatia busses migrants into Hungary
Overwhelmed Croatia bussed hundreds of migrants to its border with Hungary Friday, ratcheting up tensions in Europe`s refugee crisis as police fired tear gas to drive back several hundred people trying to enter Slovenia.
Sep 19, 2015, 09:58 AM IST
EU vote could force members to accept migrants: Germany
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today said that EU members reluctant to accept migrant quotas may have to be outvoted and overruled in the 28-member bloc.
Sep 18, 2015, 14:30 PM IST
Croatia closes border crossings, but migrants keep coming
Migrants continued to stream through fields from Serbia into the European Union on Friday, undeterred by Croatia`s closure of almost all road crossings after an influx of more than 11,000.
Sep 18, 2015, 13:51 PM IST
Thousands more migrants on their way into Austria: Police
Austrian authorities said they were expecting another wave of migrants and refugees coming over the border from Hungary on Sunday, after a brief lull in arrivals gave them a chance to re-stock rece
Sep 13, 2015, 16:03 PM IST
Appalling! Refugees fed like 'animals' in Hungary camp – Watch
In what may appal anybody with an ounce of humanity, a video showing migrants struggling for food in Hungarian camp has surfaced on social networking sites.
Sep 13, 2015, 15:51 PM IST
