Chennai rains: Students, migrants left stranded; railway stations turn into inns
Tambaram, a suburban area of the capital city, has borne the brunt of the torrential rains.
Dec 03, 2015, 10:47 AM IST
Migrants stitch mouths in protest at Greek border
Around 200 people from Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan held protest at the Greek border after new profiling procedures left around 1,000 refugees stranded there, the UN has said.
Nov 25, 2015, 13:53 PM IST
UN chief calls for compassion towards refugees and migrants
Ban called Hollande yesterday and reiterated his condemnation of the terrorist attacks in Paris last week.
Nov 19, 2015, 10:23 AM IST
Hungary to challenge EU migrant quota plan
Hungary's parliament on Tuesday cleared the way for the government next month to challenge the EU's contentious scheme.
Nov 17, 2015, 17:47 PM IST
UN warns states against 'backtracking' on migrant commitments
The United Nations on Tuesday called on states not to "backtrack" on pledges made to host migrants and refugees.
Nov 17, 2015, 17:44 PM IST
27 police hurt in 2 nights of unrest at Calais migrant camp
Riot police and migrants camped near the French port of Calais have clashed in overnight violence that aid workers said reflects the growing frustration of refugees' inability to smuggle themselves aboard trucks and trains bound for England.
Nov 10, 2015, 19:46 PM IST
Slovenia to tighten border, fears unmanageable migrant wave
Slovenian government has said it would take urgent measures to strengthen control of its Schengen border with Croatia, fearing an expected new wave of migrants would be scarcely manageable.
Nov 10, 2015, 06:49 AM IST
EU states pledge to move faster on migrant crisis
European Union interior ministers have agreed to deliver more quickly on their promises for tackling the migration crisis as their host called for averting a humanitarian catastrophe with winter approaching.
Nov 10, 2015, 05:17 AM IST
Hundreds of migrants rescued off eastern Greek islands
Authorities have rescued several hundred migrants from the Aegean Sea off eastern Greek islands in relatively calm waters, also reporting the death of a toddler.
Nov 08, 2015, 05:33 AM IST
EU predicts 3 million more migrants could arrive by end 2016
The European Union is predicting that 3 million more migrants could arrive in the 28-nation bloc by the end of next year.
Nov 05, 2015, 19:11 PM IST
21 migrants killed in Greece boat capsize
At least 21 people were killed on Friday after two boats capsized off the coast of the Greek islands of Kalymnos and Rhodes in the Aegean Sea.
Oct 30, 2015, 18:37 PM IST
Migrants clash with police as security stepped up at French camps
French police clashed with stone-throwing migrants near the northern French port of Calais on Thursday.
Oct 29, 2015, 23:02 PM IST
5 migrants die, dozens missing after boats sink off Turkey
At least five migrants including three children, died today after four boats sank between Turkey and Greece, as rescue workers searched the sea for dozens more, the Greek coastguard said.
Oct 29, 2015, 01:18 AM IST
Germany to send 'thousands' of migrants back to Balkans
Germany will return thousands of rejected asylum applicants to the Balkans in coming months.
Oct 28, 2015, 22:04 PM IST
UN says 13.5 million Syrians need aid and protection
The United Nations is estimating that 13.5 million people in Syria are now in need of humanitarian assistance.
Oct 27, 2015, 23:58 PM IST
Turkey says migration, terror on G20 summit agenda
The G20 summit that Turkey will host in November will discuss the crisis of migration, a Turkish foreign ministry official said on Tuesday.
Oct 27, 2015, 19:48 PM IST
Germany toughens up asylum rules as migrants stream in
German will toughen up its asylum rules as it faces an unprecedented number of migrants arriving from Syria and elsewhere.
Oct 24, 2015, 05:23 AM IST
Over 100 migrants land on British base in Cyprus
Around 120 migrants crowded in two boats landed on a British sovereign base on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Wednesday, military officials told AFP.
Oct 21, 2015, 15:37 PM IST
Slovenia deploys troops to border as migrant exodus swells
Led by riot police on horseback, thousands of weary migrants marched across western Balkans borderlands as far as the eye could see as authorities cautiously lowered barriers and intensified efforts to cope with a human tide unseen in Europe since World War II.
Oct 21, 2015, 04:00 AM IST
Turkey not concentration camp, won't host migrants: PM
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday his country was "not a concentration camp" and would not host migrants permanently to appease the EU, which wants Turkey to stop the flow of people to Europe.
Oct 19, 2015, 22:48 PM IST
