750 migrants rescued from boats off Libyan coast: MSF
At least 750 people were rescued on Saturday from three small boats in international waters near the Libyan coast by a ship operated by Doctors Without Borders, a spokesman told AFP.
Sep 19, 2015, 15:41 PM IST
Five-tear-old Syrian girl dies in new migrant boat sinking off Greece
A girl believed to be five years old died and as many as 13 migrants may be missing at sea off the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, the Greek coastguard said.
Sep 19, 2015, 13:05 PM IST
After Aylan Kurdi, another drowned toddler washes up on Turkish beach: Report
A four-year-old Syrian girl`s body washed up on a beach in western Turkey on Friday, state media said, just weeks after images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi shook the world.
Sep 19, 2015, 09:39 AM IST
Slovenia border police fire tear gas at migrants
Slovenian police used tear gas late on Friday to disperse a group of migrants on its border as the country`s government said it was considering opening safe corridors for refugees to pass through the tiny Alpine country.
Sep 19, 2015, 06:54 AM IST
More than 4,000 migrants came to Hungary from Croatia, train seized
Hungarian authorities seized a train bringing migrants into the country from Croatia, disarmed 40 police on board and detained the driver on Friday after over 4,000 migrants arrived across their border, the head of the Hungarian disaster unit said.
Sep 19, 2015, 05:07 AM IST
Over 17,000 migrants enter Croatia in roughly three days
Just over 17,000 migrants have entered Croatia since Wednesday morning after Hungary sealed its border with Serbia, of which more than 3,000 have crossed into Hungary, Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Friday.
Sep 19, 2015, 01:01 AM IST
Migrants blocked in Turkey inch towards Greek border
Several hundred migrants who were blocked by police in northwest Turkey from crossing a land border to Greece this week drew a few kilometres closer to their destination Friday after the authorities briefly opened the route.
Sep 19, 2015, 00:05 AM IST
Migrants blocked in Turkey inch closer to Greek border
Several hundred migrants who have been blocked by police in northwest Turkey from crossing overland into Greece drew closer to the border Friday after the authorities briefly opened the route.
Sep 18, 2015, 22:14 PM IST
Hungary minister: Croatia pushing migrants to break law
Hungary`s foreign minister on Friday accused Croatia of pushing migrants to break the law by "illegally" breaching Hungarian borders.
Sep 18, 2015, 22:12 PM IST
Czech PM says can help thousands of migrants; still rejects quotas
The Czech Republic could accept thousands of refugees, but it maintains its negative stance towards mandatory quotas proposed by the European Commission for distribution of the migrants, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka was quoted as saying.
Sep 18, 2015, 06:45 AM IST
Emotional scenes as Croatians bring aid to departing migrants
There were emotional scenes in eastern Croatia on Thursday as local people came to hand out food and supplies to some of the migrants finally departing after a long wait near the border with Serbia.
Sep 18, 2015, 03:51 AM IST
Slovenia police say will return migrants on train to Croatia
Slovenian police said on Thursday they would to return to Croatia some 150 migrants on a train from Croatia halted at the Dobova train station on the Slovenian side of the border.
Sep 18, 2015, 02:21 AM IST
UN rights chief calls Hungary callous, xenophobic, anti-Muslim
Hungary`s "callous" treatment of refugees arriving at its border in hope of finding asylum in the European Union has included "clear violations of international law", UN human rights chief Zeid Ra`ad al Hussein said in a statement on Thursday.
Sep 17, 2015, 19:35 PM IST
Croatia has limited capacities for refugee influx, says PM
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic warned Thursday that his country had limited capacity for accepting and registering thousands of migrants arriving from Hungary, which has sealed its border.
Sep 17, 2015, 15:40 PM IST
Denmark to take 1,000 refugees on voluntary basis: Govt
The Danish government said Thursday it had voluntarily agreed to accept 1,000 refugees out of the 120,000 migrants the EU plans to relocate to ease the burden on frontline states.
Sep 17, 2015, 15:30 PM IST
Austrian rail link with Hungary to reopen, operator says
Rail services between Austria and Hungary will resume in both directions on Friday, Austrian rail company OeBB said on Thursday, after the link was cut for a week to reduce the flow of migrants into the country from Hungary.
Sep 17, 2015, 15:29 PM IST
4-5,000 migrants try to board trains in Croatia border town: UNHCR
Between 4,000 and 5,000 migrants were attempting to board trains to the Croatian capital Zagreb Thursday from Tovarnik after crossing the border with Serbia, the UN refugee agency said.
Sep 17, 2015, 13:21 PM IST
Some 4,000 migrants enter Croatia in past 24 hours: Report
Some 4,000 migrants have entered Croatia from Serbia in the past 24 hours after Hungary sealed its border, national state-run HRT television reported on Thursday.
Sep 17, 2015, 11:55 AM IST
Hungary says 29 detained in border clash, including one ''terrorist''
Hungary said on Wednesday it had detained 29 migrants during clashes at its southern border with Serbia, and described one of them as an "identified terrorist".
Sep 17, 2015, 04:27 AM IST
Assad chides West over refugee crisis as air war heats up
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has chided Western nations for "crying" over refugees flooding into Europe, claiming that their support for "terrorists" lies at the roots of his country's crisis.
Sep 17, 2015, 02:31 AM IST
