Hungary shuts its border to migrants
Hungary confirmed it had sealed its border with Serbia on Tuesday as its controversial new anti-migrant laws came into force.
Sep 15, 2015, 16:43 PM IST
Twenty-two migrants drown as boat capsizes in Aegean Sea
Twenty-two migrants drowned and 200 more were rescued when a boat capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish coast while trying to reach the Greek island of Kos on Tuesday, the Turkish coastguard said.
Sep 15, 2015, 15:29 PM IST
Migrant boat heading to Greece from Turkey sinks, 13 dead: Report
At least 13 migrants including four children trying to reach Greece drowned Tuesday when their boat from Turkey sank in the international waters, local media reported.
Sep 15, 2015, 14:27 PM IST
More than 200,000 migrants entered Hungary this year: Police
The number of migrants entering Hungary this year has risen above 200,000, police said Monday.
Sep 15, 2015, 14:18 PM IST
The changing soul of Germany
Europe`s refugee crisis is revealing the changing soul of Germany.
Sep 15, 2015, 12:31 PM IST
'European Union ministers fail to reach unanimous refugee deal'
EU interior ministers have failed to reach unanimous agreement on a plan for binding quotas to relocate 120,000 refugees and take the strain off Greece, Italy, and Hungary, officials said.
Sep 15, 2015, 06:51 AM IST
Greek leaders question EU migration policy
The two main candidates for the Greek premiership in this weekend's snap election have questioned the EU's migration policy and said they would seek ways to amend the country's unpopular new economic bailout.
Sep 15, 2015, 06:45 AM IST
EU deadlocked on migrant relocation system
EU ministers failed on Monday to break a deadlock over sharing out responsibility for sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of people who have sought asylum in Europe this year, leaving the shape of a final deal in doubt.
Sep 15, 2015, 03:47 AM IST
EU to seize smugglers' boats in Mediterranean
European Union (EU) ministers on Monday agreed to move the EU naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea against smugglers and traffickers to phase 2.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:50 AM IST
Border-free Europe unravels as migrant crisis hits record day
Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unravelled on Monday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants, which broke the record for the most arrivals by land in a single day.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:47 AM IST
Hungary launches border crackdown, says refugees face expulsion
Hungary sealed off a railway track on Monday used by tens of thousands of migrants to enter the European Union on foot, launching a crackdown promised by the right-wing government to tackle Europe’s worst refugee crisis in two decades.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:42 AM IST
Britain's Cameron urges support for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on a visit to Lebanon and Jordan on Monday that it was vital to provide support for refugees from Syria`s civil war within the region to discourage them from risking their lives in trying to reach Europe.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:39 AM IST
EU ministers agree to relocate 120,000 more migrants
EU interior ministers agreed on Monday to relocate a further 120,000 asylum-seekers around the bloc following an earlier accord to redistribute 40,000 from Italy and Greece, the Luxembourg government said.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:12 AM IST
Greeks despair over drowned refugee children
Greek divers trawled the Aegean Sea on Monday for survivors of the country`s worst maritime accident involving refugees, as officials reacted with despair at the scene of the tragedy in which 15 babies and children drowned.
Sep 15, 2015, 00:52 AM IST
Austria says army will help impose tougher border checks
Austria said on Monday it would dispatch the armed forces to help impose additional controls on its eastern border, belatedly following Germany`s example as thousands of migrants streamed across its frontier from Hungary on foot.
Sep 15, 2015, 00:34 AM IST
Slovakia to oppose compulsory migrant quotas at EU meeting: PM
Slovakia`s Prime Minister Robert Fico said his government will oppose EU plans for compulsory migrant quotas at an emergency meeting in Brussels on Monday.
Sep 14, 2015, 04:36 AM IST
Germany halts train traffic to and from Austria for 12 hours
Germany's rail service on Sunday halted train services with Austria for 12 hours, after Berlin announced that it was reinstating border controls as the authorities buckles under the strain of a record refugee influx.
Sep 14, 2015, 02:22 AM IST
Taking in Syrian refugees heightens risk of terrorism: US
US plans to take in some 10,000 Syrian refugees increases the danger of Islamist militants entering the country as well said a top US lawmaker, who expressed strong reservations about the program.
Sep 14, 2015, 02:10 AM IST
Czechs boost controls on Austrian border over migrants
The Czech Republic said on Sunday it will boost controls on the border with Austria over the refugee crisis, following a similar move by its western neighbour Germany.
Sep 14, 2015, 01:43 AM IST
German move to reinstate border controls 'necessary': Hungarian PM
Hungary's hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Berlin's decision on Sunday to reinstate border controls as a "necessary" move to protect European values in the face of a record migrant influx.
Sep 14, 2015, 01:39 AM IST
