260 Malians deported by Algeria allege police brutality
Some 260 Malians expelled from Algeria in a massive swoop against illegal African migrants arrived home Sunday to Monday accusing Algerian security forces of brutality and saying many had been hurt and some killed.
Dec 13, 2016, 02:36 AM IST
Six dead in new Med migrant tragedy
Rome: Six people died and a total of 1,164 people were rescued during operations to save stricken migrant boats in the Mediterranean today, Italy's coastguard said.
Dec 12, 2016, 02:05 AM IST
German Chancellor Angela Merkel re-elected by Christian Democratic Union to lead it into 2017 polls
Angela Merkel on Tuesday was elected by CDU to lead the party into next year`s elections.
Dec 06, 2016, 22:22 PM IST
Women migrants fearing rape take contraceptives before journey: Rights groups
Women migrants fleeing wars, political instability and poverty are taking contraceptives in the expectation of being raped but are so desperate they still embark on the journey, a human rights group said on Wednesday.
Nov 30, 2016, 23:15 PM IST
Record number of migrants land in Italy
A record 171,299 boat migrants have reached Italy's coast this year, an almost 19 percent increase on the whole of 2015, data released by the Interior Ministry showed on Monday.
Nov 29, 2016, 00:49 AM IST
Another 100 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said around 100 people were believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean yesterday.
Nov 18, 2016, 00:05 AM IST
At least 75,000 children in Nigeria risk dying in months: UN
Fourteen million people in northeast Nigeria urgently need humanitarian assistance and 75,000 children risk dying in "a few months", the United Nations warned Tuesday.
Nov 15, 2016, 21:06 PM IST
Fifteen feared dead as migrants rubber boat sinks off Libya
Italy's coastguard said today that 15 people had been rescued from a sinking rubber dinghy off Libya, amid fears dozens more may have drowned.
Nov 15, 2016, 19:31 PM IST
Libyan coastguard rescues 115 migrants off Tripoli
Libya's coastguard said it rescued 115 migrants today who had been aboard a rubber boat that broke down off Tripoli, and that one migrant had drowned.
Nov 07, 2016, 04:50 AM IST
30 migrants rescued off Spain's coast
Members of Spain`s Maritime Safety Agency early on Saturday rescued a third group of migrants from a small boat in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Nov 05, 2016, 19:54 PM IST
Boat carrying 93 sinks off Indonesian island, 17 killed, search operation on
A speedboat carrying 93 Indonesian migrant workers from Malaysia sank off an Indonesian island on Wednesday, killing 17 of them, Indonesia`s national disaster agency said.
Nov 02, 2016, 17:38 PM IST
29 people found dead off Libya in migrant boat horror
The find adds to the grim evidence of the hazards of crossing the Mediterranean -- a journey that the UN said today has claimed more than 3,800 lives so far this year, a record.
Oct 27, 2016, 00:40 AM IST
Clearance of Calais Jungle camp, built by migrants, accomplished: French prefect
French authorities said on Wednesday they had finished clearing the "Jungle".
Oct 27, 2016, 00:09 AM IST
2016 deadliest for migrants in Mediterranean, says UN
A total 3,740 people have perished since January in the Mediterranean on the boat journey to Europe, making this year the deadliest yet, the UN said on Tuesday.
Oct 25, 2016, 23:35 PM IST
'Jungle' migrant camp in France to be cleared Monday
Migrants at the camp in the ferry port of Calais will board buses at 0600 GMT to take them to nearly 300 temporary accommodation centres dotted round France.
Oct 21, 2016, 23:30 PM IST
Five dead migrants recovered in Mediterranean, 300 rescued
The bodies of five migrants were recovered in the central Mediterranean on Wednesday during rescue operations that saved 300 others, the Italian coastguard said.
Oct 20, 2016, 00:24 AM IST
1,000 Ethiopian migrants escape detention centre in south Yemen
Around 1,000 Ethiopian migrants escaped a detention centre in south Yemen on Wednesday with the help of their guards, a security official said.
Oct 12, 2016, 23:33 PM IST
Fire damages Greek camp as migrants flee: Police
Attica: One of Greece`s main migrant camps on the island of Lesbos Monday suffered extensive damage in a fire apparently set on purpose, with thousands forced to flee to safety, police said.
Sep 20, 2016, 04:55 AM IST
Merkel admits mistakes as anti-migrant party surges in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Monday that there would be no repeat of last year`s "chaotic" border opening to refugees, after a stinging loss for her party in Berlin elections.
Sep 19, 2016, 23:13 PM IST
Italy rescues 6,500 migrants from Mediterranean
Some 6,500 migrants were saved off the Libyan coast in 40 separate rescue missions on Monday, the Italian coast guard said on Twitter, in one of the largest influxes of refugees in a single day so far this year.
Aug 30, 2016, 13:47 PM IST
