refugee crisis

What is fuelling refugee crisis in Muslim world? Ex-UK foreign secretary explains

Miliband spoke at the international affairs think-tank Chatham House in London.

Feb 03, 2016, 22:21 PM IST

Drowned Syrian boy Alan Kurdi's family to settle in Canada

The aunt of a Syrian boy whose lifeless body was photographed on a Turkish beach, sparking worldwide outrage at the refugee crisis, said she hopes her family members will be in Canada by Christmas.

Nov 28, 2015, 13:11 PM IST

Angela Merkel to hold talks with coalition partners on refugee crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold emergency talks with the leaders of her two coalition partners over the weekend in a bid to resolve a dispute over tackling the refugee crisis, which is threatening to tear apart her two-year old government, as thousands of asylum seekers continued to stream into this country.

Oct 31, 2015, 14:38 PM IST

Merkel hails refugee progress with Turkey, vows to push EU bid

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has hailed progress in helping Turkey deal with the refugee crisis and vowed to push forward its long-stalled EU membership bid, as Slovenia warned it would have to slow a rising influx of migrants.

Oct 19, 2015, 06:10 AM IST

Merkel under pressure within Germany amid refugee crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel may need to brace for a constitutional challenge as the Bavaria state threatened to take legal steps with regard to the refugee crisis after a meeting of the cabinet.

Oct 10, 2015, 10:38 AM IST

UN official calls refugee crisis 'crisis of values'

A top international protection expert for the UN refugee agency UNHCR on Thursday warned of growing risks of the lack of commitment from governments worldwide to the core human rights and rule of law principles and called the current refugee crisis "a crisis of values".

Oct 09, 2015, 07:23 AM IST

Young migrant found dead in France

A young migrant was found dead in a truck in the French port city of Calais on Tuesday.

Sep 29, 2015, 14:59 PM IST

World waited too long to act on refugee crisis: UN

The United Nations high commissioner for refugees said on Saturday the world waited far too long to respond to the refugee crisis sparked by the wars in Syria and elsewhere, though rich countries now appear to understand the scale of the problem.

Sep 27, 2015, 09:26 AM IST

Hungary army gets new powers as Europe struggles with refugee crisis

Hungary on Monday gave the army drastic new powers to stem illegal migration ahead of two key EU meetings on how to handle the unrelenting stream of refugees entering Europe.

Sep 21, 2015, 23:46 PM IST

Refugee crisis to test EU itself at summit of divided leaders

Bitterly divided European leaders will seek to find a credible response to the worst migration crisis affecting the continent since World War Two, which has tarnished its image as a beacon of peace, at an emergency summit next week.

Sep 20, 2015, 18:43 PM IST

Croatia not an European refugee centre: PM Zoran Milanovic

Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said that the refugee issue had to be solved at its source, reiterating his country "would not be a European refugee centre".

Sep 20, 2015, 04:05 AM 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

Germany`s Oktoberfest opens in shadow of refugee crisis

Munich taps the keg Saturday on its Oktoberfest, the world`s biggest beer festival with six million revellers expected, just as the German city grapples with a record refugee influx.

Sep 19, 2015, 07:27 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

Hollande says will ask EU summit to `work with Turkey` on refugee crisis

French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that he will urge a special EU summit next week to ask Turkey to keep Syrian refugees on its soil until the neighbouring country`s war ends.

Sep 18, 2015, 02:12 AM IST

Andy Murray reveals ace plan to aid refugees

Andy Murray has responded to the refugee crisis by revealing he will donate £50 ($77, 68 euros) to children`s charity Unicef every time he hits an ace for the rest of the year.

Sep 17, 2015, 22:54 PM 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

Syria's Assad blames West for refugee crisis

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Europe`s refugee crisis on Western support for "terrorists", as people fleeing his country`s civil war stream towards the European Union.

Sep 16, 2015, 21:18 PM IST

Russian politician blames US for refugee crisis in Europe

A Russian politician on Wednesday criticised the US and its NATO allies for causing the current refugee crisis in Europe by intervening in Iraq, Libya and Syria.

Sep 16, 2015, 19:57 PM IST