refugees
Italy saves more than 500 asylum-seekers after ship flips due to overcrowding
A large ship overturned Wednesday off Libya’s coast with more than 500 migrants aboard, right as the Italian navy was approaching for rescue.
Hundreds of migrants march out of Greek camp, cross to Macedonia
Hundreds of desperate migrants were stopped by Macedonian troops Monday after wading thigh-deep through a surging river to cross the border from Greece,...
At least 37 refugees drown trying to reach Greece as smuggler’s boat capsizes
A boat carrying Syrians attempting the short sea journey from Turkey to Greece struck rocks and capsized at dawn on Saturday, causing at least 37 people...
At least 45 refugees drown as smuggling boats sink off Greece
At least 45 people, including 20 children, drowned after three refugee boats sank Friday off Greece, marking one of the deadliest days for those risking...
Trail of despair: 60m people flee their homes to escape war and persecution
The number of people forced to flee their homes is likely to have far surpassed a record 60 million this year, the United Nations said on Friday.
Merkel strikes compromise: pledges to reduce refugee flow, but keep doors open
Germany will reduce its migrant influx, Chancellor Angela Merkel promised her conservative party Monday, insisting that she’s still confident her...
In wake of EU deal, Turkey detains 1,300 migrants in sweep
Turkish authorities rounded up some 1,300 refugees on Monday that they said were planning to sail to Greece from hideouts near secluded Aegean beaches...
U.N. criticizes Czech detentions and strip-searches of refugees
U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein accused the Czech Republic on Thursday of committing systematic human rights violations by detaining refugees...
Hungary mobilises military reservists to tackle ‘mass migration situation’
Hungary has now called up military reservists to deal with the “mass migration situation”. On the Hungary-Austria border at Hegyeshalom,...
Hungary accuses Croatia of people smuggling after ‘illegal’ train seized
Hungary has accused Croatia of committing “a major violation of international law” by trying to transport 1,000 migrants by train across its...
Germany expects a million immigrants this year, 20% higher than first thought
Germany is expecting one million migrants this year - 200,000 more than previously estimated, Angela Merkel’s deputy has said.
Netanyahu says refugee crisis the ‘worst crimes humanity has seen since Holocaust’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Europe’s refugee crisis is a result of militant Islam in the Middle East which he says sees people...
Pope calls on Catholics to house refugees as critics urge U.S. to do the same
Pope Francis told his followers to open their arms to the thousands of migrants who were “fleeing death” from war or hunger on Sunday.
Pope Francis calls for every parish to offer shelter as 8,000 migrants arrive
Pope Francis told his followers to open their arms to the thousands of migrants who were “fleeing death” from war or hunger on Sunday.
Hundreds more on the march as refugees stream into Austria and Germany
Austria and Germany threw open their borders to thousands of exhausted migrants on Saturday, bussed to the frontier by a right-wing Hungarian government...
Pressure for U.S. to accept Syrian refugees mounts as crisis deepens
As the world watches drowned refugees wash up on Europe’s beaches, the United States is under pressure to do more to help the desperate victims of...
More than 4 million refugees have now fled Syria, U.N. says
More than 4 million Syrians have fled abroad since the 2011 outbreak of civil war, the largest number from any crisis in almost 25 years, the United Nations...
Humanitarian crisis as 4 million Syrian refugees flee to neighbouring countries
The number of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries has passed 4 million, the U.N.
Australia rejects Vietnamese refugee claims in 40 minutes
Australia secretly held a group of 46 Vietnamese asylum seekers on a warship at sea for almost a month and rejected their refugee claims during interviews...
Malaysia orders rescue of migrants as Myanmar hosts envoy talks
Malaysia ordered search and rescue missions Thursday for thousands of boatpeople stranded at sea, as Myanmar hosted talks with US and Southeast Asian envoys...
Malaysia orders sea rescue as some Rohingya flee boats, return to camps
scores of Rohingya Muslims are paying off people smugglers and returning to the squalid camps they used to live in after being held for months on overcrowded...
Grim cargo: Bodies of drowned refugees start to arrive in Malta
Body bags containing the 24 corpses of refugees who drowned after a smuggler’s boat sank off Libya have arrived in Malta. The Italian coast...
Bodies of drowned refugees start to arrive in Malta
Body bags containing the 24 corpses of refugees who drowned after a smuggler’s boat sank off Libya have arrived in Malta. The Italian coast...
UN wants countries to take in 180,000 Syrian refugees
More than 30 humanitarian organisations launched an appeal on Monday for countries to take in around 180,000 refugees from the Syrian conflict.
Australia toughens up immigration but lets in more refugees
Australia’s conservative government on Friday further tightened immigration laws to stop arrivals by sea but pledged to increase the overall refugee...
'Take the sugar off the table': Australia leaves refugees in Indonesia
Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison Wednesday said he is “taking the sugar off the table” in announcing that Canberra is slamming...
UN: 13.6 million displaced by wars in Iraq and Syria
About 13.6 million people, equivalent to the population of London, have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and many are without food or shelter...
13.6 million displaced by conflicts in Iraq and Syria: UN refugee agency
About 13.6 million people, equivalent to the population of London, have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and many are without food or shelter...
Amid airstrikes, IS intensifies fight for key town on Turkish border
Despite fresh U.S.-led air strikes and now British warplanes over head, Islamic State (IS) fighters continued their assault on the strategic Syrian town...
Displaced Pakistanis face Ramadan in camps
For half a million Pakistanis displaced by a military offensive, the prospect of fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid severe food shortages...
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