migrants
Egypt billionare offers to buy Med island for refugees
Egypt
September 3, 2015
Egypt billionare offers to buy Med island for refugees
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered to buy an island off Greece or Italy and develop it to help hundreds…
Migrants storm train at Budapest’s main station after police withdraw
World
September 3, 2015
Migrants storm train at Budapest’s main station after police withdraw
Migrants poured into Budapest's main railway station on Thursday after Hungarian police withdrew following a two-day standoff, triggering chaotic scenes.Hundreds…
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks
World
September 1, 2015
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks
Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday as European Union asylum rules collapsed under the…
Hungarian train with 300-400 migrants stopped at Austrian border
World
August 31, 2015
Hungarian train with 300-400 migrants stopped at Austrian border
A Munich-bound train carrying several hundred migrants was stopped at the Austrian border just hours after it left Budapest, where…
Official: Migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast, kills at least 37
Egypt
August 31, 2015
Official: Migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast, kills at least 37
A boat carrying migrants sank off Libya's Mediterranean coast, killing at least 37 people, a local official said on Sunday,…
Dutch plan tougher asylum policy as migrants flock to Europe
World
August 30, 2015
Dutch plan tougher asylum policy as migrants flock to Europe
As Europe grapples with its biggest wave of migration since World War Two, the Netherlands is about to toughen its…
Libya shipwreck toll rises to 111, dozens missing
Middle East
August 29, 2015
Libya shipwreck toll rises to 111, dozens missing
Rescuers have retrieved from the sea the bodies of 111 migrants whose boat sank off the coast of Libya, the…
Libyan drownings, lorry of corpses drive up migrant toll
World
August 29, 2015
Libyan drownings, lorry of corpses drive up migrant toll
Austria said on Friday 71 refugees, including a baby girl, were found dead in an abandoned freezer truck, while Libya…
Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead
Egypt
August 28, 2015
Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said…
Hungarian government has discussed using army to help handle migrants
World
August 26, 2015
Hungarian government has discussed using army to help handle migrants
Hungary's government has discussed how the army could be used to help secure the country's southern border, where a surge…