Migrant crisis
Migrant-rescue ship enters Italy, captain arrested
The Sea-Watch 3 charity ship carrying dozens of migrants rescued off Libya forced its way into the Italian port of Lampedusa after a lengthy standoff, the charity has said.
Mother, wife of drowned Salvadoran migrants awaits their repatriation
Days after she lost her small daughter and husband to the treacherous currents of the Rio Grande, Tania Vanessa Avalos, 23, arrives back in El Salvador to await her family's return -- in coffins.
Malaysian Bar against crackdown on illegal migrants
Malaysian Bar urges its government to immediately cease the ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants and embark on a comprehensive legalisation programme allowing them to independently apply for regularisation.
11 migrants dead, 263 rescued off Libya coast
At least eleven migrants died at sea and another 263 were rescued in two separate operations off the coast of Libya, the country's navy says.
Canada sees 'unsustainable' spike in asylum seekers at US border
The number of asylum seekers who illegally crossed the US border into Canada more than tripled in July, 2017, according to Canadian government data, as migrants worried about the US administration's immigration crackdown head north.
Over 300 migrants rescued off Spanish coast
Over 300 migrants were rescued in seven dinghies off Spain's southern coast after attempting to cross the sea from Morocco, the Spanish maritime rescue service says.
Migrant crisis: Dozens feared dead in shipwreck off Libya
Up to 30 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast while some 50 have been rescued by EU vessels from the sea.
Bangladesh refugee dies of heart failure on protest-hit Nauru
A Bangladeshi refugee dies of heart failure on Nauru, the second death in as many weeks on the tiny South Pacific island where detainees have been hurting themselves in protests, Australian officials say.
Pope takes Syrian migrants to Vatican
Pope Francis has taken 12 Syrian migrants back with him to the Vatican after visiting a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Migrant crisis: '24 dead' off Turkey as two boats sink
At least 24 migrants have died off the Turkish coast trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, Turkish media say.
39 dead as migrant boat capsizes off Turkey
At least 39 migrants, including several children, have drowned trying to cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece, coastguards say.
Bill Gates: US 'should take more' refugees
The United States "should set a better example" by taking in more refugees, the billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates tells the BBC.
Migrant crisis: 42 drown in shipwrecks off Greece
A total of 42 migrants are reported to have drowned overnight in two separate shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea.
Denmark MPs debate tough new laws on immigration
Plans to seize the assets of asylum-seekers are among controversial new measures on immigration being debated by MPs in Demark's parliament.
Cologne attacks: Merkel proposes tougher migrant laws
German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposes changes to make it easier to deport asylum-seekers who commit crimes, after the New Year's Eve sex attacks on women in Cologne.
Migrant crisis dominates as EU meets
Germany and several other nations are to discuss with Turkey ways of settling thousands of Syrian refugees ahead of the final EU summit of the year.
Migrant crisis: EU to launch new border force plan
Controversial plans for an EU Border and Coast Guard force are to be set out as part of an EU drive to curb the record influx of migrants.
Australia migrant center standoff ends
A stand-off between detainees and police at a migrant detention centre on Christmas Island has ended, Australian immigration authorities say.
Migrant crisis: 22 drown off Greek islands
At least 22 migrants - many of them children - drown trying to reach Kalymnos and Rhodes from Turkey, in the second major boat tragedy off Greek islands this week.
