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: Macedonia shuts Balkans route
Macedonia has said it will no longer let any migrants through its border with Greece, effectively blocking the Balkan route north.
Slovenia, Croatia ban transit of migrants as crisis spirals
Slovenia and neighbouring Croatia will refuse the transit of most migrants through their territory in a bid to seal off the Balkan route used by hundreds of thousands of people seeking a new life in Europe, officials say.
EU chief sees first consensus on migrant crisis
EU president Donald Tusk strikes an unusually upbeat note on the migrant crisis as Turkey raised the possibility of taking back non-Syrian asylum seekers.
EU's Tusk warns illegal economic migrants: Do not come here
European Council President Donald Tusk has warned illegal economic migrants against coming to Europe, during a new push to solve the EU migrant crisis.
Migrant crisis: EU to unveil emergency aid plan
The European Union is preparing to spend hundreds of millions of euros on humanitarian aid, as Greece struggles to cope with an influx of migrants.
Over 131,000 migrants reached Europe by sea in 2016: UN
More than 131,000 migrants and refugees reach Europe via the Mediterranean this year, more than the total number in the first half of 2015, the United Nations says.
Facebook wants to crack down against hate speech on migrants
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says the social network needs to get better at cracking down on hate speech against migrants.
Migrant crisis: EU ministers meet amid rising tension
EU ministers meet in Brussels later amid warnings the migrant crisis could threaten the bloc's survival.
110,000 arrived this year: IOM
The number of migrants and refugees arriving in Italy and Greece since the start of the year has risen sharply compared to the same period 2015 and hundreds are stranded at European borders due to rising restrictions, aid agencies said yesterday.
Migrant crisis: Nato deploys Aegean people-smuggling patrols
Nato ships are being deployed to the Aegean sea to deter people-smugglers taking migrants from Turkey to Greece, Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg says.
