Immigration and US spying row gatecrash EU summit
European immigration and a row over US eavesdropping are set to dominate an EU leaders' summit beginning in Brussels, after a deadly shipwreck off Italy shocked the continent.
Hollande under fire for 'emotional' response to Roma girl
French President Francois Hollande has been attacked from all sides for offering a deported Roma schoolgirl the chance to return to France without her family.
British vans telling migrants to 'go home' ruled inoffensive
Britain's advertising watchdog said Wednesday that government posters urging illegal immigrants to "go home or face arrest" were not offensive despite hundreds of complaints.
Next Norwegian government to get tough on immigration
Norway's incoming government will get tough on immigration, future prime minister Erna Solberg, said Monday as she presented the main policies of the minority coalition she is forming with a populist right-wing party.
Dominican army deports 47,700 Haitians in 13 months
The Dominican army deported some 47,700 Haitians since August 2012 who entered the country illegally.
Facebook's Zuckerberg backs US immigration reform
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has taken his backing for US immigration reform public.
UN concern at Australia's PNG boatpeople plan
The United Nations on Friday said it was "troubled" by Australia's decision to send asylum-seekers arriving by boat to Papua New Guinea given conditions there failed to adequately protect refugees.
Australia's Abbott plans military solution to boatpeople
Australia's conservative opposition unveiled plans Thursday for a military-led response to repel boatpeople, branding the problem a "national emergency".
Indonesia searches for missing Australia-bound boatpeople
Rescuers searched the seas off Indonesia's Java island Wednesday for possibly dozens of asylum-seekers missing after their Australia-bound boat sank, leaving at least three dead, with 157 saved.
Nauru refugee riots follow Australian crackdown
Buildings were razed as hundreds of asylum-seekers escaped detention during riots at an Australian refugee facility on Nauru.
Pope visits Italy refugee island
Pope Francis arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, a key destination of tens of thousands of would-be immigrants from Africa, in a visit the Vatican hopes will raise awareness of their plight.
US Senate passes comprehensive immigration reform
In a vote hailed by US President Barack Obama, the Senate on Thursday passed comprehensive immigration reform that would put 11 million undocumented people on a path to earning citizenship.
In US, Asian immigrants better off than whites: study
Asian immigrants tend to live in highly segregated enclaves in the United States and their income level is often higher than that of white Americans.
US Senate clears border security hurdle for immigration bill
The US Senate easily cleared a key immigration reform hurdle Monday, advancing a critical compromise Republican measure that would tighten security on the US border with Mexico.
Chinese buy up Canada farms; is Beijing behind it?
With too few farms in China to feed a burgeoning population, Chinese immigrants have started buying up agricultural lands in Canada and shipping produce to Asia.
Film reveals life in US for undocumented immigrants
Two years ago this weekend, Philippine-born journalist Jose Antonio Vargas came out publicly in the New York Times as an undocumented American, a term he prefers to the loaded phrase "illegal immigrant."
Border security dispute puts US immigration bill at risk
A huge US immigration bill inched forward Tuesday in the Senate, but Republicans warned that the landmark reform risks stalling or even dying in Congress unless backers agree to further tighten border security.
Children 'left behind' in China's rush to the cities
Six-year-old Keke looks silently from a bare living room at her closest companion: a grandmother who resents having to raise her.
Immigration bill passes hurdles in US Senate
Bolstered by support from President Barack Obama, a landmark immigration bill passed a pair of crucial test votes Tuesday in the US Senate, kicking off weeks of debate on the comprehensive reform.