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Denmark sends first group of refugees back to Germany
Denmark has sent back a first group of refugees who arrived from Germany, Danish police said Tuesday, with others expected to follow.
09 September 2015
Australia's tough migrant policy wobbles as sympathy soars for Syrians
Australia's hardline policy on asylum-seekers is under pressure as public sympathy for Syrians escaping conflict swells in a nation built on migration.
08 September 2015
EU's Tusk warns of long-term 'exodus' in migrant crisis
EU President Donald Tusk warned that the migration crisis affecting Europe was part of an "exodus" from war-torn hotspots that could last years.
08 September 2015
Greece's Lesbos 'near explosion' with over 15,000 refugees: minister
The Greek island of Lesbos is "on the verge of explosion" with violence erupting as the more than 15,000 mainly Syrian refugees push local resources to the limit.
08 September 2015
Premature to talk about EU migrant quotas: Hungary's Orban
Talking about imposing quotas on how many migrants each EU member state should take in is futile as long as Europe's outer borders are not secure.
07 September 2015
Czech president backs predecessor's anti-immigration petition
Czech President Milos Zeman expressed support for an anti-immigration petition launched by his euro-sceptic predecessor Vaclav Klaus.
07 September 2015
Thousands of refugees receive warm welcome in Germany
Germany readied for hundreds more refugees to arrive from Hungary via Austria, a day after thousands were greeted, often by volunteers holding signs that read "Welcome to Germany".
07 September 2015
Between hope and despair, migrants board buses for Austria
"According to the Hungarian government, there will be free buses to take you to the last town before the border," shouts a man urgently in Arabic through a megaphone.
05 September 2015
Pope Francis thanks US nuns after 'radical' claim
Pope Francis thanked American nuns in a television special to be aired Friday, defusing tensions that arose after an investigation under the previous pontiff accused them of promoting "radical feminist themes"
05 September 2015
Britain 'to take thousands more Syrian refugees'
Britain promised to take in thousands more Syrian refugees and give 100 million pounds in extra aid, as their plight raised pressure on European leaders.
05 September 2015
EU officials booed by Greek island residents over migrant crisis
Angry protesters greeted top EU officials visiting the Greek island of Kos on Friday to see the impact of the migrant crisis.
05 September 2015
UN calls for up to 200,000 refugees to be shared among EU states
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees called on the European Union to admit up to 200,000 refugees as part of a "mass relocation programme".
04 September 2015
Drowned Syrian boy shows need to stop boats: Australian PM
Heart-breaking images of a Syrian toddler washed up on a Turkish beach were a reminder of the need to stop people-smuggling boats, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.
04 September 2015
Migrants storm re-opened Budapest train station
Several hundred migrants stormed into Budapest's main international train station early Thursday after police re-opened it following a two-day standoff
03 September 2015
'We love Germany!', cry relieved refugees at Munich station
"We love Germany," several young migrants yelled happily as they stumbled out of a train in Munich -- the last stop, they hope, of their long and perilous journey from war.
02 September 2015
Migrants using fake Syrian passports to enter EU: Frontex
A market in fake Syrian passports has sprung up, particularly in Turkey, to help migrants and refugees enter the EU, the head of Europe's border agency Frontex said.
01 September 2015
20,000 march in Austria after migrant truck tragedy
Around 20,000 people took to the streets of Vienna on Monday to demonstrate against ill-treatment of migrants.
01 September 2015
Migrants fleeing war, persecution must be let in: French PM
People fleeing war and persecution must be welcomed into France, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said as Europe faces a mounting migrant crisis.
31 August 2015
EU ministers to meet September 14 for urgent migrant talks
European Union home affairs ministers will hold emergency talks on September 14 in Brussels on the continent's escalating migration crisis.
31 August 2015
Australian PM rules out random visa checks
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott distanced himself from a police operation in Melbourne which was cancelled amid public outrage about possible spot checks on people's visas.
29 August 2015