Australian PM rules out random visa checksAustralian 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.
Exhausted migrants reach Serbia, dreaming of Western EuropeIn a dusty field on Serbia's border with Macedonia, thousands of migrants hoping to reach a better future in western Europe are offered some respite from their perilous journeys.
Thousands of migrants cross Macedonia, Serbia heading for EUThousands of migrants, mostly Syrian refugees, travelled through Macedonia and Serbia towards western Europe, as Italy's foreign minister said the escalating crisis threatened the bloc's "soul".
24 August 2015
Macedonia allows 'vulnerable' migrants to cross borderMacedonia said it would allow a limited number of "vulnerable" migrants to enter the country after sealing its border with Greece to them, leaving thousands of refugees stuck in no-man's land.
France and Britain to sign deal on Calais migrant crisisFrance and Britain are to sign a deal Thursday aimed at alleviating the migrant crisis in Calais, where thousands of people desperate to cross the Channel have gathered in slum-like conditions.
20 August 2015
Record 107,500 migrants at EU borders in July: FrontexEU border agency Frontex reported a record 107,500 migrants at the European Union's borders last month, as the 28-member bloc struggles to cope with a refugee crisis