11,000 migrants land in Italy in six days
More than 11,000 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean and taken to Italy in the past six days with hundreds more expected Friday.
Australia says Iran should take back failed asylum-seekers
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Saturday that Iran should take back its citizens who failed in their bids for refugee status.
Obama challenges 2016 candidates on immigration
US President Barack Obama trained his sights on Republicans and 2016 presidential hopefuls, encouraging voters to demand they support immigration reform.
US House votes to block Obama immigration plan
The US House defied President Barack Obama by adopting Republican measures blocking his controversial immigration reform efforts.
US court dismisses immigration lawsuit against Obama
A US federal judge handed a victory to President Barack Obama, throwing out a lawsuit over controversial actions he took last month shielding millions of undocumented migrants from deportation.
Republican-led House blocks Obama immigration plan
In a symbolic rebuke to US President Barack Obama's unilateral action on immigration, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted to block his plan.
Ministry of National Economy observes high outflow of qualified work force from Kazakhstan
Vice Minister of National Economy Madina Abylkassymova reported an increase of qualified work force outflow from Kazakhstan at the Migration Process Tendencies and Social Aspects roundtable meeting.
Parts of UK 'under siege' from immigration: defence minister
Parts of Britain are "under siege" from immigration, prompting the government to look at ways to stem the number of EU workers arriving.
Chinese migration to Kazakhstan - threat or myth?
Experts were divided on the question of Chinese migration to Kazakhstan at a round table discussion in Almaty.
'Progress' in slowing child migrations: US official
The United States is making "tremendous progress" in stemming a recent tide of unaccompanied child migrants entering the country via Mexico.
Migrants try to skirt Mexico crackdown
The Salvadoran migrant was trying to skirt new police patrols in southern Mexico when a band of criminals shot him in the neck.
170 migrants feared lost at sea off Libya: coastguard
A Libyan coastguard official said a boat carrying 200 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa was feared lost at sea off the capital Tripoli.
Australia to free some detained asylum-seeker children
A number of asylum-seeker children held in Australian mainland detention centres are to be released.
Aussie couple with 'surrogate' baby refused exit from Thailand
A gay Australian couple have been stopped from leaving Thailand with a baby for having incomplete documents for the infant.
Mexico stops migrants from climbing 'Beast' train
Mexican authorities have launched operations to block Central American migrants from illegally hitching rides on a freight train.
US child migrant crisis: one family's story
It took Dora and Elias six weeks before finally reuniting with their 13-year-old daughter in Los Angeles after she fled El Salvador.
Couple arrested in Colombia baby trafficking case
A Spanish couple was arrested trying to leave Colombia with a five-week-old girl they allegedly bought from her parents, Colombian authorities said.
Two dead, 18 missing as boat capsizes off Malaysia
At least two people died and 18 others were missing after an overloaded boat carrying illegal Indonesian immigrants capsized off the coast of southern Malaysia, a maritime official said.
Billionaire trio unite for US immigration reform
Three of the world's richest men -- Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Sheldon Adelson -- put aside their political differences to unite in scathing condemnation of US lawmakers' failure to implement immigration reform.
