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Thailand calls May 29 summit on Rohingya 'boat people' crisis

More than 400 migrants adrift at sea, mostly Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and Bangladesh, have been brought ashore to safety by fisherman off the

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EU refusal to accept migrant quotas 'unacceptable'

The debate over European Union migrant quotas has become more heated with the Commission deputy chief saying it is ‘unacceptable’ for EU states to

Libya

Migrant held in Libya 'beaten' and 'insulted'

A migrant being held at a detention centre in Libya claims to have been “beaten” and “insulted.” The North African country has become a major hub for

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Malaysia and Indonesia offer shelter to 7,000 'boat people'

Malaysia and Indonesia have said they will offer temporary shelter to 7,000 migrants at sea but that is the limit. They said it is on the

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EU migrant quota plans hit rough water

European Union plans to cope with the vast numbers of migrants risking their lives crossing the Mediterranean to get to Europe appear close to

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UN urges South East Asian countries to do more for migrants at sea

Hundreds of boatpeople have been rescued off the coast of Indonesia after being stranded at sea for more than 40 days. Myanmar is said to have

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Migrant speaks of hopes, as EU leaders set sights on tackling people smugglers

Migrants are calling for more support for Italy, as Brussels sets its sights on targeting gangs smuggling people into Europe. Abu Daouda, 20, from

Italy

Alleged migrant ship disaster captain and deputy to remain behind bars

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EU set to OK plan to destroy smugglers' boats

EU foreign and defence ministers met in Brussels on Monday to approve a mission aimed at destroying boats used by people smugglers in Libya. It forms

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South East Asia's Rohingya Muslim migrant crisis

Nearly 1,000 migrants came ashore in different parts of Indonesia on Friday. Weak, hungry and dehydrated, most had been crammed into boats towed

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Germany helps rescue 300 migrants, as row grows over EU plan

A newborn baby is among nearly 300 migrants taken ashore at the Sicilian port of Pozzallo

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African migrants suffer even if they manage to reach Europe

Border police in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, at the northern tip of Morocco, discovered an Ivorian boy hidden in a suitcase. By just a few euros

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Hundreds of migrants rescued off Libyan coast

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Germany says root causes must be tackled in migrants' home nations

Hundreds more migrants attempting to reach Europe have been taken ashore in the Sicilian port city of Catania. The British Navy was involved in the

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Southeast Asia too has desperate migrants drowning in unfriendly waters

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EU unveils quota system plans to tackle migration crisis

EU countries should accept at least 20,000 refugees over two years, the European Commission said on Wednesday, as it unveiled its plan to tackle the

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EU launches its plan to tackle the Mediterranean migrant crisis

The EU has laid outs its ambitious new plans to tackle the migrant crisis unfolding in the Mediterranean. The proposals include tripling funding for

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Bangladeshi and Rohingy refugees rescued in Indonesia

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Mogherini asks UN Security Council to back EU migrants plan

The European Union's foreign policy chief has pleaded for UN help to save migrants lives and attack people traffickers, in a bid to secure international legal backing for potential military action.

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Migrants land in Malaysia as hundreds rescued off Indonesia coast

Malaysia has detained more than 1000 Bangladeshi and Rohingya refugees after they arrived on Monday. It comes a day after Indonesian authorities