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Egypt

Egyptian billionaire offers to buy Mediterranean island to house refugees

United Kingdom

Cameron bows to pressure as Britain set to let in more Syrian refugees

In Britain the outcry following the death of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi – who was photographed lying dead on a beach – plus some intense domestic and

Turkey

Drowned Syrian boy's story stirs strong emotions over migrant crisis

The tiny body of a drowned Syrian boy has become the symbol of Europe’s migrant crisis. Pictures of little Aylan Kurdi in a bright red T-shirt and

World News

Migrant transit route Libya urges outside help to combat crisis

As hundreds more migrants arrived on the Italian island of Sicily on Thursday, two suspected people smugglers were picked up by authorities. Some 835

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Hungary

Hungary's PM stands firm over tough approach to migrants

Hungary’s prime minister is standing by his tough approach to dealing with the migrant crisis. Viktor Orban, who has been meeting officials in

Hungary

Bicske: Hundreds refusing to leave migrant train

500 people are refusing to get off a train in Bicske, a small Hungarian town 40 kilometres west of Budapest, according to agency reports. A tense

Turkey

Father of Syrian boy washed up on Turkish beach recalls boat horror

The images of the tiny body of a Syrian boy, washed up on a beach in Turkey, have shocked the world. Aylan Kurdi was just three-years-old. His

Turkey

Turkey calls on nations to be more sensitive to the refugee crisis

The Turkish president has called on developed nations to be more sensitive to the refugee crisis. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was speaking after a

Europe News

EU readies fresh refugee proposal

Nearly three months after EU leaders failed to agree on how to resettle 40,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in Italy and Greece, officials in

Turkey

Aylan Kurdi: the boy whose picture broke the world's heart

News outlets in Turkey have identified as Aylan Kurdi the 3-year-old Syrian boy who lost his life when the boat he and his family had boarded en route to Europe capsized off the Turkish coast on Wedne

Czech Republic

Handling of migrants 'reminiscent of Nazi concentration camps'

Hungary

Migrants storm Budapest's main railway station

More than a thousand migrants stormed the main railway station of the Hungarian capital Budapest on Thursday, after spending two nights outside as

World News

Calls grow for overhaul of EU asylum laws

With the numbers of desperate people fleeing war and poverty showing no signs of abating the foreign ministers of Germany France and Italy have

Turkey

Outcry over Bodrum migrant tragedy

Relatives of people who drowned as two boats sank after leaving southwest Turkey have identified the bodies. At least 12 people believed to be

Iceland

Iceland: thousands sign petition urging government to accept more refugees

While Europe struggles to manage the largest wave of migration since the end of the Second World War, the tiny island nation of Iceland has stepped

Europe News

EU plans new migration system

The European Commission is planning a new permanent system to relocate refugees more fairly across Europe. The still-to-be-unveiled proposal will be

Austria

Austria: Afghan teenagers rescued from van which had doors welded shut

Amid Europe’s migrant crisis, Austrian police say they have rescued 24 Afghan teenagers from a van which had its doors welded shut. The vehicle was

Hungary

Hungarian police block refugees and migrants outside Keleti train station

Hundreds of migrants and refugees chanted “freedom!” and defiant slogans outside Budapest’s Keleti international railway station on Wednesday

World News

Refugees face legacy of hardship

Abdullah Bakhshi, 24, was born a refugee, in Iran, but he has left it and is currently in Lesbos, Greece, hoping to move on to Germany and bring his

Turkey

Five children among a dozen migrants to drown off Turkish coast

Among the latest tragic deaths of people trying to reach Europe are some one dozen Syrians who drowned after they set out in two boats from Bodrum, a