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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

Turkey

Istanbul: hundreds rally in support of migrants

Protesters have gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim square to criticise Europe’s migrant policies. Some of them carried banners depicting the image of

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

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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

Czech Republic

Czech police marking refugees directly on their skin

Officials in the Czech Republic are facing an outcry from human rights activists over their police writing on refugees’ arms. The refugees were

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

Serbia

Serbia PM demands EU finds solution to migrant crisis

Serbia’s prime minister had warned of “huge problems” with migrants once Hungary deploys its military on its border with Serbia. Aleksandar Vucic

Italy

Sardinia: 781 migrants brought ashore

The media focus on migrants may have currently shifted to central Europe and Hungary. But the flow of arrivals continues on the shores of southern

Greece

Artist pays tribute to Aylan Kurdi and Good Samaritan

World News

Migrants pulled from train tracks by Hungarian police

There have been struggles between migrants and police in the Hungarian town of Bicske. Chaos broke out as their train, bound for Austrian border

Czech Republic

Handling of migrants 'reminiscent of Nazi concentration camps'

Hungary

Hungary: Keleti station opens to migrants

The authorities in Hungary have opened the main train station in Budapest to migrants. International services, however, remain suspended. However

Hungary

Exhausted and confused migrants board trains they hope will get them closer to Germany

Exhausted and confused, many migrants have crammed onto trains they hope will them closer to Hungary’s border with Austria but they’re not really

Europe News

Stay in Turkey, Hungary's Orban tells Syrian refugees

Hungary’s prime minister says Syrian refugees should stop travelling to Europe. Viktor Orban made the comments at a press conference in Brussels. He

Belgium

Refugee crisis 'a German problem' says Hungary's Viktor Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has described the refugee crisis as a “German problem.” He was speaking to reporters after a meeting with the

Hungary

Migrants cram trains as Hungary reopens station

Keleti Terminus, the main railway station of the Hungarian capital Budapest, has reopened. Migrants have poured in and boarded trains, even though

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