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Who gets what: Where refugees might go under new proposalSubscriber Only
September 15, 2015 22:08 IST
The EU has largely dithered in thrashing out a cohesive approach to the crisis with nations like Slovak, Serbia and several former Eastern Bloc countries rejecting mandatory quotas for distributing refugees among the bloc.
Europe migrant crisis explained in 5 graphsSubscriber Only
September 15, 2015 20:56 IST
Hungary is considering deploying the army as it looks to prevent the huge inflow of refugees and other migrants into the country.
Migrant crisis: Hungary declares emergency, seals border, detains migrants
September 15, 2015 20:44 IST
The night before, Hungary deployed a boxcar covered with razor wire to close a key border crossing along a railroad track that had been the main entry point for migrants.
22 dead as Greece-bound migrant boat sinks off TurkeySubscriber Only
September 15, 2015 14:54 IST
Turkish coastguards rescued 205 migrants from the wooden boat which set off from Turkish holiday resort town of Datca.
Razor-lined boxcar marks Hungary’s new border for migrants
September 15, 2015 09:16 IST
Hungary are set to introduce much harsher border controls at midnight — laws that would send smugglers to prison and deport migrants who cut under Hungary's new razor-wire border fence.
Migrant pressure grows at Austrian border, Chancellor says will deploy army to deal refugee influxSubscriber Only
September 14, 2015 15:36 IST
Austria is following Germany in introducing tougher border controls, and it is deploying the army to assist in dealing with an influx of migrants, Austrian government said.
In Britain’s war on terror, one teacher shows the way
September 14, 2015 02:21 IST
Under a new law, schools in Britain must have “due regard to prevent students from being drawn into terrorism”. Critics say the law unfairly targets Muslims.
For a 9-year-old refugee in Munich: Food, clothes, smiles, a baby giraffeSubscriber Only
September 14, 2015 08:39 IST
With gigantic holding areas like the Messe filling up, indoor sport complexes and gymnasiums in smaller German towns are now being converted into refugee camps.
European migrant crisis: At least 28 drown off Greece; Hungary see record refugee influx
September 13, 2015 22:33 IST
Greece's coast guard said the 28, including four infants and 10 older children, died when their wooden boat containing more than 125 people capsized near Farmakonissi.
Europe migrant crisis: Germany says refugees can not choose where to live as more people arrive
September 13, 2015 18:32 IST
In an interview with German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, de Maiziere said refugees given protection in Europe should accept that they will be distributed across the bloc.
Scottish nationalists plan new independence voteSubscriber Only
September 13, 2015 08:52 IST
Scottish National Party (SNP) will set out a timescale for a referendum in its manifesto ahead of regional elections next year.
Veteran far-left lawmaker Jeremy Corbyn wins UK’s Labour leadership race
September 12, 2015 19:41 IST
The 66-year-old, who strongly opposes the government's austerity policies and Britain's membership of NATO, was considered an outsider but in recent months became the runaway favorite over three more mainstream rivals to win Saturday.
Migrant quota plan rebuffed by 4 European nations
September 12, 2015 08:56 IST
Hungary, which along with the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland said it would not support the proposal, threatened instead to crack down on the refugees.
IS militant hiding in migrant camp to enter UK, claims report
September 11, 2015 22:14 IST
"His intention is to reach Britain to commit terrorist attacks," regional French newspaper 'La Voix du Nord' reported.
Migrant crisis: Frustrated migrants march toward Vienna on foot
September 11, 2015 21:05 IST
Showing their determination, a trickle of migrants marching toward Vienna swelled into a torrent after Austria cut the number of trains serving the border.
Islamist extremists in Germany trying to recruit young refugees: reportSubscriber Only
September 11, 2015 16:35 IST
The Islamic extremists "are trying to approach the young unaccompanied refugees, who arrive in our country without their families and are particularly looking for contacts and support," a spokesman for the intelligence service in the southern state of Bavaria told DPA.
Migrant crisis: After days of scuffle, Danish police allow refugees to transit through the country
September 10, 2015 16:55 IST
Many migrants say they want to go on to Sweden, Norway or Finland, because they have relatives there or believe that conditions for asylum-seekers are better.
Europe migrant crisis: Refugees clash with Danish police as they halt train from Germany
September 10, 2015 11:30 IST
About 100 migrants who arrived from Germany refused to leave a train in the Danish port city of Roedby.
VIDEO: Syrian journalist films perilous crossing from Turkey to GreeceSubscriber Only
September 9, 2015 17:58 IST
Ali and his family made it safely, but many others have not been so lucky.
Refugee crisis: EU seeks agreement for countries to share 160,000 refugees
September 9, 2015 16:37 IST
"The refugee crisis will not simply go away," Juncker told EU lawmakers, noting that some 500,000 migrants have entered Europe this year, many from conflict-torn Syria and Libya. "It is high time to act."
Queen Elizabeth II is Britain’s longest-reigning monarch
September 9, 2015 08:57 IST
Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that millions on Britons would celebrate the queen's "historic moment."
Video: TV camerawoman fired after tripping refugee in HungarySubscriber Only
September 9, 2015 18:11 IST
The camerawoman, working for a Hungarian TV news channel was reportedly fired after the video which showed her tripping the migrant went viral.
Migrant crisis: East-West divide threatens timely EU refugee response
September 8, 2015 22:25 IST
Despite the scale of the refugee emergency, former Soviet satellites with less multicultural experience and economic prowess than their fellow Western European countries — viscerally oppose being told to host migrants and refugees on their soil.
Archaeologists discover 4,500 year old ‘superhenge’ that dwarfs Stonehenge
September 8, 2015 21:33 IST
The fragments of more buried stones, or the massive foundation pits in which they stood, show the full extent of the monument.
Migrant crisis: Anti-Nazi song tops charts amid migrant attacks
September 8, 2015 20:28 IST
A 22-year-old song mocking neo-Nazis has reached the top of Germany's single charts in response to far-right attacks on migrants in the country.
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