October 3, 2016 Hungary hopes to deploy thousands of 'border hunters' in bid to stop migrants Hungary is recruiting thousands of so-called “border hunters” to patrol its razor-wire boundary fence, planning to equip the special unit with night-vision goggles, riot gear and dogs in an effort to keep migrants at bay, The Washington Post reported.
October 2, 2016 Low turnout invalidates Hungary ballot on EU refugee quotas Hungarians overwhelmingly supported the government in a referendum on Sunday called to oppose any future, mandatory European Union quotas for accepting relocated asylum seekers.
September 25, 2016 'Unacceptable': French president vows to shutter squalid refugee camp French President Francois Hollande on Saturday confirmed plans to close the squalid Calais migrant camp known as "the Jungle," saying he hopes authorities can relocate as many as 9,000 migrants to reception centers across France in the coming weeks.
September 21, 2016 Packed refugee boat capsizes off Egypt, killing dozens A boat carrying African migrants headed to Europe capsized off the Mediterranean coast near the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Wednesday, killing at least 42 people, Egyptian authorities said.
September 20, 2016 A call to action on World Refugee Day As the school year kicks off many American kids are seeing their global counterparts (via the news or social media) — hungry, alone and scared — in countries like Syria, Central America, Africa and elsewhere.
September 15, 2016 Far-right group, asylum-seekers fight in German town Dozens of police officers intervened as groups of far-right Germans and young asylum seekers clashed in an eastern German town that has previously seen racist incidents, officials said Thursday.
September 7, 2016 Merkel: Migrant situation in Germany 'many times better,' but more work to do German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the country has made many strides in the past year in dealing with the hundreds of thousands of migrants who arrived in 2015, but that there is still much to do.
September 4, 2016 Europe close to its 'limits' on accepting refugees, EU president warns Time could be running out for waves of refugees to enter Europe, the president of the European Union warned on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit on Sunday.
August 31, 2016 Premature twins rescued from boat after starting refugee voyage days after birth Two Eritrean baby boys were recovering well at a hospital in Palermo on Wednesday, a week after they were born prematurely in Libya and then -- at only 5 days old -- put on a cramped boat headed to Europe's shores.
August 29, 2016 US will meet target of 10,000 Syrian refugees today The White House says the United States on Monday will meet President Barack Obama's goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees during the current fiscal year.
