April 20, 2016 Austria sees more asylum applications than births in 2015 Austrian president Heinz Fischer said Wednesday his country has seen more asylum applications in 2015 than it saw births, raising fears about the impact of the refugee crisis on Europe’s demographics.
April 20, 2016 Up to 500 refugees feared dead in shipwreck, UN agency says The U.N. refugee agency says up to 500 people are feared dead in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea last week.
April 19, 2016 Pastor Calls on Christians to Help Refugees As Christian persecution across the globe reaches levels never before seen, churches throughout the U.S. will devote time during Sunday worship services to pray for victims by taking part in "Stand With the Persecuted Sunday."
April 11, 2016 Terrorist linked to group behind 2008 Mumbai attacks arrested in Europe posing as refugee A former bombmaker linked to the deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai posed as a refugee to enter Europe where he'd planned more attacks in the name of the Islamic State terror group, according to multiple reports.
April 8, 2016 Greece resumes migrant deportations from islands amid protests Amid protests, Greece has resumed deportations of refugees and migrants from its islands to Turkey after a four-day pause, sending back 45 people from Lesbos to a nearby port on the Turkish coast.
April 6, 2016 Paying it forward: WWII survivors write letters to inspire, comfort Syrian refugees For younger generations, “care packages” are shipments of treats and gifts parents send their children while they’re away at camp or college.
April 6, 2016 Syrians leave for US under surge resettlement program The first Syrian family to be resettled in the U.S. under a speeded-up "surge operation" for refugees left Jordan on Wednesday for Kansas City, Missouri, to start a new life.
April 6, 2016 'Staggering number' of Europeans embraced jihad, many returning home, EU claims The European Union’s border agency admitted Tuesday it cannot fully track the flood of refugees pouring in, and said a "staggering number" of Europeans have joined terror groups only to return to the continent amid the migrant wave.
April 5, 2016 Greece pauses deportations as thousands claim asylum Authorities in Greece have suspended deportations to Turkey and acknowledged that most migrants and refugees detained on Greek islands have applied for asylum.
April 4, 2016 Greece begins deporting refugees to Turkey under EU plan Police on the Greek island of Lesbos began placing refugees on boats bound to Turkey, the first to be deported under a European Union plan to limit the amount of migration to Europe.
