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Migrant crisis: EU proposes shutting borders of Greece from Europe and suspending Schengen zone
Athens has reacted with fury to extreme plans by European Commission to tackle migrant crisis.
Migrant crisis: Young female refugee centre worker stabbed to death by migrant in Sweden
Sweden: Teen migrant stabs and kills 22-year-old woman refugee centre worker in Molndal.
Banksy Les Miserables mural in London attacks conditions at Calais refugee camp
Stencilled image, seen opposite the French embassy building, mimics the logo of the musical Les Miserables.
Cardiff asylum seekers made to wear red wristbands by Home Office contractor
Asylum seekers told by Clearsprings Ready Homes they must wear wristbands all the time to get fed.
UK considering taking more lone Syrian child refugees from European camps
The UK had previously agreed to accept 20,000 Syrian refugees from Syrian camps.
Migrant crisis: Port of Calais closed as migrants storm P&O ferry
Police used water cannon to force back 100 migrants who boarded a P&O ferry in a bid to reach the UK.
Refugee crisis: Hundreds stranded in freezing weather as Macedonia shuts border with Greece
Around 750 people have been stranded in Greece after Macedonia shut its border on 22 January.
Japan rejected 99.6% of refugee applications in 2015, accepting only 27 people
Japan's government says it received a record 7,586 refugee applications in 2015.
Calais crisis: Police fire tear gas as refugees try to board trucks bound for UK
A group of about 100 refugees rushed to the motorway leading to the Eurotunnel.
Last Stop: George Georgiou photographs 'mini soap operas' through London bus windows
George Georgiou travelled across London on buses, photographing the fleeting scenes he spotted on the streets outside the windows.
Davos 2016: David Cameron to issue call to businesses to support EU membership
PM also likely to discuss growing migrant crisis with the UK to oppose moves to scrap Dublin Regulation.
Austria to cap number of refugees entering the country, slashing intake of asylum seekers by half
Change in policy is from Austrian chancellor who previously took 'open border' approach similar to Germany's.
Refugee crisis: Syrian families warned of cold with Serbian temperatures set to plummet to -20C
Save the Children has warned that child migrants are arriving with blue lips from the cold.
Refugee crisis: Sicilian man allegedly raped Gambian teenager on day trip from migrant centre
An 18-year-old from Gambia was sexually assaulted by an Italian in Termini Imerese.
Migrant crisis: Boat skipper appears in court charged with murder after three migrant children drown
Ak Oskart is charged with murder, smuggling refugees and causing a shipwreck after his boat capsized in Samos
France: Calais police force migrants and refugees to move their 'Jungle' homes
About 500 migrants and refugees have been moved to another part of the Calais camp known as The Jungle.
Refugee crisis: Switzerland seizing assets from migrants to fund their upkeep
Denmark is also amending a controversial proposal to grant authorities the power to seize migrants' assets.
Migrant crisis: Norway will return refugees who exploited legal bicycle loophole back to Russia
Norway estimates over 5,500 cycled through the Storskog crossing to take advantage of a loophole in border rules
Charlie Hebdo latest controversy: Alan Kurdi aunt slams 'disgusting' 'butt groper' cartoon
Tima Kurdi says she does not know how Alan's father will react to Cologne sex assault spoof on drowned son.
Refugee crisis: Over 1,000 migrants land in Greece as influx to Europe continues
So far 31% of arrivals to Europe this year have been children.
Refugee crisis: Austria to crack down on 'economic migrants'
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann says it is time for a shift in asylum policy.
Refugee crisis: Woman drowns as smugglers force migrants into freezing Mediterranean
Two people been taken to hospital as Italian coastguard rescues 36 refugees off Apulia shores near Leuca.
Refugee crisis: Migrants entering Europe will boost economy say most finance chiefs
Executives surveyed were almost unanimous in their discontent towards European leaders.
Cologne attacks: Pakistani and Syrian foreigners assaulted as vigilante gangs take to streets
Pakistani and Syrian men attacked by vigilante groups in wake of New Year's Eve sexual assaults.
Isis militants may be hiding in Calais migrant camp, warns Surrey crime chief
Kevin Hurley criticises lack of policing at so-called 'jungle' camp in northern France.
Migrant crisis: European People's Party chair Manfred Weber slams Turkey on border controls
German politician wants €3bn EU agreement put 'to the test' as increased pressure from migrants mounts.
Migrant crisis: 1 injured as shots fired at migrant centre in German town of Dreieich
Police yet to discover motive behind shooting at migrant centre in Germany in which 1 man was injured
Czech president Milos Zeman claims Muslim Brotherhood plot to control Europe is behind refugee crisis
"I believe this invasion is being organised by the Muslim Brotherhood, using financial means from a number of states," Zeman said.
Sudanese man who walked through Channel Tunnel during migrant crisis granted UK asylum
Abdul Haroun was arrested at the English end of the tunnel in August 2015.
Sweden introduces border checks amid migrant crisis
All entering the country from Denmark subjected to identity checks for first time in half a century.