migrant crisis

Food bank officials have said that migrants would be allowed bank once there was a balance between locals and refugees.

Netanyahu's government is offering 20,000 male migrants, most of whom are from Sudan and Eritrea, $3,500 (£2,500) and a plane ticket to what it says is a safe destination in Africa.

50 battle-hardened Isis fighters feared to have entered Italy and may be attempting to infiltrate other parts of Europe, Interpol has warned.

North League candidate for Governor of Lombardy and former Mayor of Varese Attilio Fontana later apologised for the remarks made on Radio Padania.

They face dangers ranging from losing their footing on steep drops, being struck by falling rocks or succumbing to temperatures as low as minus 9C (15°F)

38 migrants who landed in Italy have said they underwent degrading and unlawful treatment at the hands of Italian authorities after they refused to give their fingerprints.

Saudi Arabia, like other rich Gulf nations, is a magnet for hundreds of thousands of people from impoverished East African nations like Ethiopia and Somalia.

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Ex-culture minister Femi Fani-Kayode lamented the plight of Africans who arrive on the Mediterranean coast dreaming of a new life in Europe only to be forced into slavery.

Libyan Navy claims a number of migrants killed during rescue attempt after two boats sink off the coast of Garabulli.

French police have been accused of "unprovoked and extreme" violence against refugees, including children, in the port of Calais.

Brothers also accused of forcing workers to sleep in huts and eat on the floor.

Angela Merkel threw open Germany's doors to migrants from war-torn nations, and some said it would be the end of her chancellorship.

The German Bundestag could be set for a new era after the election.

Almost 8,000 students were sent home as lessons were cancelled.

Their rusty ship was towed to the Black Sea port of Constanta.

Activists and rights groups claim 800 refugees forcibly evicted without being offered alternative accommodations.

Report warns of abuses migrants face as they are trapped in Libya due to new anti-immigration policies.

The numbers trying to enter Europe have dropped, but Greece still faces huge strains on its resources.

Migrants regularly try to climb border fences so they can reach Europe.

Italy plans to send warships to Libyan waters and has drawn up rules that must be followed by NGOs that rescue migrants.

Controversial decision prompted anger on social media and was condemned by politicians.

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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has promised to 'systematically' deport illegal economic migrants.

In the six months of 2017 so far, nearly 85,000 migrants have arrived on the shores of Italy.

'Identitarian' movement expected to begin controversial mission off Libyan coast next month.

Hundreds of migrants slept crammed in tents in the old arrivals terminal, in scorching temperatures with little food and occasional bouts of crime and violence.

Plane full of deportees was due to leave this week.

At least 44 people, including children, died after vehicle en route to Libya broke down in Niger.

1,569 people have already died trying to make the deadly Mediterranean Sea crossing this year.