migrant crisis

Hundreds of passengers were stranded for hours on five Eurostar high-speed trains.

Spanish police detain drivers carrying migrant hidden next to car engine.

Calls for Britain to take more Syrian refugees as bloody conflict tears country apart.

Iceland's Minister for Social Affairs has said policy will be changed in the face of public opinion.

Budapest station temporarily evacuated as thousands of asylum seekers try to board trains.

Memorial for 71 refugees found dead in an abandoned lorry on Austria highway was held at Vienna's Cathedral.

Hungarian authorities closed its main train station, then reopened it but barred entry to refugees and migrants.

The UK has recently reinforced its border controls around the French port of Calais to curb the illegal entry of migrants.

Australia denies rift with Cambodia over taking in migrants from Nauru in exchange for aid.

3 Syrian children aged between 5 and 6 disappeared from a hospital, may be in Germany say police.

UK's home secretary wants 'free movement' in the EU to be restricted to migrants with jobs.

Masked Brigade group holds three men after street protests against people trafficker.

Three children rescued from a migrant truck have been taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Photos illustrating Britain's history of welcoming refugees fleeing conflicts around the world.

UNHCR tells IBTimes UK why Europe needs to set up a land version of its Mare Nostrum operation.

Two tragedies show the desperate plight of migrants seeking refuge from war and poverty.

Two boats carrying up to 500 people capsize off the coastal city of Zuwara

Italian coastguard confirm about 3,000 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean in a single day.

50 bodies found in the hold of migrant boat headed towards Italy and 430 migrants rescued.

Migrants travelling across Serbia continue to pour into the Hungarian border area.

Number of attacks on migrant shelters across Germany estimated at over 200 in 2015 alone

Migrant suffers head injury and internal bleeding after attempting to cross into Britain through Eurotunnel.

German chancellor condemns the violent protests against refugees in eastern town near Dresden.

In the past two weeks, more than 23,000 migrants have entered Serbia, taking the total so far this year to 90,000.

Europe needs to work together to tackle the "challenge" of the migrant crisis, says foreign policy chief

European crime agency waging online war against human smuggling gangs on social media.

Refugee shelters fire-bombed as xenophobic fury at migrant influx intensifies.

Italian coastguard received SOS signals from 18 vessels carrying refugees.

World Humanitarian Day is observed on 19 August to highlight work of humanitarian aid workers.

Home Secretary Theresa May and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve set to meet in Calais on 20 August.