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Migrant who survived Mediterranean shipwreck drowns in lake in Italy
Head of the migrant centre Lesine Sanune was living at said his death was 'absurd'.
UK Border Force questions 19 migrants rescued from dinghy in English Channel
The UK coastguard rescued the migrants who tried to cross the Channel on a dinghy.
British warship to be sent to tackle traffickers off the Libyan coast
Libyan authorities expected to request help from UK 'fairly swiftly' to help stop people and arms smuggling.
Refugee crisis: Migrants risk dangerous Mediterranean sea crossing after Turkey-Greece route is closed
The European Union deal with Turkey has affected the flow of people who have been able to reach Greece.
Migrant crisis: Italian coastguards rescue over 5000 migrants off Libya coast in 48 hours
Italian coastguards said they have deployed every search and rescue asset in the area for migrant boats.
Idomeni: Refugees at Greek camp moved to state-supervised facilities
Government officials report that 1,110 people had left the camp.
Meet the Sudanese refugee artist painting the migrant crisis in the Calais 'Jungle'
IBTimes UK speaks to a Sudanese refugee from South Kordofan who uses art to express his experience in Calais 'Jungle' camp.
Migrant crisis: Greece starts moving refugees from Idomeni camp on Macedonia border
Greek authorities are moving the migrants from the makeshift camp to other organised facilities.
Libyan coastguards intercept 7 boats carrying 850 migrants near Tripoli
Those intercepted hail from different African countries and include 80 women of whom 11 are pregnant.
Austrian presidential election on a knife-edge as postal ballot to decide outcome
Some 750,000 postal ballots are expected to be counted today.
Austrian presidential election: Candidates deadlocked with 50% of the vote each
Right-winger Norbert Hofer and independent Alexander Van der Bellen are neck-and-neck.
Migrant crisis: Greek judges panel deems Turkey unsafe for refugees
A committee of Greek judges refuses to send a Syrian migrant to Turkey.
Angelina Jolie Pitt urges European nations to open their doors to migrants
The UN special envoy warned fear of uncontrolled migration risks triggering 'a race to the bottom'.
Turkey visa deal could attract 'criminals or terrorists', European Commission warns
Visa-free travel for Turks could become a reality by the end of June.
Somali refugees in Kenya's Dadaab camp may die trying to cross Mediterranean
Somalis are second largest group of Africans dying in the Mediterranean.
Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal unravels as Brussels blocks visa-free travel for Turkish citizens
Turkey accuses the EU of reneging on its visa promise.
Turkey's 'Little Syria' where sweets and ice-cream businesses give refugees a new start
Around 325,000 Syrians now live in Istanbul and the Fatih neighborhood has been christened "little Syria".
Refugee crisis: Daily lives of unaccompanied children in Calais Jungle hoping to reach Britain
There are 294 unaccompanied children living in the Calais refugee camp, with further 129 unaccounted for.
Syrian refugee couple tie the knot in muddy tent at Idomeni camp
Syrian refugees Sacher, 27, and Roychagia, 20, exchanged vows in a wedding ceremony in a tent in the mud.
Asian refugees in football-crazy Germany create unexpected boom for cricket
Refugees from Afghanistan and Pakistan have chosen cricket instead of the more popular football.
Save the Children backs David Cameron U-turn over child refugees from Europe
Charity will help the government and local authorities relocate youngsters from Greece, France and Italy.
More feared missing after 26 saved off Libyan coast by Italian merchant ship
The rescued migrants were later taken aboard a coast guard vessel and taken to Lampedusa.
Health concerns as English NHS GP surgeries refuse to treat refugee patients
Experts believe that refusing healthcare to asylum seekers could pose health risks.
Refugee crisis: Faces of some of the thousands of children who have fled conflict zones
Thousands of child refugees, rejected by Britain, have nowhere to turn.
Refugee crisis: Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei to release documentary in 2017
Ai said he has spent a lot of time in refugee camps in recent months and witnessed a 'very difficult situation'.
Iraqi asylum seeker pleads guilty to 'sexual emergency' rape of boy at Vienna public pool
20-year-old male migrant told court he had not had sex for four months.
We had the chance to help 3,000 child refugees - why did the Tories refuse?
The Labour proposal for the UK to offer asylum was voted against by 289 Conservative MPs.
MPs reject Immigration Bill allowing the UK to accept 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees
Labour and Lib Dem MPs say the Government is turning a blind eye to those in need.
Migrant crisis: EU hails Turkey as 'best example' on refugee treatment
EU-Turkey deal has led to sharp fall in illegal migration across Aegean, Donald Tusk says.
Angela Merkel to visit Turkish-Syrian border for crunch migrant talks
Germany's leader is trying to save a controversial deal over housing failed asylum seekers.