EU migrant crisis
British politician quits Brexit camp, citing 'lies and xenophobia'
British politician, Sayeeda Warsi accuses those campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union of spreading lies, hate and xenophobia, saying she is switching to the "Remain" camp.
Greece begins moving migrants from Idomeni camp
Greece begins evacuating thousands of stranded migrants from the makeshift Idomeni camp on its northern border with Macedonia.
Turkey 'losing hope' for EU visa-free deal
The Turkish minister for European Union affairs says he is losing hope of getting a deal on visa-free travel for Turks within Europe.
Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal is 'working'
Last month's EU-Turkey deal on tackling the migrant flow has begun to produce results, a top EU official says.
Greece readies to send first migrants back in EU-Turkey deal
Greek authorities are gearing up to send hundreds of failed asylum-seekers back to Turkey, which is racing to set up reception centres under a controversial EU deal.
Migrant crisis: Nato deploys Aegean people-smuggling patrols
Nato ships are being deployed to the Aegean sea to deter people-smugglers taking migrants from Turkey to Greece, Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg says.
Migrant crisis: More than 10,000 children 'missing'
More than 10,000 migrant children may have disappeared after arriving in Europe over the past two years, the EU's police intelligence unit says.
Migrant crisis: Germany attacks on asylum hostels soar
Five times more attacks were carried out on migrant hostels in Germany last year than in 2014, German police say.
Cologne attacks: Merkel proposes tougher migrant laws
German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposes changes to make it easier to deport asylum-seekers who commit crimes, after the New Year's Eve sex attacks on women in Cologne.
Australia minister rejects MP's call for Middle East refugee ban
Australia's immigration minister rejects a call by an MP to close its borders to refugees from the Middle East, in the wake of the Paris attacks
Migrant crisis: Bulgaria accused of brutality by Oxfam
The Bulgarian authorities are accused of brutality towards migrants in a new report sponsored by the British charity Oxfam.
Australia migrant center standoff ends
A stand-off between detainees and police at a migrant detention centre on Christmas Island has ended, Australian immigration authorities say.
Migrant crisis: 22 drown off Greek islands
At least 22 migrants - many of them children - drown trying to reach Kalymnos and Rhodes from Turkey, in the second major boat tragedy off Greek islands this week.
Migrant crisis: Slovenia eases border restrictions
Slovenia says it has allowed most of the 5,000 people who were stranded in wet and muddy conditions on its border with Croatia in the country.
Migrant crisis: Thousands stranded at Balkan borders
Thousands of migrants are stranded at borders in the Balkans, in cold and wet conditions, as their path to western Europe is blocked.
Bishop urges UK PM to take more refugees
Eighty-four Church of England bishops reveal that they wrote to David Cameron last month urging him to accept at least 50,000 refugees from Syria.
Migrants reach Slovenia as Hungary closes Croatia border
Hungary has closed its border with Croatia in an effort to stem the flow of migrants through the country en route to western Europe.
Migrant crisis: EU ministers attempt to resolve quota row
European Union ministers are to meet to try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe.
Kerry says US ready to take more refugees
The United States will increase the number of refugees it takes in by 15,000 over each of the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 by 2017, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.