migrant crisis

Four migrants shot in huge French brawl

AFP Feb 2, 2018

CALAIS: Four migrants were shot Thursday during a huge brawl in the French port of Calais involving a hundred Afghans and Eritreans armed with sticks and stones, local authorities said. One of the four is in life-threatening condition and was being transferred to the bigger regional hospital in the northern city of Lille, prosecutors said. The nearly two-hour fight broke out on the southern outskirts of Calais among migrants who had been queueing for food handouts. A second fight then broke out at an industrial site…

Refugee influx leaves ‘Mama Merkel’ isolated in EU

AFP Sep 1, 2016

International

BERLIN, GERMANY: One year after opening Germany's doors to a mass influx of refugees, Chancellor Angela Merkel insists she was right and has stuck to her message that "we can do it".

No longer wanted, Pakistani workers not to leave Saudi Arabia without pay

Reuters Aug 19, 2016

Pakistan

QADISIYA LABOUR CAMP, SAUDI ARABIA: "We will wait here - one year, two years. We will wait for our money. Then we will go back," said Sardar Naseer, 35, a Pakistani welder at the Qadisiya Labour Camp, which houses around 2,000 workers from construction conglomerate Saudi Oger.

World Refugee Day: Migrant tide swells to record 65 million

AFP Jun 20, 2016

International

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The number of refugees and others fleeing their homes worldwide has hit a new record, spiking to 65.3 million people by the end of 2015, the United Nations said on Monday.

85 dead migrants found washed up in Libya: Red Crescent

AFP Oct 5, 2015

International

TRIPOLI: The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of Libya, a major departure point for the sea crossing to Europe, the Red Crescent said Monday.

Angela Merkel tops speculation on winning Nobel Peace Prize

AFP Oct 2, 2015

International

STOCKHOLM: German Chancellor Angela Merkel could win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, a media report said Friday, amid speculation her response to Europe's migrant crisis could be recognised by the prestigious jury next week.

Italy PM urges united EU action to tackle migrant crisis

Kashif Imran Apr 22, 2015

International

ROME: The European Union must take a collective stand to tackle migrant trafficking at its source in African countries, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday ahead of an emergency summit of the bloc's leaders to discuss the crisis.