Slovenia, Croatia ban transit of migrants as crisis spirals
Slovenia and neighbouring Croatia will from Wednesday refuse the transit of most migrants through their territory in a bid to seal off ...Europe effectively shuts its borders, stranding thousands
Migrants hoping to trek from Greece towards northern Europe found their path blocked Wednesday after a string of western Balkan nations slammed ...U.N., rights groups say EU-Turkey migrant deal may be illegal
The United Nations and human rights groups warned on Tuesday that a tentative European Union deal to send back all irregular migrants ...South Korea issues new sanctions against North, bans ships via North ports
South Korea said on Tuesday it would impose new sanctions against 40 individuals and 30 entities because of suspected links to North ...Turkey raises stakes with EU on curbing migrant wave
Turkey offered the European Union greater help on Monday to stem a flood of migrants into Europe but raised the stakes by ...Hopeless and broke, some Afghan migrants return from Europe
After risking death on the migrant trail and two months in "nightmarish" refugee centres in Germany, Mohammed Asif bought a one-way ticket ...Syria opposition agrees to attend Geneva peace talks
Syria\'s opposition on Monday agreed to attend a new round of UN-sponsored peace talks set for this week in Geneva after a ...19 dead in Tunisia as militants attack barracks near Libya border
Militants attacked a barracks in a Tunisian town near the Libyan border on Monday sparking heavy fighting in which three civilians, three ...Indonesia leader calls on Muslim world to unite on Palestine
Indonesia\'s president on Monday urged a summit of Muslim nations to be part of the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rather than ...Former US First Lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94
Nancy Reagan, devoted wife and trusted confidant of late president Ronald Reagan, died Sunday at age 94 at her home in Los ...
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