Europe
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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...Eighteen migrants die as EU seeks Turkish help to slow influx
At least 18 people drowned trying to cross the Aegean Sea on Sunday, on the eve of a key summit at which ...Polish govt rocked by resignations of several generals
The surprise resignations of several key Polish generals have rocked the new conservative government, which is facing a barrage of criticism at ...Slovaks vote in parliamentary election
Slovaks began voting in a general election Saturday that polls show will hand firebrand leftist Premier Robert Fico a third term in ...Greek Cup canceled by government after violence in semi
Greece\'s government has canceled the Greek Cup a day after a semifinal was stopped because of fan violence.EU tells “illegal economic migrants” not to come to Europe
EU President Donald Tusk on Thursday issued a blunt warning to economic migrants not to come to Europe, and chastised EU countries ...