Europe
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 ...Russia wants Syrian border with Turkey closed
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Tuesday for the closure of Syria\'s border with Turkey to cut off outside supplies to "terrorists", ...Greece seeks EU aid for 100,000 refugees
Greece has asked the EU for nearly half a billion euros in emergency funds to help shelter 100,000 refugees, the government said ...Police fire tear gas as angry migrants storm Greece-Macedonia border
Macedonian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of migrants who stormed the border from Greece on Monday as a deeply divided ...Migrants protest at Greece-Macedonia border as bottleneck builds
Stranded migrants lay with their children on rail tracks at Greece\'s northern border Sunday, demanding to be allowed to continue their journey, ...Swiss voters reject plan to expel foreigners for minor crimes
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal by a nationalist party to automatically expel foreigners who commit even low-level crimes, Swiss public broadcaster ...Egypt migrant departures stir new concern in Europe
The European Union fears Mediterranean migrant smuggling gangs are reviving a route from Egypt, officials told Reuters, putting thousands of people to ...Kosovo MPs vote for president amid tense protests
Riot police and protesters clashed in Kosovo as MPs began voting on a new president Friday, after opposition members were forcibly removed ...Greece recalls ambassador from Austria in migrant row
Greece recalled its ambassador from Austria on Thursday and warned it would not be treated as "Europe\'s Lebanon" as the migrant crisis ...German parliament approves tougher asylum rules
The German parliament on Thursday approved new measures to tighten asylum rules in an effort to stem an unprecedented influx of migrants.