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Austria to cap number of refugees entering the country, slashing intake of asylum seekers by half
Change in policy is from Austrian chancellor who previously took 'open border' approach similar to Germany's.
Refugee crisis: Syrian families warned of cold with Serbian temperatures set to plummet to -20C
Save the Children has warned that child migrants are arriving with blue lips from the cold.
Refugee crisis: Sicilian man allegedly raped Gambian teenager on day trip from migrant centre
An 18-year-old from Gambia was sexually assaulted by an Italian in Termini Imerese.
Migrant crisis: Boat skipper appears in court charged with murder after three migrant children drown
Ak Oskart is charged with murder, smuggling refugees and causing a shipwreck after his boat capsized in Samos
France: Calais police force migrants and refugees to move their 'Jungle' homes
About 500 migrants and refugees have been moved to another part of the Calais camp known as The Jungle.
Refugee crisis: Switzerland seizing assets from migrants to fund their upkeep
Denmark is also amending a controversial proposal to grant authorities the power to seize migrants' assets.
Migrant crisis: Norway will return refugees who exploited legal bicycle loophole back to Russia
Norway estimates over 5,500 cycled through the Storskog crossing to take advantage of a loophole in border rules
Charlie Hebdo latest controversy: Alan Kurdi aunt slams 'disgusting' 'butt groper' cartoon
Tima Kurdi says she does not know how Alan's father will react to Cologne sex assault spoof on drowned son.
Refugee crisis: Over 1,000 migrants land in Greece as influx to Europe continues
So far 31% of arrivals to Europe this year have been children.
Refugee crisis: Austria to crack down on 'economic migrants'
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann says it is time for a shift in asylum policy.
Refugee crisis: Woman drowns as smugglers force migrants into freezing Mediterranean
Two people been taken to hospital as Italian coastguard rescues 36 refugees off Apulia shores near Leuca.
Refugee crisis: Migrants entering Europe will boost economy say most finance chiefs
Executives surveyed were almost unanimous in their discontent towards European leaders.
Cologne attacks: Pakistani and Syrian foreigners assaulted as vigilante gangs take to streets
Pakistani and Syrian men attacked by vigilante groups in wake of New Year's Eve sexual assaults.
Isis militants may be hiding in Calais migrant camp, warns Surrey crime chief
Kevin Hurley criticises lack of policing at so-called 'jungle' camp in northern France.
Migrant crisis: European People's Party chair Manfred Weber slams Turkey on border controls
German politician wants €3bn EU agreement put 'to the test' as increased pressure from migrants mounts.
Migrant crisis: 1 injured as shots fired at migrant centre in German town of Dreieich
Police yet to discover motive behind shooting at migrant centre in Germany in which 1 man was injured
Czech president Milos Zeman claims Muslim Brotherhood plot to control Europe is behind refugee crisis
"I believe this invasion is being organised by the Muslim Brotherhood, using financial means from a number of states," Zeman said.
Sudanese man who walked through Channel Tunnel during migrant crisis granted UK asylum
Abdul Haroun was arrested at the English end of the tunnel in August 2015.
Sweden introduces border checks amid migrant crisis
All entering the country from Denmark subjected to identity checks for first time in half a century.
Refugee crisis: 1 million people arrived in Europe on a perilous sea crossing in 2015
Recent figures revealed the number of refugees arriving by land or sea exceeded a million.
Germany to spend £12.5bn on refugees in 2016
Spending on refugees to surge after more than one million entered the country in 2015.
Germany recruits 8,500 teachers to deal with influx of refugee children
More than 8,000 specially tailored classes have been created to help them catch up with German students.
Biggest news stories of 2015: From the refugee crisis to the Paris attacks
From the refugee crisis in Europe to the terror attacks in Paris, a recap of the biggest news stories of 2015.
US: Democrats rip Obama Administration's plan to deport families through raids
The Department of Homeland security will deport hundreds of families beginning in 2016.
Migrants in Germany: Refugee children sing Christmas carols and get gifts from Santa Claus
Volunteers have organised Christmas celebrations for refugee children at shelters around Germany.
Syrian refugees in Lebanon face grave food crisis
UN urges Lebanon to lift work restrictions to ease 'extreme poverty' gripping over 70% of the million migrants.
The year of the refugee: Epic journeys of a million migrants who came to the EU in 2015
The perils faced by refugees and migrants along their epic journeys towards the European Union.
Refugee crisis: 13 drown crossing from Turkey to Greece
At least 13 die as migrant boat sinks off Aegean Sea island of Farmakonissi.
Christmas message from a Syrian refugee: Alan Kurdi's father asks for 'a little bit of sympathy'
"I would like to ask you all to think about the pain of fathers, mothers and children who are seeking peace."
2015 in review: 100 best news photos of the year (part one)
Twin terror attacks in Paris book-ended a year dominated by the fight against Islamic State in Syria and the resulting exodus of refugees.