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Refugee Mediterranean crossing numbers top 55,000 for January 2016
35x as many people attempt the crossing as in January 2015, leading to 244 deaths at sea.
Refugee crisis: Italian Navy rescues 290 migrants and recovers six bodies from migrant boats
Italian Navy went to the aid of three migrant boats in the Mediterranean on Thursday.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2016: 10 reasons it's essential we never forget this uniquely evil event
Anti-semitism and intolerance are again poisoning society. That's why we must never forget the Holocaust.
Isis: Daesh terror cells are operating inside EU and Balkans says Europol Chief Rob Wainwright
Wainwright warns Isis planning more terror attacks and trying to recruit Syrian migrants.
Refugee crisis: Greek islanders to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by world's leading academics
More than 300,000 people have now signed a petition supporting the campaign.
Migrant crisis: Port of Calais closed as migrants storm P&O ferry
Police used water cannon to force back 100 migrants who boarded a P&O ferry in a bid to reach the UK.
Refugee crisis: First UK doctors start work on new Lesbos to Athens ferry project
Doctors of the World UK have launched a project to help with the urgent problem of giving medical assistance to refugees.
Government gets basic English wrong while telling migrants to improve use of language
Embarrassing mistake appeared on Home Office site while telling migrants to learn the language.
EU migrant crisis: Barack Obama promises Angela Merkel financial help to ease refugee burden
US president pledges 'substantial' aid and backs German chancellor's handling of migrant crisis.
George Soros accuses Donald Trump of aiding Isis with call to ban Muslims
Billionaire investor expects Hillary Clinton to become next US president with landslide win.
Dutch MP: 'Lock up Islamic men in asylum centres'
Dutch politician calls for male refugees to be locked up to protect women in public.
Istanbul bombings: Suicide bomber Nabil Fadli registered as a refugee a week before attack
Attacker left his fingerprints at the Istanbul immigration centre after entering Turkey from Syria.
Germany: Male asylum seekers banned from public pools in Bornheim
Several male asylum seekers engaged in 'sexually offensive behaviour' leading to a ban at public pools.
Italy: African asylum seekers take to catwalk
Migrants from Mali and Gambia walk down fashion runway at Florence's Pitti Uomo exhibition.
We knew Right to Rent would result in discrimination – and we've been proved right
Landlords less likely to let to renters with foreign accents and without British passports.
Cologne attacks: Angela Merkel faces rebellion by MPs over refugee policy
MPs in German chancellor's coalition pushing for full border controls in wake of New Year's Eve assaults.
Charlie Hebdo magazine under fire for Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi cartoon
Charlie Hebdo magazine condemned for featuring Aylan Kurdi with 'groper' caption.
Sweden: Prime Minister Stefan Löfven describes 'great anger' at reports of migrant sex attacks
Swedish police accused of covering up rapes at music festivals in 2014 and 2015.
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.
EU migrant crisis: Germany sends migrants across to Austria say police
Hundreds from Afghanistan, Morocco and Algeria are sent from Germany every day.
European refugee crisis: Macedonia builds 10ft-high razor-topped fence along Greek border
Fence designed to reduced a predicted million-plus refugees trying to enter the Balkans later this year.
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.
EU referendum: David Cameron to grant Tory ministers freedom over historic vote
Conservative prime minister is hoping to secure key EU reforms ahead of the ballot.
Refugee crisis: 'UK must accept 3,000 children at risk from prostitution and drug trade'
Government faces second attack of the week over handling of the refugee crisis.
Denmark follows Sweden by imposing border checks to stem refugee inflow
Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen says move prompted by Sweden's decision to tighten its borders.
Refugee crisis: Hundreds of Calais migrants mount coordinated daytime attack on Eurotunnel
Migrants typically use the cover night for their attempts so this failed attack was unusual.
Unicef: Over 16 million babies born in conflict zones in 2015
Unicef highlights crisis in Syria where 25% of refugee households are without fathers.
Angela Merkel calls multiculturalism a 'grand delusion' and vows to tighten refugee policy
German chancellor promises to 'tangibly' reduce the number of refugees granted asylum.
I Came By Boat: Australia's treatment of asylum seekers is inhumane - that's why I started this campaign
Locking up asylum seekers indefinitely is deplorable - but it's not just that. It's also a wasted opportunity.
Qatar World Cup: Doha rejects Amnesty report that says migrant abuse still 'rampant'
Amnesty International says migrant workers conditions in Qatar have not improved despite promises by Doha.