Ship captain convicted of manslaughter in sinking that killed 700

April 2015 disaster in Mediterranean was one of migrant crisis' worst tragedies, and now 2 men will serve time for causing it

• Dec 13, 2016

More than 4,500 died or vanished crossing Mediterranean this year

4 shipwrecks in just the last couple days make 2016 the deadliest year on record as the refugee and migrant crisis spirals out of control

• Nov 17, 2016

Displaced residents of "the jungle" face a new displacement

Thousands of refugees and migrants line up with their few possessions to be relocated from fetid, makeshift camp near France's door to Britain

• Oct 24, 2016

One thing leaps out about Syrian refugees entering U.S.

80 percent of those who came in over past year were kids, State Dept. says; many got right down to hitting the books

• Oct 20, 2016

Syrian refugees give tours of Berlin with a twist

“Where so many people are only talking about the 'floods' or 'waves' of refugees," non-profit offers chance to see city from different perspective

• Oct 19, 2016

Dentists blast U.K. pol's idea to verify age of migrant kids

Conservative lawmaker David Davies says some migrant children being allowed in "don't look like children," suggests dental X-rays

• Oct 19, 2016

Grim work identifying 800 bodies that are "nobody's business"

As volunteers separate badly decomposed remains and record details, officials say toll from 2015 migrant boat tragedy highest to date

• Oct 18, 2016

Texas makes big change on helping refugees resettle in U.S.

Move follows recent White House announcement that U.S. will strive to take in 110,000 refugees from around the world next year

• Sep 30, 2016

Germany taps tech to help refugees fit in

Sites and apps are popping up to help refugees learn the language, navigate the country and meet locals

• Sep 30, 2016

Migrants packed into "bottom of the boat, in the fridge" die in Mediterranean

Officials say at least 162 bodies recovered from doomed boat, including many women and children, but hundreds still missing

• Sep 23, 2016

U.N., U.S. hold parallel summits to address migrant crisis

Officials say meetings meant to "harness the political will" of U.N. members, and to bridge gap between cash they have, and cash they need

• Sep 22, 2016

Dozens killed as packed boat sinks in Mediterranean

Egyptian officials say vessel carrying 600 from Africa, Middle East capsized north of Cairo

• Sep 21, 2016

Far-right groups, migrants clash as tensions flare

Dozens of police break up asylum-seekers, far-right activists clashing in German, journalist injured on Greek island covering similar incident

• Sep 15, 2016

50 million kids have fled their homes; "people just like you"

Mounting pressure on world leaders ahead of summits, UNICEF paints staggering picture of children living the refugee and migrant crisis

• Sep 7, 2016

Aylan Kurdi's dad: "Nobody's doing anything"

Year after he lost most of his family on perilous journey to escape Syria, Abdullah Kurdi laments as "the dying goes on"

• Sep 2, 2016

A year after heartbreaking photo, migrants still risking the Mediterranean Sea

A drowned tot caught the eyes and hearts of the world; more than 3,000 migrants are feared drowned this year

• Aug 31, 2016

Thousands of migrants rescued off Libyan coast

Italian naval ships and vessels from non-government groups rescued thousands of migrants off the Libyan coast, in latest surge in the desperate attempts to flee to Europe

• Aug 29, 2016

10,000th Syrian refugee to reach U.S. this week

Resettlement program has become an issue in the presidential campaign; U.S ambassador to Jordan insists refugees are thoroughly screened

• Aug 28, 2016

Refugee swimmer makes history in Olympic pool

Yusra Mardini once swam for her life when she fled Syria -- now she's swimming to fulfill her dreams

• Aug 10, 2016

U.S. poised to hit Obama's goal of receiving10,000 Syrian refugees

Obama will soon head to the UN to urge world leaders to admit more refugees and up funding for relief groups

• Aug 4, 2016

Syrian refugee in Germany finds $166K, gives it back

The unidentified Syrian man discovered the money in a cupboard he had been given by a charitable organization

• Jun 28, 2016

Haunting photo highlights migrants' plight

Drowned baby is one of the estimated 700 migrants who perished in Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks over three days

• May 30, 2016

Authorities begin emptying Greece's largest informal refugee camp

More than 8,400 people in Idomeni, on Macedonian border, being gradually evacuated -- with journalists barred from the area

• May 24, 2016

Syrian refugee children forced into factory work in Turkey

A lost generation of Syrian children has been forced to work long hours in factories in Turkey, growing up illiterate and powerless to change their fate

• May 10, 2016

Actress, former refugee, seeks to help Syrian migrants

The actress was a toddler when her parents fled Uzbekistan as refugees in 1989

• May 10, 2016

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