Obama directs U.S. to accept up to 10,000 Syrian refugees next year
The number is a substantial increase from the 1,500 it will have admitted by the end of September
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The number is a substantial increase from the 1,500 it will have admitted by the end of September
As if fear, hunger, thirst, worry and exhaustion were not enough to endure, thousands now mired in mud and rain
CBS News watches as a group of mystery men in an unmarked speedboat confront migrants near the Greek coastline and disable their motors
As thousands of migrants square off in Hungary with troops trying to block their path, a young Syrian explains why the struggle was worth it
The worst humanitarian crisis in Europe since World War II
Meanwhile, Italy retrieves 60 bodies from shipwreck and Greece moves thousands from "miserable" conditions on island as crisis deepens
With 20,000 newcomers just over the weekend, Germany has a lot of people to house and find work, and many more are coming
Nearly 12,000 refugees from the Middle East began to arrive in the country, which has opened its arms but anticipates many more
As desperate but grateful migrants flood into Germany and Austria, Francis says each parish on the continent should shelter one family
"Now we are free. For five days in Hungary, we were in a very, very bad position. And Allah, thanks God, thanks God," a migrant told CBS News
Worn out, but defiant, thousands of migrants march; Austria's Chancellor said his country and Germany will allow migrants to enter their territory
Images of Aylan Kurdi's body on Turkish beach have galvanized Europe; no consolation for a father who's lost everything
Images of a 3-year-old boy's lifeless body washing up on a Turkish beach force a hard look at the fast-mounting refugee crisis
Three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, his five-year-old brother and their mother drowned in a desperate attempt to find a better life in Europe
But nobody said where they were going, and hopes of reaching wealthier parts of Europe are quickly being derailed, yet again
Although they avoided drowning in an attempt to reach Europe, family is among thousands stranded in Hungary
In spite of the perils that claim more lives every day, thousands continue to risk everything for dreams of a better life
Refugees who made it all the way from Syria to Hungary now massing at train station with nowhere to go and no money left
All rail traffic from Budapest put on hold, leaving thousands fleeing conflict desperate for info, and a path deeper into Europe
Thousands of people escaping bleaks futures in war-torn Syria and elsewhere are clamoring to reach European soil before they face a new obstacle
Station overrun with migrants from Middle East unable to travel on to Germany or other countries -- and unwilling to return home
71 people found dead in truck apparently abandoned along route commonly used by smugglers, and several suspects in custody
Italian coast guard rescues more than 400 desperate people from vessel off Libya coast, but too late for dozens
As Europe grapples with scale of influx, some 7,000 people from Syria and elsewhere rush border after clashes
Scott Pelley reports on the men and women of the World Food Programme who are risking their lives to save Syrians from starvation