Hungary builds fence to keep migrants out of EU

80 percent of people who flee to Hungary come from war zones like Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan; most keep heading west

• Aug 3, 2015

U.S. and Turkey to set-up "safe zone" for Syrian rebels

Turkey hopes the "safe zone" will eventually encourage some Syrian refugees to return home; Nearly 2 million Syrians have fled to Turkey since the country's civil war began

• Jul 27, 2015

U.S. and Turkey mulling "safe zone" in northern Syria

But U.S. officials adamant plans won't include a formal no-fly zone, so it remains unclear how allies can keep swath of war-torn nation "free" of ISIS militants

• Jul 27, 2015

Crying refugee girl puts German chancellor on the spot

Angela Merkel is facing criticism after her treatment of a young refugee girl from Lebanon when she was visibly upset by the chancellor's comments

• Jul 16, 2015

​Water used as weapon of war against Syrian refugees

Humanitarian resources are dwindling as rebel fighters continue to squeeze Syria's refugees

• Jul 13, 2015

Tragic milestone: 4 million have fled Syria war

"This is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation," UN agency says as war rages with no end in sight

• Jul 9, 2015

Syrian refugees return home after fleeing from ISIS

After four years of civil war and a year of ISIS occupation, residents of a Syrian town near the Turkish border are caught in limbo

• Jun 17, 2015

2 brothers' epic escape from Syria to a new life

Mohammed and Khaleel Turani didn't see a future in Damascus, but starting fresh in Germany could have cost them their lives

• Jun 3, 2015

"Graves all over" abandoned migrant camp in Malaysia

Forensic teams find remains at jungle camp where police believe traffickers held hundreds of refugees from Burma and Bangladesh like animals

• May 26, 2015

Malaysia: "Sad scene" at abandoned migrant camps

Officials say 139 suspected graves found near border with Thailand, where desperate Rohingya refugees were held for ransom by traffickers

• May 25, 2015

Asia shrugs as thousands of migrants float stateless

"We're talking here about human beings drifting at sea and gradually dying," official warns, as nations say they can take no more

• May 19, 2015

European migrant crisis

Thousands of people fleeing Syria and other conflict zones risk and, in many cases lose their lives to reach European soil

• May 3, 2015
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Angelina Jolie blasts world powers on Syria's refugee crisis

Actress tells the U.N. the crisis marks "the lowest point in the world's inability to protect and defend the innocent"

• Apr 24, 2015

"Europe is declaring war on smugglers"

EU leaders mull plans to stem the flow of desperate migrants from Africa and the Mideast, including possible military involvement

• Apr 23, 2015

Europe confronts deadly migration crisis

As flow of desperate people crossing Mediterranean soars, along with death toll, Italy pushes for a unified response

• Apr 21, 2015

Dozens more feared dead as Italy faces migrant influx

4 people rescued by Italy from Mediterranean tell aid workers there were 41 others on their boat that capsized, but none have been found

• Apr 16, 2015

Italy hit by "unprecedented influx of migrants"

In less than a week, Italy says it's rescued almost 10,000 people trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa, and hundreds more died trying

• Apr 15, 2015

ISIS makes deepest foray yet into Damascus

If extremist group gains full control of refugee camp, they can potentially threaten the heart of the capital

• Apr 1, 2015

Photo of scared Syrian child "surrendering" to camera goes viral

"I was using a telephoto lens, and she thought it was a weapon," photographer says

• Mar 31, 2015

Assad: Syrian refugee crisis used as pretext for military intervention

With Syria's civil war now in its fifth year, nearly 4 million people have fled Syria, but Assad denies they're fleeing the Syrian army

• Mar 30, 2015