A record 1.25 million asylum seekers arrived in the European Union in 2015, more than double the figure from the previous year, official figures showed on Friday. The Eurostat statistics agency said Syrians were the largest group at nearly 363,000 followed by 178,200 Afghans and 121,500 Iraqis.

Macedonia on Wednesday allowed around 250 migrants to cross its border with Greece, as 10,000 more were left waiting in miserable conditions, Greek officials and AFP reporters at the scene said. Around 170 people were allowed to pass overnight and additional small groups were accepted...

The five-year war in Syria has killed nearly half a million people and displaced more than 10 million from their homes, and now a family who waited years for the war to end is seeking their future in the small western Balkans country of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Adil Abdullah and his family always...

Macedonian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of migrants and refugees who stormed the border from Greece on Monday, tearing down a gate as frustrations boiled over at restrictions imposed on people moving through the Balkans. A Reuters witness said Macedonian police fired several...