The number of refugees and migrants trapped in Greece may reach 70,000 in coming weeks, Greece's migration minister said on Sunday, adding that a NATO plan to crack down on smugglers could limit migrant flows significantly. Greece, a primary gateway to Europe for tens of...

Greece has cut back on bringing migrants and refugees from the Aegean islands to the mainland after neighboring Balkan countries closed their borders. Police authorities from Slovenia, Austria, Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia said they have agreed to limit the flow of migrants to around 580...

Russia Friday halted the deportation of three Syrian asylum seekers to Damascus in a last-minute reprieve after an outcry from rights groups including Amnesty International, activists said. Officials Thursday had escorted the three men from war-ravaged Aleppo to Moscow's Vnukovo airport and...

NATO allies have agreed to a plan for their ships in the Aegean Sea to help Turkey and Greece counter criminal networks smuggling refugees into Europe, NATO's chief said on Thursday, overcoming territorial sensitivities between Greece and Turkey. After late night talks in...