The father of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi was working with smugglers and driving the flimsy boat that capsized trying to reach Greece, other passengers on board said, in an account that disputes the version he gave last week. Ahmed Hadi Jawwad and his wife, Iraqis who...

The governor of Greece's northern Aegean region says authorities have managed to register 20,000 refugees and migrants who had been on the island of Lesbos in the space of three days, significantly easing the overcrowding on the island. Regional governor Christiana Kalogirou told...

Most vulnerable Syrian refugees do not even have an opportunity to flee to Europe although over 360,000 Syrian refugees in countries neighboring Syria have stopped receiving food assistance amid funding shortage, the U.N. warned. World Food Programme...

Chancellor Angela Merkel won a hero’s welcome as she visited a Berlin migrant center Thursday, with Syrians cheering and taking selfies as Germany threw open its doors to thousands of refugees. “We are so happy Mrs. Merkel came to see us today,” said a joyful Ramadan Salah, a 35-year-old...