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Woman killed, dozens detained in Hol camp: Kurd source

A woman was killed and dozens detained in a Kurdish-run camp in northeast Syria holding families of Islamic State group jihadists, a Kurdish official said. Security incidents have been on the rise in the crowded camp of Al-Hol, which houses families of IS fighters among its 70,000...

Greece steps up migrant transfers after Lesbos clashes

Greece will keep moving asylum seekers from overcrowded camps on its islands to the mainland, government officials said on Monday, after a woman died following clashes and a fire at a refugee camp on the island of Lesbos. The violent clashes began at the Moria refugee camp on Sunday after a...

At least one dead in Greek migrant camp blaze

At least one migrant died on Sunday after a fire broke out in Moria, the over-crowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece's Health Ministry said. Police were firing tear gas to control crowds who started rioting after the fire ignited inside the camp, according to an AFP...