Migrants arrested as 31 suspects investigated for New Year sexual assaults

Matthew Schofield   Two asylum seekers have been arrested in connection with a series of New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Cologne, a development likely to inflame racial tensions in Germany.

Germans stock up on pepper spray and blank guns after attacks

Caroline Copley   Sales of firearms are severely restricted in Germany but demand for non-lethal devices and self-defence courses has soared.

Denmark and Sweden toughen borders in bid to curb refugees

Nick Miller   Sweden and Denmark toughened their border controls on Monday, in a row over who should take responsibility for the continuing stream of refugees arriving from the south.

UK grants asylum to Sudanese man who walked through Channel Tunnel

Estelle Shirbon   Britain has granted asylum to a Sudanese man who walked 50 kilometres through the Channel Tunnel from France to England.

Happy holiday wishes from Budapest: 'without migrants'

Helen Womack   A quiet exchange at a market speaks as loudly as protesters at far-right marches.

Family of drowned Syrian toddler arrives in Canada

Jeffrey Hodgson   The uncle of a drowned Syrian toddler whose death shook the world has arrived in Canada with his family to start a new life.

Austria turns away hundreds of migrants for lying about nationality

Shadia Nasralla   Migrants apparently tried to improve their chances of being granted asylum by lying about their country of origin.

Plans to boost EU border force powers face resistance from member states

Alastair Macdonald   A proposal to give the EU's executive the power to order border protection forces into member states to defend the common European frontier will face resistance when it is published this week.

Children die after boat sinks off Turkey

At least six children died and eight other people were rescued on Tuesday after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Turkey.

Merkel loses public support as chancellor over refugees

Justin Huggler   Almost half of German voters do not want Angela Merkel to serve another term as chancellor, according to a new poll.

Turkey to get $4.4 billion and possible EU membership as part of migrant deal

Francesco Guarascio   Leaders of the European Union and Turkey have agreed a deal offering Ankara cash and closer ties in return for help to halt the flow of migrants to Europe.

Mystery asylum seeker boat 'pushed back by Australian navy' found

Jewel Topsfield, Karuni Rompies and Amilia Rosa   Sixteen asylum seekers whose boat was pushed back to sea by the Australian Navy last week were found stranded near West Kupang in Indonesia on Thursday night.

Indonesia protests boat push-back policy

Jewel Topsfield   Tensions have once again flared between Indonesia and Australia over asylum seeker policy after a boat that was pushed back from Christmas Island by the Royal Australian Navy ran out of fuel off Indonesia.

Schengen zone is semi-comatose: European Commission president

Matthew Holehouse   The Schengen zone is "partially comatose", Jean-Claude Juncker has conceded, as he warned that its collapse would take down the eurozone.

UN decries 'profiling' of refugees

Stephanie Nebehay   About 1000 refugees and migrants are stuck at the main crossing point into Macedonia from Greece as authorities deny entry to some nationalities in contravention of international law, the UN says.

Indonesia denies offering Australia an island for refugees

Jewel Topsfield and Nicole Hasham   One of Indonesia's most senior cabinet ministers has denied offering Australia an island to temporarily house refugees and asylum seekers.

15 killed at Egyptian border: officials

Kareem Fahim   At least 15 Sudanese migrants trying to cross from Egypt into Israel were shot and killed at the border early Sunday, possibly by Egyptian police officers, according to security officials and news reports.

Merkel facing coup threat over refugee crisis

Justin Huggler   Angela Merkel's political future is being questioned for the first time in Germany as divisions continue to grow within her government over her "open-door" refugee policy.

Want to donate food to Syrian refugees? There's an UN app for that

The United Nations' World Food Program has turned to technology to let people donate money to help feed the 4 million Syrian refugees living in neighbouring countries.

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About Frontiers of Hope

Migrant crisis: One in every 122 people are fleeing

Maher Mughrabi, Foreign Editor   More human beings are fleeing conflict and persecution now than at any time since World War II – roughly one in every 122 people.

The facts

This tiny dot tells you a lot about Australia's stance on refugees

Inga Ting and Maher Mughrabi   This graphic shows the ratio of our refugee population to our wealth in 2014 – a year when the number of newly displaced hit a record high.

ANALYSIS

Keeping it over there: the problem with the West's refugee policies

Paul McGeough   The West has historically thrown a lot of money at the problem of refugees. Problem is: it doesn't work.

Syria to Turkey: 'We lived under Islamic State for 11 months'

Ruth Pollard   One in five of the world's displaced come from Syria. Nearly two million have ended up in Turkey, like 10-year-old Afaf and baby Sufian.

Eritrea to France: 'It's not human being life'

Nick Miller   At The Jungle in Calais, France, thousands of people seeking a new life stand in rags on the threshold of Britain. Daniel is one of them.

North Korea to South Korea: 'I was trying not to get washed away'

Philip Wen   Around the world, 38 million are displaced within their own countries - they could be the refugees of tomorrow. From North Korea, Pak Sol-hwa risked everything to cross into China.

El Salvador to the US: 'The gang would send us war-tax letters'

Nick O'Malley   A record 34,000 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in 82 countries last year. Six-year-old Daniel made the journey to the US with two other children to escape a life of crime.

Afghanistan to Indonesia: 'Who are we anyway?'

Jewel Topsfield   Australia resettled 11,600 people in 2014. But in our neighbourhood, thousands of genuine refugees remain in limbo. Khadim Dai is one.