Paris will open its first internationally recognised refugee camp
Henry Samuel 3:11 PM The City of Love will now spread it a little further, promising to host those seeking a better life in Europe with dignity.
Dalai Lama says 'too many' refugees are going to Europe
Max Bearak Speaking to German reporters in the de facto capital of Tibet's exiled government, the Dalai Lama apparently said that "too many" refugees are seeking asylum in Europe.
Migrant crisis: drowned baby picture captures week of tragedy in Mediterranean
Steve Scherer A photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a German rescuer was distributed on Monday by a humanitarian organisation aiming to persuade European authorities to ensure safe passage to migrants, after hundreds are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean last week.
More than 700 migrants drown in one week trying to reach Italy
Gaia Pianigiani The deaths come as the smuggling route from Libya across the Mediterranean Sea has risen with the arrival of spring, and officials feared the numbers could grow.
German cardinal stands in refugee boat to address crowd
Georgina Mitchell Rainer Maria Woelki used the boat to make a plea for compassion.
Refusing to shake a teacher's hand will attract a fine
Dan Bilefsky After a worldwide controversy, a Swiss court has ruled students cannot refuse to shake their teacher's hand on religious grounds.
Images capture the moment a boat carrying more than 500 migrants sank
Nick Miller Five died, but 562 were saved after an overcrowded barge sunk off the coast of Libya.
Greece starts moving migrants camped at border
Phoebe Fronista and Fedja Grulovic Greek police on Tuesday started moving some of the 8000 migrants and refugees stranded in a makeshift camp on the sealed northern border with Macedonia.
People smugglers made $US5 billion plus last year
Rick Gladstone Smugglers made $US5 billion to $US6 billion in 2015 spiriting roughly 1 million migrants into the European Union, a new report by two multinational law enforcement agencies says.
West prepared to arm Libya to fight Islamic State
W.J. Hennigan and Tracy Wilkinson World powers are prepared to help train and arm forces from the new unity government in Libya to help curtain Islamist radicalism and stem migrant flow.
European Union says its new border controls are working
Robert-Jan Bartunek and Gwladys Fouche The number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped 90 per cent in April, says the European Union border agency.
Refugee quota deal prescribes $385,000 fine for non-settled migrants
James McAuley The European Union has announced a plan to deal with a flood of asylum seekers, requiring member states to accept them under a quota system or face fines of €250,000 ($385,000) per migrant.
Obama: Merkel on `right side of history' on refugees
Patrick Donahue, Justin Sink and Toluse Olorunnipa President Barack Obama piled praise on Chancellor Angela Merkel for being "on the right side of history" with her open-door stance on refugees, bolstering the German leader whose popularity is weighed down at home because of the influx.
Ballerina's new Carmen inspired by refugees
Miran Jelenek The plight of thousands of migrants stranded in the Balkans has helped inspire Russian prima ballerina Irina Kolesnikova to prepare for a new ballet version of Carmen.
Fears up to 500 migrants died in shipwreck in the Mediterranean
Human traffickers crammed people onto an already overcrowded ship, causing it to sink, UNHCR says.
Migrant crisis: Fears 'hundreds' dead in drowning tragedy
Italy's foreign minister confirmed on Monday reports of many migrant deaths in Egyptian waters, but said he was waiting for more details.
Macedonian police fire tear gas at migrants
Macedonian police have fired tear gas to disperse around 50 migrants stranded in Greece who tried to pull down part of the razor wire fence separating the two countries.
Frustrated refugee in Germany sets fire to home, police say
Rick Noack According to police, the 26-year old had lived in the house for more than six months and wanted to express his dissatisfaction with it.
Italy and Austria pledge 'fluid' border during expected migrant surge
Steve Scherer Italy and Austria will strengthen co-operation and controls at their shared border to guarantee free movement through a busy Alpine pass during an expected surge of migrants this northern summer.
Greece halts migrant deportations on day two of EU deal
Nick Squires and Oscar Webb The expulsion of migrants from Greece to Turkey has been suspended just a day after it began after the authorities admitted not having enough resources with deal with asylum seekers.
Frontiers of Hope: a special series
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.
