Sep 04 U.S. coordinating response to migrant crisis By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The State Department has set up a working group to help coordinate the U.S. response to Europe's migrant crisis. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 8:33 Will a photo of a drowned boy give Europe a political push? By PBS News Hour A photograph of a young boy whose drowned body washed up on Turkey’s shore after his family attempted to reach Greece has captured global attention. The image highlights the extreme risks many migrants are willing to take to reach Western… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 4:05 Train taking stranded migrants to Hungarian camp prompts clashes By PBS News Hour In Budapest, thousands of migrants and refugees were stalled at a train station, waiting and hoping to be granted passage on to other parts of Europe. Then they were allowed to board a train, only to find out it was… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 7:34 Europe grapples with how to help refugees fleeing conflict By PBS News Hour The steady flow of desperate migrants and asylum seekers has sparked humanitarian and economic tensions in Europe. Gwen Ifill talks to Nancy Lindborg of the United States Institute of Peace and Astrid Ziebarth of the German Marshall Fund for a… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 3:32 Thousands of refugees stranded at Budapest train station By PBS News Hour The Hungarian government has halted rail travel for refugees and migrants, stranding hundreds at a makeshift camp. James Mates of Independent Television News reports from Budapest. Continue watching
Sep 01 When refugees scatter, here's how family members can find each other By Larisa Epatko While working on a documentary, two brothers in Copenhagen met a teenage Afghan refugee. They soon learned there wasn't a digital database to help him find his family and that they should try to create one. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:32 Death toll rises for desperate refugees and migrants in Europe By PBS News Hour It was another deadly day amid the growing refugee crisis in Europe. Hundreds are feared dead just off the coast of Libya, and the number of victims found in the back of a truck in Austria has risen to more… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch News Wrap: More than 300,000 have made Mediterranean Sea crossing, says UN By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the United Nations refugee agency announced that more than 300,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. That number does not include the 2,600 who have died on the journey. Also, a… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 9:18 How should Europe deal with its deluge of refugees? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 6:01 Thousands of migrants journey through Macedonia, Serbia en route to Europe By PBS News Hour In Europe, it's the summer of mass migration. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News follows along as thousands of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa travel by train from Macedonia to Serbia, hoping to eventually reach Germany and… Continue watching