Jonathan knew something bad was about to happen but the punch to the head took him by surprise. The blow, landed by one of four members of…

BERLIN -- At least 21 asylum seekers from the Middle East and North Africa are suspects in the New Year's Eve rampage of sexual assaults and thefts…

Costa Ricans recently united to send some tropical warmth to the refugee camps in Syria as part of an international project called Mantas para Siria (Blankets for…

A gay Honduran HIV/AIDS activist who was denied refugee status in Costa Rica filed a constitutional appeal over his case on Wednesday. David Sequeiros from Honduras hoped…

In a presidential flip-flop, Casa Presidencial announced Tuesday that Costa Rica will begin accepting refugee applications from Syrians fleeing a brutal and horrific war back home. The statement,…

MUNICH, Germany – Germany said it was reinstating border controls on Sunday as Europe's top economy admitted it was stretched to the limit trying to cope with a…

Europe is now struggling with the most severe crisis of refugees in decades, as millions of people flee violence in Syria and Iraq. Even as German Vice…

BRASÍLIA -- Brazil will welcome Syrian refugees with "open arms," President Dilma Rousseff said Monday, as various Latin American nations sought to help with the human tidal wave…

MUNICH, Germany — A stout Bavarian music teacher brought homemade blueberry crumble because she thought "the refugees must be hungry." A young German mother coaxed smiles out…

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Europe's refugee and migrant crisis has escalated over the summer, leaving the continent divided over how to deal with a flood of people led by Syrians fleeing…