A boom of interest in cricket in Germany, fuelled by the influx of asylum seekers from Pakistan and Afghanistan, is a tale poised to hit the silver screen.

The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, has been granted refugee status in the UK, according to his lawyer.

A boat carrying asylum seekers has reached Australia's remote Cocos Islands territory.

A baby at the centre of an asylum row in Australia has been released from hospital into community detention.

Sweden announces the introduction of temporary border checks to control the flow of migrants into the country.

The European Union needs to accept responsibility for the lack of a common asylum policy, which has transformed this year's growing influx of refugees from a manageable problem into yet another political crisis.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe is proof of the need for tough asylum policies.

Sierra Leone's Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana is seeking political asylum at the US embassy in the capital after soldiers surrounded his house