Personal circumstances, safety concerns and family obligations are among of a mix of factors pushing dual citizens to board a ship to Cyprus

Dozens of non-Arab tribesmen reportedly killed by Arab Sudanese militias as violence becomes 'increasingly ethnic'

From the creation of an “Ambubus” to portable medical equipment, Rabbi and Rabbanit Halfon race against time to save lives in the Ukraine

Rights groups, UN slam plan to outlaw asylum claims by all illegal arrivals and transfer them elsewhere, such as Rwanda

A harrowing examination reveals much abuse sliding under the authorities' radar -- or being willfully ignored -- while the perpetrators remain free to commit further crimes

Igor Yarmonov and his wife fled to Israel with the help of chess enthusiasts around the world. Now, with only a week to find new housing, their future is still far from certain

Despite refugee advisory board saying Sierra Leone citizen should be allowed to stay, Shaked says it would be 'absurd' to protect her when Israel allows male circumcision

Iranian asylum seeker Merhan Karimi Nasseri, who stayed at Paris's Charles de Gaulle in 1988-2006 while in legal limbo, dies of heart attack after returning to the same airport

Up to 120 Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese thought to have been on vessel heading to Europe as masses flee deepening economic crisis; authorities raid suspected smugglers

20 bodies recovered so far; 48 survivors rescued when vessel went down in Mediterranean; lawmaker says stronger tools needed to bring ship to surface