United Nations experts say that people of African descent face 'systemic racism' in Switzerland by law enforcement and the judicial system.

Serbia's interior minister, Aleksandar Vulin, has referred to migrants as 'scum' and vowed to crack down on smugglers as he accompanied special police on a raid of a makeshift camp near the Hungarian border.

Two major boat accidents in Greek waters have left at least 18 people dead and dozens more missing. The boats with around 140 migrants on board both sank off the islands of Lesbos and Kythera late Wednesday.

In the northwestern Italian town of Asti, Pakistani asylum seekers have been staging a protest for over a month. Their demand: To be granted refugee status.