Syrian Boy Aylan

The father of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian refugee boy whose body washed ashore on a Turkish beach a year ago, on Thursday denounced the world's failure to stop the bloodshed in his home country.

Two alleged people-smugglers went on trial in Turkey today accused of causing the death of 3-year-old Syrian migrant boy Aylan Kurdi - who put a human face on the Syrian refugee crisis - and four other people.

Palestinians paid tribute to the tiny boy who drowned while fleeing the Syrian war by building a sand sculpture of him on Monday on a beach in the Gaza Strip.

Turkish authorities have detained a fifth suspect over the deaths of 12 Syrian migrants in two boat sinkings last week, including a three-year-old boy whose image became a viral symbol of the tragedy of refugees, a report said today.

On the eastern edge of Calais in France, just off the highway, in what used to be a landfill and is now called "the jungle", about 3,500 refugees live in makeshift camps. No one here is aware of the tragic story of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose photo, lying lifeless on a beach in Turkey, has sent shockwaves around the world.

The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy whose drowning off Turkey shocked the world buried his son, another child and his wife in an emotional funeral in Kobane on today.

Charities helping refugees saw a surge in donations Friday across Europe as people shocked by the heart-rending images of a drowned Syrian boy on a Turkish beach dug deep to help out.

Migrants forced from a train in Hungary scuffled with helmeted riot police and some clung to railway tracks on Thursday, as politicians across Europe struggled to respond to public opinion appalled by images of a drowned 3-year-old boy.

European Union foreign ministers were set to meet today to discuss the continent's escalating migrant crisis, after the father of a Syrian toddler found dead on a beach spoke of how his children "slipped through my hands" as their boat sank.

The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach, an image that shocked the world, said today his children "slipped through my hands" as their boat was taking in water en route to Greece.

The father of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian refugee boy whose body washed ashore on a Turkish beach a year ago, on Thursday denounced the world's failure to stop the bloodshed in his home country.

Two alleged people-smugglers went on trial in Turkey today accused of causing the death of 3-year-old Syrian migrant boy Aylan Kurdi - who put a human face on the Syrian refugee crisis - and four other people.

Palestinians paid tribute to the tiny boy who drowned while fleeing the Syrian war by building a sand sculpture of him on Monday on a beach in the Gaza Strip.

Turkish authorities have detained a fifth suspect over the deaths of 12 Syrian migrants in two boat sinkings last week, including a three-year-old boy whose image became a viral symbol of the tragedy of refugees, a report said today.

On the eastern edge of Calais in France, just off the highway, in what used to be a landfill and is now called "the jungle", about 3,500 refugees live in makeshift camps. No one here is aware of the tragic story of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose photo, lying lifeless on a beach in Turkey, has sent shockwaves around the world.

The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy whose drowning off Turkey shocked the world buried his son, another child and his wife in an emotional funeral in Kobane on today.

Charities helping refugees saw a surge in donations Friday across Europe as people shocked by the heart-rending images of a drowned Syrian boy on a Turkish beach dug deep to help out.

Migrants forced from a train in Hungary scuffled with helmeted riot police and some clung to railway tracks on Thursday, as politicians across Europe struggled to respond to public opinion appalled by images of a drowned 3-year-old boy.

European Union foreign ministers were set to meet today to discuss the continent's escalating migrant crisis, after the father of a Syrian toddler found dead on a beach spoke of how his children "slipped through my hands" as their boat sank.

The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach, an image that shocked the world, said today his children "slipped through my hands" as their boat was taking in water en route to Greece.