14 migrants die as boat sinks off Turkey

Dogan news agency said seven children were among those who died on the boat that sank off Canakkale while 27 people were rescued, among them a pregnant woman. There was no immediate information on the nationalities of those on board.

The latest in a spate of sea tragedies involving migrants comes the same day as European and African leaders are due to meet in the island country of Malta to discuss the crisis.

A man carries two children as refugees and migrants arrive on an overcrowded boat on the Greek island of Lesbos.

The 100-foot craft – created to hold just 65 passengers – was carrying more than 300 refugees when it was discovered Monday on Tsonia beach, on the northeast corner of the island, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard.

The government fears that if neighboring Austria restricts their flow further along their route, the people stranded in Slovenia would be too many to handle. It warned about the possibility of more deaths among the thousands of refugees who have been crossing the Aegean “if adequate measures are not taken”.

Norwegian news agency NTB says 162 asylum-seekers have been evacuated after a refugee shelter in southern Norway caught on fire.

“The system is now up and running – the first flight from Greece [has left] and there were already several flights from Italy – and we’re hoping that progress on the ground and progress with member states will be made swiftly”, Ernst told CNN last week.

The additional appeal raises UNHCR’s total additional funding request to almost $173 million.

The European Union has predicted that at least three million more refugees would enter the bloc by 2017.

Faymann on Tuesday also urged quick completion of an agreement with Turkey offering Ankara billions of euros in aid for incentives to migrants to remain in Turkey instead of leaving for the EU.