EUROPEAN UNION

Hungary previously said stronger immigration laws there would take effect Sept. 15, and EU states have continued to look for financial solutions to the crisis.

Central European countries have rejected Brussels' quota proposal to take in refugees, complicating any unified response.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced an increase in contract servicemen amid tension over Russia's role in Syria and Ukraine.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted a European Parliament call for labels on products imported from occupied territories, saying it amounted to a boycott of Israel.

As the refugee crisis continues to rock Europe, the U.S. has stepped up to take more Syrian refugees.

The number of working-age people in the European Union has been shrinking compared with those retiring.

When completed, the base could house as many as 3,500 soldiers, suggesting the Kremlin has no plans to back away from the conflict across the border.

The far-right leaders have accused Muslim refugees of posing a threat to France's national security.

The police action continued as European Union leaders debated a quota system to ease the crisis.

"It cannot be a mosque or a church," said one spokesperson for the Department of Immigration.

Following the pope's call for local parishes to assist refugee families, European communities are planning their responses.

Experts said Europe should step up processing of refugees to ensure refugees are allowed in -- but extremists are shut out.

The protests occurred as European Union leaders discussed a $550 million aid package to boost the agricultural sector.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the influx of 20,000 migrants over the weekend as "breathtaking."

The EU executive has drawn up a new set of national quotas under which Germany will take in more than 40,000.

People smugglers are exploiting the plight of refugees by offering discounts for children, despite the dangers that have claimed the lives of many of them in recent weeks.

ormer Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras played down fears on Sunday that a snap election in two weeks would produce a fractured result, saying there were enough undecided voters to produce a clear winner on the day.

The home in Kempele, northern Finland, could house asylum seekers from the start of the year, Sipila told national broadcaster YLE, while calling all Finns to show solidarity with refugees heading to Europe to flee war and poverty.

Hungary has struggled to deal with the influx of people trying to find asylum in European countries.

While thousands of refugees have been arriving daily in Europe, numbers cannot put a face on human suffering.

The death highlights the severe conditions experienced by refugees attempting to reach Western Europe.