EUROPEAN UNION

France's president called on all European nations to help deal with the influx of refugees, whose numbers have climbed to over 500,000 since January.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the country would raise the number of refugees accepted annually to 100,000 from 70,000.

Thirteen refugees died in Turkish waters in an attempt to reach Europe Sunday, while Hungary reopened a border crossing with Serbia.

Central European countries passed refugees back and forth Friday as the U.N. pressed the region to find a solution for the crisis.

With direct military talks planned between the U.S. and Russia, experts point to the challenges ahead: mainly Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The announcement comes at a moment of high tensions between Washington, D.C., and Moscow over Russia’s involvement in both the Syrian and Ukrainian conflicts.

Russia said it would consider sending troops into Syria if asked by President Bashar Assad.

Croatia has one of the top three youth unemployment rates in the EU. Now the country is faced with an influx of more than 7,000 refugees.

The U.S. companies are among those at the center of a deepening investigation into alleged sweetheart deals in Europe.

Russia's actions in Ukraine and Syria have prompted the U.S. Air Force to call for a permanent F-22 Raptor base in Europe.

With increasing border controls in Europe, refugees are endangering their lives by traveling perilous and often longer journeys.

Hungarian authorities used tear gas and water cannons to push back refugees trying to cross the border from Serbia.

A study released in Germany revealed as many as half of the refugees in the country were afflicted with psychological issues.

German schools face dual challenges: not enough teachers qualified to teach German as a second language and a big influx of refugee children.

With involvement in both Syria and Ukraine, Russia has the Pentagon rethinking its budget allocations.

"Welcome. May you find peace, happiness and fulfillment."

"Those countries that are refusing, nothing happens to them. The refugees simply pass them by," said one German minister.

Internment centers in southern Europe would also allow for the swift deportation back to Syria of those who were denied refugee status in the EU.

Google and Goldman Sachs are among the large corporations stepping in with donations during Europe's refugee crisis.

European Union leaders will meet Monday to discuss proposals to relocate 160,000 refugees across Europe as well as a permanent mechanism to allocate asylum seekers.

Finance ministers are finally nearing an end to the deadlock on a deal that would have a major economic impact on participating countries.