EU calls migrant crisis emergency talks

The European Union has called emergency talks on tackling the bloc's escalating migration crisis. 

The EU presidency said interior ministers from all 28 member states would hold an extraordinary meeting on the 14th of next month. 

This follows a week that saw hundreds more people drown in the Mediterranean and 71 die in a lorry in Austria. 

The UN says the continuing conflict in Syria is a major factor behind the rise in numbers. 

Discussion points will include internal co-operation, fighting the trafficking of migrants, and return policy. 

BBC