• Refugee Crisis Prompts Emergency Summit of Bitterly Divided Leaders of 28 EU Countries

  Bitterly divided European leaders will seek to find a credible response to the worst migration crisis affecting the continent since World War Two, which has tarnished its image as a beacon of peace, at an emergency summit next week.

  

• Britain's Opposition Labour Party Split on Syria Air Strikes, Military Intervention

  Britain's new opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn faces a revolt over air strikes on Syria, nine days after the left-winger was elected on a platform that opposed military intervention in the region.

  

• U.S. Says Syria's Assad Must go, Timing Down to Negotiation

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has to go but the timing of his departure should be decided through negotiation.

  

• East European Leaders in War of Words as Weary Migrants Pour Across Borders in Thousands

  Hungary and Croatia traded threats on Saturday as thousands of exhausted migrants poured over their borders, deepening the disarray in Europe over how to handle the tide of humanity.

  

• Pope Francis Arrives in Cuba before Visiting United States, Sets Off North America Tour

  Pope Francis landed in Havana on Saturday to begin a tour of Cuba and the United States where he will witness the benefits and complexities of a fast-evolving detente between the old Cold War foes that he helped broker.