14 migrants die as boat sinks off Turkey: report

At least 14 people, including seven children, drowned on Wednesday when a migrant boat sank off Turkey's Aegean coast while trying to reach Greece, local media reported, the latest fatalities in Europe's refugee crisis. There has been a sharp spike in the numbers of migrants and refugees fleeing war and misery in the Middle East, Asia and Africa setting out from Turkey for the European Union. Turkey has surpassed North Africa as the main launching point for migrants heading to Europe, and curren