Top European officials searched for ways Monday to stem the tide of illegal human trafficking from Africa and the Middle East as rescuers responded to two new migrant emergencies off Libya, and a third boat ran aground near Greece.
Decrying what he called an "escalation in death voyages," Italian Premier Matteo Renzi urged a united European response to combat the growing humanitarian crisis. The call followed the sinking of a smugglers' boat Saturday in which hundreds are feared dead.
