At emergency summit convened after 800 perished at sea, nations commit to triple resources for border patrol operation.
"European Union leaders have committed extra ships, planes and
helicopters to save lives in the Mediterranean at an emergency summit
convened in Brussels after hundreds of migrants drowned in the space of a
few days. Meeting on Thursday, leaders from the 28-nation bloc also said they
were discussing laying the ground for military action against
traffickers.
- $9.7m a month pledged for EU's border operation
- Germany and France pledged two ships and Britain committed three to move into the Mediterranean
