The Latest: Greece rescues 751 at sea in latest 24 hours
By The Associated Press, Associated Press
Sep 3, 2015 3:43 AM CDT
Migrants rescued off the Libyan coast celebrate on the the deck of the Siem Pilot Norwegian ship upon their arrival at the Italian port of Cagliari, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Russia says the United Nations Security Council is discussing a draft resolution to address Europe's migrant crisis, likely...   (Associated Press)

The latest on the European migrant crisis (all times GMT):

0833 GMT

Greece's coast guard says it has rescued hundreds of migrants or refugees at sea as they attempted to reach Greek islands clandestinely from the nearby Turkish coast.

The coast guard says it had picked up 751 people in 19 incidents between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning off the coasts of the islands of Lesbos, Samos, Agathonissi, Farmakonissi, Kalymnos and Symi. The figures do not include the hundreds more who reach the islands' shores each day.

With its massive coastline and proximity of its islands to the Turkish coast, Greece is the main point of entry into the European Union for a stream of people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia. More than 200,000 people have reached Greece so far this year.

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0737 GMT

Migrants poured into Budapest's Keleti rail station on Thursday as police stopped blocking its main entrance, piling into trains despite announcements that there was no service to Western Europe.

Hungary's railway company said it had suspended all direct trains from the Hungarian capital to western destinations. There was no immediate explanation from the government for the change in its policy.

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