FRANCE-ATTACK THWARTED

PARIS - An Islamic extremist with an arsenal of loaded guns was only prevented from opening fire on churchgoers because he accidentally shot himself, French officials say. 

EUROPE-MIGRANTS

ROME - Italy pressed the European Union on Wednesday to devise concrete, robust steps to stop the deadly tide of migrants on smugglers' boats in the Mediterranean, including setting up refugee camps in countries bordering Libya. 

EUROPE-MIGRANTS-SHIPPING- Shipping companies warn that their vessels and crews are not equipped to handle the large-scale rescues of migrants in the Mediterranean. 

MIGRANTS-REACHING EUROPE

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Jean-Paul Apetey survived Bangladeshi smugglers and knife-wielding Serbian thugs in his journey to the European Union, taking an increasingly popular land route to Hungary. The quest is full of dangers, but not typically the mortal peril of a sea crossing to Italy. 

IRAN-NUCLEAR TALKS

VIENNA - Negotiators are meeting in Vienna in attempts to reach a deal that curbs Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

POLAND-AUSCHWITZ

WARSAW, Poland - Authorities at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum are warning that the number of visitors to the former German death camp is growing so high that they might have to start turning people away. 

DENMARK-BESTIALITY

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Denmark has outlawed bestiality, putting the small Scandinavian country in line with several European neighbors, including Germany, Sweden and Norway.