A dead baby becomes the most tragic symbol yet of the Mediterranean refugee crisis

Twelve migrants thought to be Syrian refugees were feared to have drowned off the coast of the Greek island of Kos on Wednesday after the boats carrying them sank. A number of bodies washed ashore on a beach in the Turkish resort town of Bodrum, probably connected to the disaster.

The images of the dead, captured by Dogan News Agency, soon circulated on social media. They included, most hideously, photographs of children.  Read more.