Australia's Abbott plans military solution to boatpeople
Australia's conservative opposition unveiled plans Thursday for a military-led response to repel boatpeople, branding the problem a "national emergency".
Indonesia searches for missing Australia-bound boatpeople
Rescuers searched the seas off Indonesia's Java island Wednesday for possibly dozens of asylum-seekers missing after their Australia-bound boat sank, leaving at least three dead, with 157 saved.
Australia closed to boatpeople: PM
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday announced that no more boatpeople will be resettled in Australia with all unauthorised arrivals to be sent to poverty-stricken Papua New Guinea.
Spain seizes 17 tonnes of hashish on boat
Spanish customs agents have intercepted a fishing boat carrying just over 17 tonnes of hashish in the Mediterranean and detained the ship's 14 crew members, all of them Egyptian nationals.
Death toll from S. Korea typhoon climbs to 15
South Korean rescuers Wednesday resumed a search for 10 missing crewmen from two Chinese fishing boats as the confirmed death toll from a strong typhoon rose to 15.
Kazakhstan border service's motor boat staved in at Caspian Sea
On June 27 Naiza border service boat staved in when navigating the waters the Caspian Sea: press-secretary.
Nazarbayev expressed condolences to Medvedev on Bulgaria boat tragedy
Kazakhstan President found out about the crash “with a feeling of deep compassion.”
Massimov expressed condolences to Putin on Bulgaria boat tragedy
I send my sincere condolences to Head of the Government V.Putin and the families of the victims of the tragedy with Bulgaria boat: Massimov.