Pakistan on Tuesday dismissed as "baseless and preposterous" Indian assertions to link Pakistan to the boat which exploded in the Arabian Sea in early hours of January 1.
Tens of thousands of rural Cambodians converged in this capital city starting Wednesday to join in the celebration of the Water Festival, held for the first time since 2010 when 353 people died in a stampede on an overcrowded bridge on the final night of the festival.
Rescuers have discovered 17 dead bodies after a boat sank in waters off East Java province on Tuesday, and would continue search and rescue operation on Thursday to find the rest missing people, official said here on Wednesday evening.
Australia's immigration minister will arrive in Sri Lanka on Wednesday for top-level talks after the Australian government controversially decided to return 41 asylum seekers in a move condemned by the United Nations (UN) on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka's military on Wednesday denied sending a boat to pick up 153 asylum seekers believed to have been on board a ship stranded in Australian waters, an official said.
Mainlanders enjoy Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan and they watched the dragon boat racing in Dajia Riverside Park with Tainwan people.
A crew member on the fishing boat which sank Wednesday morning after colliding with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport vessel off Hiroshima Prefecture died early on Thursday, bringing the death toll to two, local media reported.
Now to London, where home prices continue to soar. Some Londoners are now choosing to live on boats on the city's waterways.But it's not an easy lifestyle. There are major issues regarding moorings and sanitation.
The captain of the tourist boat that capsized and sank off Thailand's seaside resort of Pattaya last week has confessed to negligence.
A five-year-old child was "in critical condition" after falling off a boat at Disneyland Paris in Seine-et-Marne, local medias quoted the police as saying on Wednesday.
A Chinese private fishing boat seized by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) side was released early Tuesday, a Chinese consular officer to the DPRK told Xinhua.
The skipper and all other crew members of a Chinese fishing boat Japanese coast guard detained Saturday near the Okinawa Prefecture were released on late Sunday, said the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka.
Three crew members and 24 tourists have been stranded aboard a fishing boat at Xisha Islands, South China Sea, due to strong winds and high waves on the sea, local maritime authorities said on Wednesday.
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