Sixth asylum boat in four days arrivesTuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:51PMTHE sixth boatload of asylum-seekers to reach Christmas Island in the past four days has been brought ashore at Flying Fish Cove.
Stimulus funding used to resurface U.S. Highway 62Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:32AMA 3.5-mile highway resurfacing project from Gassville into Marion County is the first use of federal stimulus funds for improvements to U.S. Highway 62 in Baxter County, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve's website, recovery.gov.
Rioters demand to be sent homeMonday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:00AMINDONESIAN officials said a two-day riot inside Darwin's immigration detention centre had been triggered by delays of up to nine months in charging the men.
Boat causes barely a rippleSunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:00AMA NERVOUS little girl was the only child among 37 asylum-seekers who sailed close to Christmas Island at the weekend undetected.
This Week's TakeSaturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:55AMThis year I observed (no celebration) my 65th birthday and accepted the cruel reality that the Chesapeake Bay is unlikely to be significantly cleaner in my lifetime. It wasn’t easy.