31.   The crew of a raft carrying illegal immigrants from Kosovo and Albania threw refugee children into the Adriatic to try to avoid capture, Italian authorities said Saturday.

32.   The Greek government promised tougher border security Friday after a truck carrying illegal immigrants crashed, killing six people and injuring dozens of others.

33.   The ship, sailing under a Georgian flag, was carrying illegal immigrants to Greece when it slammed into rocks during a storm Monday and split in half.

34.   The ship, sailing under a Georgian flag, was carrying illegal immigrants to Greece when it struck the rocks during a storm Monday and split in half.

35.   The van, which was carrying illegal immigrants, struck two cars Monday night before it slammed head-on into the sport utility vehicle.

36.   The vast majority of vessels found by Greek authorities to be carrying illegal immigrants originated from Turkish ports.

37.   The wooden boat reportedly carrying illegal immigrants to Australia sank Friday, but news of the tragedy was only made public Monday.

38.   Vlora is the main port for ferrying illegal immigrants from Albania to Italy, but there was no official confirmation that the boat was carrying would-be immigrants.

39.   A Greek coastguard vessel exchanged gunfire Sunday in Greek territorial waters with an Albanian ship reportedly carrying illegal immigrants, the merchant marine ministry said here.

40.   A Pakistani national was killed and three others wounded Wednesday when police in the northeast of Greece opened fire on a bus carrying illegal immigrants, police said.