71.   He said his group entered Malaysia illegally through Thailand and were seeking refugee status from the UNHCR and residency papers for a country other than Myanmar.

72.   He said group entered Malaysia illegally through Thailand, and were seeking refugee status from the UNHCR and residency papers for a country other than Myanmar.

73.   He sought refugee status in Canada, saying he was being persecuted in his homeland for opposing the Saudi royal family.

74.   His parents have reportedly sought refugee status in a third country.

75.   Immigration officials said Thursday that five African athletes will seek refugee status in Australia after refusing to go home following the recent world junior athletics championships in Sydney.

76.   In Canada, two Zairian men seeking refugee status have been quarantined.

77.   Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Irawan Abidin said the East Timorese refugee applicants did not have genuine political reasons for seeking refugee status.

78.   Indian officials say most of them are illegal migrants seeking refugee status in India.

79.   It was not clear if they were seeking refugee status.

80.   It was reported that eight of them had sought the status.