The Italian prosecutor who wants to sink refugee rescue boats Amid allegations of collusion with traffickers, charity boats saving migrant lives are under pressure to stop. They aren’t colluding, they say. And they won’t stop.

U.S. warship fires warning shots at Iran boats: Pentagon The USS Mahan fired warning shots at Iranian boats approaching the destroyer at high speeds as it sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to officials.

Iran Holds Two U.S. Navy Boats After Mechanical Problems, Officials Say American officials said that the military had lost contact with the boats in the Persian Gulf, and that Iran had promised to return the sailors soon.

2 U.S. Navy Boats in Iranian Custody, Pentagon Says Iran notified the U.S. that the boats and crew will be returned 'promptly'

EU set to 'search, seize' human trafficker boats

How Hitler tried to terrorize the seas with U-boats during World War II Hitler's deadly U-boats destroyed Allied shipping supply lines and sunk more than 2,600 cargo vessels.

PM attempts to deflect question about the economy with 'stop the boats' answer Prime Minister Tony Abbott has bizarrely referenced 'stopping the boats' when asked about Australia's economic performance, on the ABC's 7:30.

New York Times launches scathing attack on Tony Abbott Prime Minister Tony Abbott has come under scathing attack in a thundering New York Times editorial over his 'ruthlessly effective' policies to 'stop the boats'.

Stop The Boats campaigner airs shocking views on controversial show A Townsville 'Stop The Boats' campaigner reduced a refugee to tears in his own home after asking if he thought she was an infidel and dubbed asylum seeking as 'organised crime' on SBS program.

EU Set to Back Destruction of People-Smuggling Boats European Union defense and foreign ministers are gathering in Brussels to devise a strategy to stop human trafficking across the Mediterranean. Mark Kelly reports. Image: AFP/Getty