Angry relatives wait for news after deadly ferry crash
Police inspector Alamgir Hossain confirmed the death toll included 24 women and 19 children. The double-decker ferry sank after it was hit by a cargo vessel around midday Sunday, police…
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Death Toll Rises To at Least 70 in Bangladesh Ferry Disaster
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 on Monday in the latest shipping mishap in the South Asian nation. The…
Death Toll Rises To at Least 70 in Bangladesh Ferry Disaster
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 on Monday in the latest shipping mishap in the South Asian nation. The…
Bangladesh Ferry Accident Leaves At Least 31 Dead
A river ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized in central Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit by a cargo vessel, killing at least 31 people, officials said. A rescue operation…
Bangladesh Ferry Accident Leaves At Least 31 Dead
A river ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized in central Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit by a cargo vessel, killing at least 31 people, officials said. A rescue operation…
16 dead in Bangladesh ferry accident
In August, there was another deadly ferry accident in the same river.
South Korean coast guard captain jailed for 4 years over botched Sewol rescue
More than 300 people died after the ferry capsized off the southwestern coast of South Korea in April, the majority of them high school students on a field trip. On…
Bungled Training Exercise Blamed For Sydney Bomb Scare
A bomb scare on a ferry that caused major disruptions in downtown Sydney was a training exercise gone wrong, an official said Friday. The transport hub of Circular Quay, between…
A year of Airbnb: Meet the man who lives only in online rentals
Ask Kevin Lynch. Originally from Chicago, Lynch moved to Shanghai over a year ago with his wife and daughter “for an adventure.” When a position in the advertising company he…
Brisbane: A guide to one of the world’s most livable cities
If the answer’s yes to either or both, consider Brisbane, Australia, one of the world’s most livable cities, according to a 2014 Monocle Magazine index. Unique among Australia’s major cities,…