Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 23:53
Eighteen people died when a boat carrying some 70 passengers capsised on the Niger River in central Nigeria, an official said on Sunday, a week after 42 perished in a similar incident.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 21:17
An Italian government minister born in Africa watched wordlessly on Sunday as soldiers carried bags containing the bodies of would-be asylum seekers from her native continent who perished when their packed fishing boat sank within sight of the tiny island of Lampedusa.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:36
The 111 coffins were numbered, a teddy bear wearing a smile and a blue shirt with a heart was placed above casket No 92.
Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 20:39
Italian divers hoped to resume the search for bodies today after a Mediterranean shipwreck tragedy in which 111 African asylum-seekers have been confirmed dead and scores more are missing.
Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 09:47
A day after a boat believed to be carrying over 500 migrants, mainly from Eritrea and Somalia, caught fire and sank off Lampedusa in Italy, inclement weather forced divers to halt their search for hundreds of the missing migrants.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 18:26
The bodies of all nine victims, who had gone missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga in Bihar`s Bhojpur district, were fished out on Thursday.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 14:53
The boat tragedy was triggered after an engine failure prompted the passengers to light a small fire to attract the attention of the coast guard, which later spread into a large fire, said Lampedusa Mayor Giusi Nicolini.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 17:44
At least 13 persons are feared drowned when a country boat sank in river Ganga at Kewatia village of Bihar`s Bhojpur district, official sources said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 14:39
Four years after an ill-fated boat sank in the Thekkady wild life reserve in Kerala, killing 45 tourists, the crime branch of the Kerala Police is yet to submit the final chargesheet to the court.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 23:13
Tour boat passengers jumped into the River Thames to escape a fire on their World War II-era amphibious vehicle near London`s parliament house on Sunday, the emergency services said.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 22:24
The death toll in the sinking of a boat carrying asylum seekers off Indonesia`s coast has risen to 29, while dozens more are still missing.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 11:03
More than 30 people were still missing two days after a boat carrying asylum seekers to Australia sank off the Indonesian coast, killing 22 people including seven children, Indonesian security officials said on Sunday.
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