At least 26 people died and several were missing after an overcrowded speedboat collided with a sand-laden bulk carrier and sank on Bangladesh's giant Padma River on Monday, police said.
"Rescuers found 26 dead bodies and some still could be missing," said Miraj Hossain, a senior police official of the central Madaripur district, where the accident occurred.
Five people were rescued and sent to hospital, he said.
Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago.
US military says it turned away blockade runner trying to reach Iranian port
The US military has announced that it fired a missile into the engine room of a vessel trying to get through the US blockade of Iran on Friday.
Two hundred hurt in post-game violence as Paris hails second Champions League triumph
More than 200 people were injured and one person died in Paris following Paris Saint-Germain's second consecutive Champions League win, the interior ministry said on Sunday, reviving France's heated debate about street violence.
Illegal mine collapses in China, killing five just days after Shanxi disaster
A mine shaft collapse during an illegal mining operation in China's southwestern Yunnan province killed five people and injured one, state media reported, days after the country's deadliest mining accident since 2009 left at least 82 dead.
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