1. All Quiet on the Gaza Front
(Newsletter)

... Pakistan hit a residential area in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials have said. CONTINUE... Bid to save ferry disaster victims Top_news By Agencies    Sunday, 22 June 2008 Resc...

2. Indonesia ferry sinks off Sumatra
(News/S+T)

...ck whether the ship's captain and port master went ahead despite the bad weather or if the weather changed." Ferry disasters are common in Indonesia despite repeated official promises to tighten ...

3. Deaths in Cambodia ferry disaster
(News/S+T)

An overloaded river ferry has capsized in a tributary of Cambodia's Mekong river, claiming the lives of at least 17 passengers. The accident took place overnight in northeastern Kratie province, some

4. Major Philippine boat disasters
(Archived/News/SReports)

The sinking of Superferry 9 vessel in waters off the southern Philippines on Sunday was just the latest in a series of deadly accidents across this nation.

5. Egypt court overturns ferry verdict
(Archived/News/Arab)

The owner of an Egyptian ferry that sank two years ago, killing more than 1,000 people, has been sentenced to seven years in jail for involuntary manslaughter after an appeals court overturned a previ

6. Indonesia ferry toll feared higher
(Archived/News/S+T)

A ferry that capsized off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi may have been carrying far more passengers than initially thought, raising fears that more than 330 people could have died in the disaster.

7. Storms hamper Indonesia ferry hunt
(Archived/News/S+T)

Heavy rain and strong winds have continued to hamper rescue efforts searching for at least 250 people missing after a ferry sank off Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Sunday.

8. Court acquits Egyptian ferry owner
(Archived/News/S+T)

An Egyptian criminal court has found the owner of a Red Sea ferry not guilty of manslaughter over the deaths of more than 1,000 passengers in an accident in 2006, court sources say.

9. Philippines to probe ferry disaster
(Archived/News/S+T)

Philippine investigators are set to open an inquiry into a ferry disaster that may have claimed 800 lives.

10. Bid to save ferry disaster victims
(Archived/News/S+T)

Rescuers are searching for hundreds of people missing after their ferry capsized after being hit by typhoon-driven waves in the Philippines.