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Indonesian ferry sinks with more than 260 on board
(AFP)
AFP - A ferry carrying up to 269 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra island Sunday, triggering a desperate search for survivors, police and transport officials said.
3 bomb blasts leave 5 dead, 25 wounded in India
(AP)
AP - Three bombs exploded in India's restive northeast Sunday, killing five people and wounding more than 25, police said.
Separatist blasts kill five in northeast India
(AFP)
AFP - Suspected separatists in northeast India set off two explosions on Sunday killing five people and wounding 50 more, police said, as two of the movement's leaders remained under arrest.
Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard
(AP)
AP - An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters.
Homes under threat as Australian wildfires blaze
(AFP)
AFP - Hundreds of residents in eastern Australia were on alert Sunday as out-of-control wildfires fanned by soaring temperatures and windy conditions threatened properties, officials said.
Bomb blasts kill six, wound 40 in India's northeast
(Reuters)
Reuters - At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in northeast India's troubled Assam state on Sunday, police said.
Afghan official: 5 border security guards killed
(AP)
AP - Five Afghan border security guards have died in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border.
Indonesian ferry with over 200 people on board sinks
(Reuters)
Reuters - A ferry with 213 people on board sank off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday after being battered by bad weather, killing at least one person, police said.
Police close to unravelling cause of Saipan shootings
(AFP)
AFP - Police on the Pacific resort island of Saipan said Sunday they believed they knew why a gunman went on the rampage and killed four people before turning the gun on himself.
South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week
(AP)
AP - Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.
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