Ferry Sinks in Bangladesh Killing 114 and Leaving Dozens Missing
A double-decker ferry MV Maharaj capsized on the Buriganga River near Dhaka during a tropical storm, killing at least 114 and leaving many missing. About 200 people were aboard. rescue crews resumed work after darkness, with officials fearing more bodies trapped inside the sunken vessel.
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Maharaj
Buriganga
Mahbubur Rashid
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Rashid
Syed Manwar Hossain
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority
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Pavel Rahman
Associated Press
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Marines and Iraqis launch new offensive west of Baghdad
U S Marines and Iraqi security forces opened a new offensive Sunday against insurgents in several Euphrates River cities in Anbar province including Heer Hadithah and Ramadi after a week of carnage that left near 100 dead. Tribal Sunni leaders met in Baghdad to shape their role in a Shiite led government and draft a new constitution.
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Adnan al-Duleimi
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Fallujah
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Hadithah
Ramadi
Sheik Harith al- Dhari
Association Muslim Scholars
Florida couple accused of torturing adopted children
BEVERLY HILLS Fla A Florida couple John and Linda Dollar are charged with aggravated child abuse after eight adopted children say they were starved shocked with a cattle prod beaten with a hammer and had toenails yanked. The 12 to 17 year olds were placed in foster care after authorities uncovered abuse. The pair were arrested in Utah and brought back to Florida where a judge denied bail.
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John
Linda Dollar
Citrus County
Jim Cernich
Florida
Department of Children & Families
Lecanto
Charles Vaughn
Vaughn
John Dollar
Tampa
DCF
Bill D’aiuto
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