A passenger ship carrying more than 450 people has sunk in the Yangtze river in central China, triggering a rescue effort hampered by strong winds and heavy rain. Maritime transport remains critical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aisha Mohammed lost three daughters in a boat disaster which killed over 100 people in Kwara state three years ago [Ahmed Ambali / ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three victims have now been confirmed dead after the boat capsizing near Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. One other ...

-- Says death, destruction ravaging constituentsSOKOTO: Hon. Bashir Usman Gorau, member of the House of Representatives representing Gada/Goronyo Federal Constituency, has condemned the wave of ...

Hopes for survivors were fading on Thursday after one of the country’s worst boat disasters that left seven South Korean tourists dead and 21 others missing. The Mermaid sightseeing boat capsized and ...

KINSHASA, Congo — A wooden boat transporting students back from state exams sank in central Congo, killing at least 20 people, authorities said. The vessel was traveling in Kasai province when it sank ...

At least 51 people have died after a boat sank in north-west Nigeria's Sokoto state on Thursday, a local resident told AFP, ...

The pattern has now become wearily familiar in Nigeria. Many die in a boat accident; officials say the regulations should be followed; their calls are ignored; campaigners say the resources are not ...

Aisha Mohammed lost three daughters in a boat disaster which killed over 100 people in Kwara state three years ago The pattern has now become wearily familiar in Nigeria. Many die in a boat accident; ...