A group apparently linked to a militant Kurdish organization has hijacked a passenger ferry boat just southwest of the Turkish city of Istanbul. Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said Friday as many as five hijackers had taken control of the...
Senegal marked the sixth anniversary of one of the worst maritime disasters in history, the sinking of a ferry boat that killed some 1,800 people. The event comes amid a diplomatic row and lingering resentment on the part of the victims' families. V...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 03 February 2006 Ferry "Al Salaam Boccaccio 98" in Suez canal (file photo) An Egyptian passenger ferry has sunk in the Red Sea, carrying more than 1,300 people. Egyptian te...
