Indonesia ferry sinks off Sumatra 13:35 | Source:BBC
At least 23 people are now reported to have died after a ferry sank off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia.
China coal mine blast death toll reaches 87 11:09 | Source:BBC
At least 87 people are now known to have died in China's worst coal mine accident in two years, state media say.
Iran jails top reformer for six years 14:05 | Source:VOA
Iran has sentenced a former vice president who protested Iran's disputed presidential election to six years in jail.
Spanish capital besieged by irate farmers 10:04 | Source:EuroNews
As many as 100,000 Spanish farmers have thronged in the capital Madrid in a mass protest against the depressed market for agricultural produce.
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