Passengers scrambled to don life jackets onboard a high-speed passenger ferry as it was sinking off the northern coast of Cyprus.

Rajendra Dawadi rang the school bell to warn his fellow teachers they needed to evacuate (Picture: Rajendra Dawadi)

At least six people were injured in the incident.

Leila Abolhasani has been handed a death sentence under the charge of 'Moharebeh'.

More than 200 people have been rescued after a major search operation was launched.

Abigail Lainton was travelling with her siblings on a tourist vessel from the Saona Island in the Dominican Republic when it suddenly blew up in the water.

Rosenheim railway station in Bavaria,where the woman was stabbed (Picture: Krüger/imageBROKER/Shutterstock)

Pramod Poudel last spoke to his new spouse Sumitra on Wednesday before devastation struck near the border with China's autonomous province of Tibet.

A manhunt for the gunman is underway (Picture: EPA) A manhunt has been launched after a gunman opened fire at an event in Switzerland.

Alexander Mamonov, a former employee of Russian flag carrier Aeroflot, was found to have masterminded a scheme to secretly ship hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of components to the airline.