ISTANBUL - The 20 people missing from a passenger ferry that capsized off northern Cyprus likely went down with the ship, officials said Wednesday as rescue operations continued for a fourth day.

VENICE - Veteran film star George Clooney said on Wednesday the United States would surmount an “unfortunate” time in its history under the Trump administration, calling it a government run by the “least qualified people”.

More than 5,000 US Navy personnel from the USS Abraham Lincoln have begun making their way into Pattaya, where they are expected to pour about 100 million baht into the local economy during five days of long-overdue shore leave.

CAIRO - A passenger bus overturned on a desert highway in Egypt’s eastern Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, killing 22 people and injuring 28 others, authorities said.

LONDON - ⁠Former ⁠British pop ​star Paul Gadd, better known ​by his ‌stage name Gary Glitter, pleaded not guilty in a London court on Wednesday to eight ​charges ⁠of historic sex offences against a young girl.