ISTANBUL - At least six people died when a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus on Sunday, the head of the local government said, in a preliminary toll to Turkish media.

BHâRATPUR (NEPAL) - Distraught families in Nepal watched grisly images of mangled corpses on a screen on Sunday, seeking to identify relatives as overflowing morgues forced authorities to begin burying flood victims.

Police have so far found no evidence of arson in the Klongthom Shopping Centre fire to support speculation of a conspiracy to force some businesses out, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Sunday.

PATTAYA - Police and human security officials arrested Thai, Lao and Ugandan women for alleged street prostitution on Saturday night, only days ahead of the arrival of about 5,000 crew and marines aboard a US navy strike group.

ASKER (NORWAY) - Norway's new King Haakon VIII attended a memorial service Sunday, as churches across the Scandinavian kingdom paid tribute to his father, king Harald, who passed away two days before.