Passenger ferry sinks in storms

An Indonesian ferry carrying 250 passengers capsized and sank after being battered by a large wave in storms in the country's east on Sunday, officials said, adding bad weather and nightfall made rescue efforts difficult. The ferry was travelling from Pare-Pare on the west coast of Sulawesi Island to the city of Samarinda on Indonesia's side of Borneo Island when it ran into bad weather. Indonesia relies heavily on ferry services to connect the main islands in the archipelago, the worlds largest. But accidents are common, largely due to years of under-investment in infrastructure and a tendency to overload ferries.