OVER SIXTY DIE AS FERRY SINKS

More than 60 people, mainly women and children, are now feared to have drowned after a ferry capsized near the Pacific Island state of Tonga. The vessel went down about 90km (55 miles) from the capital, Nuku'alofa, late on Wednesday. Some 50 male passengers, travelling on deck, were rescued; many women and children, who were sleeping in cabins below, are feared lost with the ship. Tongan officials say 117 people were on board the Princess Ashika when it sank.