At least 15 Rohingya refugees have been confirmed dead and dozens more reported missing after a ship capsized in the Bay of Bengal.
The victims were from camps near the resort town of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, officials added.
As many as 73 people have been rescued, with search operations currently underway for the rest.
According to the authorities, the ship, packed with around 130 people on board, was heading to Malaysia.
Six killed in Houthi attack on ship; US strikes vessel in Gulf of Oman
Four crew members and two rescuers have been killed in an attack by Houthis on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, Yemen's transport ministry said, while the US military said it struck a container ship attempting to sail toward an Iranian port.
Rain pounds Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin sweeps through China
China's strongest typhoon this year lashed wide swathes of the country, battering the capital with bouts of intense rain that flooded key roads and stranded vehicles, after setting new rainfall records in central and eastern provinces.
At least 2 dead, nearly a million without power after severe US Midwest storms
Powerful storms have moved through the US Midwest on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead and nearly a million without power, officials said.
Zimbabwe boat accident death toll rises to 44
At least 44 people died after a passenger ferry capsized in a lake in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, police said, roughly trebling an earlier estimate of the death count after more bodies were found.
One dead, 172 rescued after Indonesian ferry from Bali catches fire
Indonesian authorities rescued 172 people on Wednesday after a ferry travelling from the tourist island of Bali caught fire in waters off Lombok, officials said,as the search continued for any other missing passengers.
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