Hundreds believed dead after migrant boat capsizes off Greek coast
Rescuers pulled 104 survivors from the water and later recovered 78 bodies, but have not located any more since late Wednesday.
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Rescuers pulled 104 survivors from the water and later recovered 78 bodies, but have not located any more since late Wednesday.
At least 78 people have died after a ship carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the Greek coast. Reports suggest there could have been between 400 and 750 people on board. Greek authorities have now arrested nine Egyptian nationals in connection with the illegal voyage. The BBC's Sofia Bettiza has the latest.
One official said the type of old fishing boat that sank in the Mediterranean, this one carrying as many as 750 people, are like "floating coffins."
At least 78 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece Wednesday. At least 100 people have been rescued.
It was unclear how many passengers might still be in the water, but some initial reports suggested hundreds of people may have been on board.
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This month marks 75 years since legendary CBS newsman George Polk was murdered while covering a civil war in Greece. CBS News correspondent Steven Portnoy (host of the radio documentary "Who Killed George Polk?") reflects on journalists who are targeted for seeking to expose the truth.
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Protests continued in Greece as thousands of demonstrators demanded accountability and improved safety following the deadly train collision that killed at least 57 people.
The 59-year-old stationmaster allegedly directed the two trains traveling in opposite directions onto the same track.
The death toll from a head-on collision between a passenger train and cargo train in Greece on Tuesday night has risen to 46. Protests erupted across Greece overnight as the station manager on duty at the time of the crash has been arrested and the country's transport minister resigned. BBC News correspondent Nick Beake joined Anne-Mare Green on "CBS News Mornings" with the latest on the investigation.
A government spokesman says he believes a station master "confessed" to a mistake that may have led to the tragedy that has claimed almost 60 lives.
Greece's transport minister has resigned in the wake of a deadly train crash which killed at least 36 people. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio discussed the investigation into what caused the crash, and the political fallout surrounding it.
The manager of a train station was reportedly arrested in connection with the crash after the freight and passenger trains collided head-on at high speed.
A passenger train collided with a cargo train head-on overnight near the city of Larissa in northern Greece. At least 36 are confirmed dead and dozens of people were injured. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams joined Anne-Marie Green on "CBS News Mornings" with the latest on the deadly crash.
Dozens of people are dead and dozens more are injured after a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train outside the Greek city of Larissa. Authorities say the cause is still unclear. Holly Williams reports.
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The EU's border agency said it had assisted Greek authorities in providing immediate aid to the migrants, who were mainly from Afghanistan and Syria.
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