South Korea ferry disaster
The boat, whose 459 passengers included hundreds of high school children, sank off the south coast of the Korean peninsula. The captain of a ferry that capsized killing more than 300 people was given a 36-year prison sentence Tuesday for negligence and abandoning his passengers.Bodies of victims from South Korea ferry disaster sent to the WRONG families'Save us!' First distress call from stricken South Korean ferry was made by BOY who phoned fire service.
Ebola
- Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks.The first EVD outbreaks occurred in remote villages in Central Africa, near tropical rainforests, but the most recent outbreak in west Africa has involved major urban as well as rural areas.