Overloaded ferry sinks in Iraq's Tigris river; at least 72 die

At least 72 people have died after an overloaded ferry sank in Tigris river near Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday. Most of the casualties were women and children who couldn't swim, the head of Mosul’s Civil Defence Authority Husam Khalil said. As many as 55 people, including 19 children, have been rescued.