More than 330 confirmed dead in China ship sinking

A total of 331 people have been confirmed dead from a cruise ship that capsized in central China after rescuers lifted the vessel out of the water, state-media said Saturday. Just 14 people have been confirmed alive out of the 456 -- mostly tourists aged over 60 -- on board when the "Eastern Star" rapidly sunk on the Yangtze river in a storm on Monday. Authorities gave the death toll of 331 as of 08:00 am (0000 GMT) Saturday, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, in what looks likely