More than 390 confirmed dead in China ship sinking

A total of 396 people have been confirmed dead after a cruise ship capsized in China, state media said, making it the country's worst shipping disaster in nearly 70 years. Only 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. The death toll jumped by over 200 after rescuers hoisted the battered ship out of the Yangtze river on Friday and began recovering bo