india bakes in a heatwave, the country under pressure to do more to help the most vulnerable. and an airline that lost two of its planes and 500 lives, tells 6,000 of its workers that they are no longer needed hello of the the islamic state of iraq and levant has been dealt a heavy blow to the offensive in anbar. dozens of troops and police have been killed using captured military vehicles. in one attack fighters drove a tank laden with explosives south-west into tikrit killing 45 people. funerals have been held for police and shia militia men, killed when three i.s.i.l. suicide bombers drove humvees into a police base. the attacks happened on the eve of a conference in paris, where members of the anti-i.s.i.l. coalition will review strategies following setbacks. first imran khan has more than the tanguay tack near tank attack near tikrit. this is one of the brazen attacks. this is a secure air base home to a number of iraqi and shia militia troops and forces. i.s.i
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rising sea levels are threatening its very existence. we begin a developing story out of china where a passenger ferry carrying more than 450 people has sunk 79 the eastern star capsized in the river in china s south. at least 20 people have been rescued. the captain and the chief engineer have both been detained for questioning rob mcbride jones us with more. bring us up-to-date with the latest details you have been hearing about the disaster. reporter: that s right the rescue operation is continuing in earnest spurned on by reports from rescueers that they believe they have identified three pima live in the hull of the vessel. earlier it was reported from the sea that noises had been heard from inside, evening shouts for help. well, it s now being reported on state run television that rescuers at the scene have identified three people two mount middle of the vessel and also towards the rear of the vessel. at least one of those is said to be a woman that they have been a
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and the new cancer treatment scientists are saying is a once in a generation discovery. hello, a cruise ship with 458 people on board has capsized in china. at least five people confirmed dead. but rescuers have heard some people crying for help from inside the ship. most passengers are elderly tourists. chinese state media says the captain and chief engineer managed to get out and have been questioned detained, rather for questioning. the eastern star sank in the yangtze river in china. and that is in the country s south. crossing over to rob mcbride who is joining us live from hong kong to give us an update on the situation there. what we know about this particular vessel, rob. reporter: that s right. this does raise various safety concerns about cruise ships and about the yangtze river. there has been earlier this year in january another tragedy a tug was undergoing trials when it capsized and 22 lives were lost. but the loss of life on the yangtze is not uncommo