A round-up of other world news in brief
At least 20 die in Sumatra bar blaze
JAKARTA – A least 20 people were killed and two left in a critical condition when fire engulfed a third-floor karaoke bar in one of Indonesia’s largest cities yesterday.
Firefighters contained the blaze in the building in Medan on Sumatra island and extinguished it within hours. The bar had been filled with hundreds of people, and officials believe they may still find more bodies. – (AP)
Fatal shooting at money bureau
A 30-year-old man has died after being shot outside a money-transfer bureau in Manchester, police said.
A gunman had confronted the victim, named as Khurram Ashraf, after he and a colleague shut up shop on Thursday in the Longsight area of the city.
Police said they had arrested a 20-year-old man from the area. – (Reuters)
Dozens killed as river ferry sinks
DHAKA – An overcrowded ferry carrying nearly 100 passengers sank in a Bangladesh river after colliding with a motor launch yesterday, killing at least 46 people just a week after another ferry disaster killed 87. The ferry sank near Kishoreganj, about 150km (90 miles) northeast of the capital Dhaka, police said. – (Reuters)