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Chinese authorities are working quickly to reachsurvivors still trapped under a passenger ship thatcapsized -- or turned over -- in the Yangtze Riverlate Monday. More than 450 passengers and crewwere on board the ship when it went down. Most ofthe passengers were elderly Chinese tourists.
Only 15 people are known to have gotten out alive.More than 400 passengers are still missing. ThePeople's Daily website reported late Tuesday threebodies were found 50 kilometers from the wreckagesite.
Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri
Boko Haram militants have again attacked the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. The city is set to bethe new base of government operations aimed at defeating the group.
Reports from the city said fighters used grenades in Tuesday's attack but were unable toadvance beyond the city limits.
Later, a suicide bomber attacked a cattle market in Maiduguri. Early reports said up to 20people died in the explosion.
Nine NGO employees shot dead in Afghanistan
Police in northern Afghanistan said Tuesday unknown gunmen have shot dead at least nineemployees of an aid agency. The attack took place in Balkh province. The victims were from thenon-governmental organization, People in Need.
The United Nations warned last month that the Afghan conflict has caused a record rise incivilian deaths in the first few months of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014.
No one has claimed responsibility for Monday's killings of aid workers in Balkh.
US Senate votes on spy programs
The US Congress completed action Tuesday to end the government's huge program ofcollecting telephone call data designed to help stop terrorist attacks. American telephonecompanies will take over the task in six months.
The Senate voted 67-32 in favor of legislation already approved by the House ofRepresentatives. It was then sent to President Barack Obama for his signature. Mr. Obama sayshe will quickly sign the legislation. He says the new rules protect both civil liberties andnational security.
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