51.   Fire broke out on a South Korean fishing vessel in Russian far eastern waters and eight crewmembers are missing feared dead, Interfax news agency reported Friday.

52.   Hundreds of fishermen have been missing for two days and feared dead in the Bay of Bengal after a storm swept the coast of Bangladesh, reports said Tuesday.

53.   A ship captain is missing and feared dead after his cargo vessel sank in waters off the central Philippine island of Camotes before dawn Saturday, the coastguard said.

54.   A fire in a department store in the southwestern province of Sichuan has left five people feared dead and caused millions of dollars in damage, reports said Wednesday.

55.   As many as nine mountaineers were missing and feared dead near the summit of Mount Everest after being caught in a severe storm, expeditions reported Monday.

56.   Fifteen miners were reported missing and are feared dead after a flood in a central Chinese coal mine, local officials said Tuesday.

57.   The names and other details of those feared dead have not been released pending notification of next of kin.

58.   The pilot was one of the two feared dead, the report said.

59.   Three skiers are missing and feared dead following an avalanche Wednesday at the Monarch Glacier near this British Columbia village, search and rescue officials said Thursday.

60.   Twelve miners were missing and feared dead after an underground tremor caused a rock wall to collapse at a gold mine west of Johannesburg, mine management said Tuesday.