THE family of an Irish oil worker kidnapped in Ecuador were last night awaiting the formal identification of two bodies reported found in the region where he was taken.

THE family of an Irish oil worker kidnapped in Ecuador fear he is dead after authorities in the South American country said they were now searching for two bodies.

A migrant-smuggling boat on a night run from Cuba to the US capsized in rough seas, dumping more than two dozen people in the water, the US Coastguard said.

A migrant smuggling boat on a night run from Cuba capsized in rough seas off the coast of Florida, dumping more than two dozen people in the water.