Searchers pulled out 15 bodies buried under mud, rocks and debris today, raising this week’s death toll to 106 from landslides and floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh.

Landslides and floods caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 76 in southern Bangladesh and rescuers are searching for more missing people, officials said.

AT LEAST 40 children died when the truck they were in crashed into a canal on the way back from a school outing in Bangladesh.

At least 40 children died when their school bus crashed into a canal in Bangladesh.

WAYNE ROONEY can expect to discover today whether he will face disciplinary action for his foul-mouthed hat-trick celebration.

Wayne Rooney can expect to discover tomorrow whether he will face disciplinary action for his foul-mouthed hat-trick celebration.

IRELAND captain William Porterfield was left fuming after claiming a controversial umpiring decision cost his side victory over the West Indies in Mohali yesterday.

Rebel soldiers in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka surrendered today after being confronted with government tanks.

The death toll from cyclone Sidr which hit Bangladesh’s coast with winds of 150 mph has risen to at least 1,100.

A POWERFUL cyclone packing 240kmh winds slammed into Bangladesh last night, flattening homes, toppling trees and power poles, and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee for shelters in this low-lying nation.

A cyclone slammed into Bangladesh tonight, tearing down houses, toppling trees and power poles, and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee.

More than 600,000 coastal villagers took shelter inland today as a cyclone rapidly approached Bangladesh’s south-western shores, spawning cold drizzles, strong winds and high waves, a weather official said.

Security forces patrolled the quiet streets of six major Bangladesh cities today, enforcing an indefinite curfew imposed by the military-backed government to quell unrest by students demanding an end to emergency rule.

Concern has appealed for donations to help it assist flood victims in the Bangladesh region.

The death toll in a spate of mudslides, flooding and lightning in south-eastern Bangladesh rose to 103 today after rescuers recovered more bodies.

LANDSLIDES and lightning strikes left nearly 100 people dead in Bangladesh as torrential monsoon rains pounded the country, officials said yesterday.

Separate clashes between rival political activists and police left one man dead and about 65 people injured, as a major political alliance in Bangladesh staged a nationwide transport blockade today to force electoral reforms, police said.

A family of five people were killed today when a herd of wild elephants rampaged through a village in south-eastern Bangladesh.

Rescuers recovered three bodies after a boat packed with about 70 people capsized in rough weather off Bangladesh’s Chittagong coast today.

A six-storey building housing a garment factory, shops and offices collapsed in the Bangladeshi capital today, with many trapped inside, a fire brigade spokesman said.

Rescuers recovered 46 more bodies from the charred debris of a textile mill in south-eastern Bangladesh today, raising the death toll from the devastating fire to 52.

At least 10 people were injured today when a bomb went off in a town near the Bangladeshi capital where a powerful bomb killed seven people earlier this week, United News of Bangladesh reported.

A series of bombs in two Bangladesh cities killed at least eight people and injured 66 today in what appeared to be the latest attack by militant Muslims who want to impose harsh Islamic law, officials said.

A series of bombs exploded in two Bangladesh cities today, killing at least six people, including two suicide bombers and a policeman, officials said.

Judges and lawyers in Bangladesh demanded extra security today after fresh threats from Islamic militants suspected to be involved in this week’s bombings of court buildings.

Bombs exploded at court buildings in three towns in Bangladesh today, killing one person and wounding several others.

Bombs exploded at court buildings in three Bangladesh towns today, leaving several people injured, ATN Bangla TV station reported.

Dozens of small bomb blasts rattled the capital Dhaka and towns across Bangladesh today as a series of carefully timed attacks killed one person and injured at least 42 others.

At least 17 people were wounded today when dozens of small bomb blasts rattled the capital Dhaka and districts across Bangladesh, police said, as authorities worked to count casualties and asses the damage from the explosions.

Dozens of bomb blasts shook the capital Dhaka and districts across Bangladesh today, police said, as authorities scrambled to count casualties and assess damage.

ONE of the largest earthquakes yet to strike the planet sent huge tidal waves tearing into countries across Asia.

More than 8,600 people are now reported dead around southern Asia, most killed by massive tidal waves that smashed coastlines around the region after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Indonesia on Sunday morning.

An angry mob set fire to a passenger train in central Bangladesh today, injuring at least 20 people.

Deaths from monsoon rains across south Asia this year reached 1,100 today as residents in Bangladesh’s capital endured its worst flooding in six years, wading through sewage and rowing boats on flooded roads.

Ireland put up a brave fight against Australia but ultimately fell 49 runs short after a spirited run chase against the reigning ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup champions in Chittagong at the U19 World Cup at Bangladesh.

Ireland gained its first points of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup 2004 with a solid team performance against Papua New Guinea at the Khulna Divisional Stadium.

Monsoon floods battering parts of Bangladesh claimed 45 lives in the past four days, washing away many houses and displacing thousands of villagers, relief officials said today.

AT least 30 women and children were killed and hundreds injured in a stampede when thousands of poor people scrambled for clothes being handed out in a northern Bangladesh town yesterday, police said.

Several people are feared dead after five sections of an express train carrying 500 passengers in Bangladesh derailed and plunged off a bridge.