A ferry in India carrying about 350 people has capsized in the northeastern state of Assam. A police spokesman said at least 100 bodies have been recovered. More than 100 people are still missing. From Delhi, Sanjoy Majumder reports.

The double-decker ferry which is packed to capacity is said to have capsized following strong winds and rain on the Brahmaputra river in the northeastern state of Assam. Eyewitnesses say many of the victimes were swept away by the river's strong currents. Boats are common modern transport in the area which has dotted the small islands and villages along the banks of the river. Many of the boats are overcrowded with poor and minimal safety features.

Fighting has broken out between rival groups of soldiers in the capital of Mali a month after the president was toppled in a coup. Witnesses said members of the presidential guard had clashed with troops loyal to the coup leaders. Gunfire was heard at a bridge in Bamako and near the building that houses the Malian state broadcaster. A spokesman for the coup leaders said the presidential guard was trying to reverse their take-over.

A suicide attack on a police convoy in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least 10 people and wounded more than a dozen others. Witnesses said the bomber on a motorbike rammed into a police vehicle in the town of Jalingo. A nearby market and the government building were badly damaged. The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has been blamed for a wave of killings across Nigeria.