More Than 70 Die In Egyptian Football Riot

At least 74 people have been killed and 1,000 injured after a football pitch invasion in Egypt, according to reports. Clashes are said to have broken out as fans flooded the field seconds after the game in the northern coastal city of Port Said finished. There were reports of rocks, bottles, flares and fireworks being thrown as politicians in the country criticised a lack of security at the match. Doctors treating the victims said some had been stabbed to death. One player caught up in the rioting described it as "a war". Troops have now been deployed on the streets and dozens of people have been arrested. One player likened the scenes in Port Said to 'war' Witnesses said most of the deaths involved people who had been trampled in the crush of panicked crowds, or who fell from terraces. Deputy health minister Hesham Sheiha told state television: "This is unfortunate and deeply saddening. It is the biggest disaster in Egypt's soccer...

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Florida Pile-Up: 11th Body Found In Wreckage

An 11th body has been found in the charred wreckage of a deadly Florida pile-up after days of searching by investigators, it has emerged. At least a dozen cars, six lorries and a motor home were involved in a series of collisions on the busy Interstate 75 early on Sunday. Initially it was thought 10 people were killed, but a team sifting through wreckage found the newly-discovered victim in a crushed and badly-burned pick-up truck that crashed into a lorry. Two other bodies had earlier been found in the vehicle. The pile-up was blamed on heavy smoke from marsh fires and fog, which blinded motorists. Some of the cars were crushed by trucks and others burst into flames near Gainesville, home to the University of Florida. A further 18 people needed hospital treatment after the incident, which was described by one witness as "like the end of the world". Officials have released the names of eight people killed in the crash. Investigators...

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