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Two passengers remain unaccounted for after the Greek cruise ship M/S Sea Diamond (pictured) ran aground off Santorini in the Aegean Sea and sank.
The fifteen Royal Navy personnel accused of trespassing into Iranian waters return to the United Kingdom after a two-week detention.
TGV POS trainset number 4402 sets a new world speed record for railed vehicles at 574.8 km/h (357 mph) during test runs conducted in Champagne, France.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dissolves the parliament and calls for an early parliamentary election, a move denounced by the parliament as unconstitutional.
A tsunami triggered by an earthquake strikes the Solomon Islands, killing at least 20, destroying around 900 homes and leaving thousands homeless.

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