Death Toll From Taiwan Air Crash Rises

The death toll from a TransAsia Airways flight that crashed into a Taipei river shortly after taking off on Wednesday has risen to 31, and could rise further, with 12 people still missing, according to Taiwan officials.

TransAsia Flight GE235, carrying 58 passengers and crew, lurched between buildings, clipped an overpass with its port-side wing and crashed upside down into the shallow river shortly after taking off from a Taipei airport.