Disaster
Spokane wildfires destroy over 700 structures as 64,000 flee fast-moving Washington blazes
The Spokane-area fires have scorched more than 8,000 acres since erupting on Saturday in and around suburbs on the northern fringe of the city, home to about 230,000 residents.
Heavy rains and deadly floods in southern India kill 14, displace thousands
At least 34 miners killed in methane explosion at coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan
Deadly Jerusalem balcony collapse victim named as Barry Levitt
At least 10 dead, 15 trapped after suspected gas leak collapses tunnel in India
Survival chances for the trapped workers were slim, state disaster management official Rajiv Roka said, as rescuers had to battle the fumes, making their task difficult.
Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit
Local authorities are making every effort to rescue those affected in a village in Tanchang county, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The cause of the landslide remains unclear.
Machado vows to return to Venezuela after earthquake death toll rises to over 1,700
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday that she is "willing to do whatever it takes" to enter Venezuela to help with the country's recovery efforts following last week's earthquakes.
Multiple injuries, at least one dead in chemical tank rupture in Washington state - report
Multiple patients who suffered from chemical burns and other injuries were transported to nearby hospitals. Authorities said the implosion posed "no immediate threat to the surrounding community."
Twenty-eight killed by landslide at illegal Angolan gold mine
According to Angolan authorities, those killed were aged between 16 and 35 years old, with a total of four people rescued.
At least 90 killed in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search-and-rescue operations.
Inside the KKL-JNF shake-up led by its youngest chairman in decades
ZIONIST AFFAIRS: Eyal Ostrinsky took office on January 1. Three weeks later, his child was born at 28 weeks. A month after that, Iranian missiles hit.
Herzliya mayor warns beaches may close after cliff collapses
While no injuries were reported, the public was told to stay away from the affected area and to adhere to safety protocols.
Israeli teen, two Swiss Jewish sisters confirmed among dead in Swiss New Year’s Eve resort fire
Alicia and Diana Gunst, aged 15 and 14, and Charlotte Niddam, 15, were named among the victims of the deadly Swiss ski resort fire.
Twenty-four of those killed in New Year's fire have been identified, Swiss police say
Officials are still trying to identify many of those killed in the fire at the Le Constellation bar, which has become one of Switzerland's worst tragedies.
