Disaster
Deadly Jerusalem balcony collapse victim named as Barry Levitt
A second-floor balcony in the three-story building collapsed onto a ground-floor restaurant on Monday, causing significant damage, the Fire and Rescue Authority reported.
At least 10 dead, 15 trapped after suspected gas leak collapses tunnel in India
Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit
Machado vows to return to Venezuela after earthquake death toll rises to over 1,700
Death toll from Indonesian school collapse jumps to at least 49
Piles of concrete caved in on hundreds of mostly teenage boys after the collapse of the Al Khoziny school in Indonesia, trapping and later killing them.
Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 36, search for bodies continues
At least 36 students have been confirmed dead, and 27 remain missing after an Islamic boarding school collapsed in East Java, Indonesia.
Dozens killed as powerful quake strikes central Philippines
The death toll was 69 as of late Wednesday morning, said Jane Abapo of the regional Civil Defense office, citing data from the provincial disaster agency that was subject to validation.
Relatives weep for scores of missing children after deadly Indonesia school collapse
Parents search desperately as 91 remain missing after an Islamic boarding school in East Java collapsed during prayers, trapping scores under concrete.
At least 39 dead, over 51 injured in stampede at Indian actor-politician Vijay's rally
Indian lawmaker Senthil Balaji told reporters that 58 people were hospitalized after what he said was a stampede.
Deadly 1956 Aegean earthquake revisited: new study unpacks Greece’s largest 20th-century tsunami
Geophysical Research Letters analysis shows both fault rupture and submarine landslides contributed to the disaster.
Death toll from Vietnam tourist boat accident climbs to 38
The accident took place around 2 p.m. local time on Saturday, soon after Typhoon Wipha entered the South China Sea.
Typhoon Danas batters Taiwan west coast with record two hundred twenty kilometers per hour winds
More than 300 flights were canceled, and 176 remained grounded by 10 a.m. Monday.
Israel's forests burn while gov't continues to underfund Fire and Rescue Authority
Our forests are burning, yet the government is stoking the conflagration by cutting budgets.
Tehran in trouble: Deadly port explosion leaves Iran in a bind - analysis
While Tehran could use the disaster to gain international sympathy, it also means that the Islamic Republic must investigate its own failings, which could reveal weaknesses.
