More than 1,000 people have been killed in Myanmar and thousands more injured following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that was also felt in neighbouring countries. Hundreds are believed to be trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings - including...
Rescue efforts continue in Japan after at least 64 people were killed in a powerful earthquake that hit the country on New Year's Day. Homes collapsed, buildings caught fire and roads were extensively damaged, hindering the work of rescue services...
The devastation following the massive earthquake continues to spread, as the death toll surges in Turkey and Syria, officials said....
More than 21,000 people are now known to have died in Monday's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, which Turkey's president has called "the disaster of the century". A major international relief effort is gathering pace. On Thursda...
Rescuers work through third freezing night as death toll nears 16,000 Without shelter, water, fuel or electricity there are fears that many earthquake survivors could yet lose their lives....
A huge search and rescue effort is continuing in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which cut a swathe of destruction across the US state. At least 10 people have died in the state but officials fear the confirmed toll could ris...
Mexico has published revised figures indicating that the number of deaths caused by coronavirus is 60% higher than previously reported. More than 321,000 people are now believed to have died from Covid-19 in the country. ...
President Joe Biden has addressed the nation as the US marks 500,000 deaths from Covid-19, the highest toll of any country in the world. "As a nation, we can't accept such a cruel fate. We have to resist becoming numb to the...
Just in time for Halloween, ColourPop Cosmetics is releasing an exciting Hocus Pocus-themed makeup collection. The cosmetics company has been teasing the new line themed around the iconic 1993 film on Instagram through a series of photo...
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China has "removed" several senior officials over their handling of the coronavirus outbreak - as the death toll passed 1,000. The party secretary for the Hubei Health Commission, and the head of the commission, were among those wh...
The death toll in Sri Lanka has soared to 290 after a wave of blasts hit churches and luxury hotels across the country on Sunday. Police said 24 people had been arrested, but it is not yet known who carried out the attacks. About 500 people...
At least 832 people were killed in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the national disaster agency says. It added that the affected area was bigger than initially thought. Many people were reported tr...
Hurricane Irma was still wreaking havoc in South Carolina late Monday after causing at least 10 deaths in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. A flash flood emergency was issued for Charleston Monday afternoon as Irma, which was downgraded t...
Yet another department store chain has announced it will no longer sell Ivanka Trump's eponymous clothing and accessories line. On Thursday, Seattle-based Nordstrom said it would no longer carry the collection. Then on Friday, Dallas-based N...
Nearly 24 hours after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, killing at least 247, aftershocks continued and the odd survivor was still being pulled from the rubble. At 5:17 a.m. local time Thursday morning -- near...
By CRISTINA SILVA - Associated Press | AP – September 21, 2011 In this handout photo from the National Traffic Safety Board taken Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 at an airfield in Reno, Nev., shows two NTSB offi...
AFP AUGUST 2, 2011 The combined death toll from Tropical Storm Nock-ten and Typhoon Muifa in the Philippines has risen to 70, with threats of yet another storm in the rain-battered country, the government said Tuesday. ...
updated 12:20 a.m. ET May 28, 2010 NEW DELHI - Suspected(可疑的) rebels sabotaged(阴谋破坏) a high-speed train in eastern India on Friday, killing at least 25 people after it smashed into the path of a goods train, officials said. Local...