A powerful earthquake has struck in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 500 people as they slept and trapping many others. The US Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT)…
At least 26 people died and dozens of others were injured in forest fires that ravaged 14 districts of northern Algeria on Wednesday, the country's interior minister said. Kamel Beldjoud told state television that 24 people lost their lives in fires in…
An oil spill off the Peruvian coast has caused an "ecological disaster", authorities have said. The La Pampilla refinery has leaked over 6,000 barrels of oil after a tanker was hit by waves linked to Tonga's volcanic eruption on Saturday.…
Nineteen people including nine children were killed in an apartment fire in the Bronx in New York on Sunday, one of the worst fire disasters in the city in 30 years. Thirteen people remained hospitalised in critical condition, authorities said late on…
About 150 people were left trapped on the roof of Hong Kong's World Trade Centre after a major fire broke out. The blaze started to rip through the skyscraper, which houses both offices and a mall in the commercial and…
Twelve children are among the dead after a bus from North Macedonia crashed and caught fire on highway At least 45 people including 12 children have died as a bus carrying mostly North Macedonian tourists crashed in flames on a…
Firefighters have been tackling two barn fires across Devon, which have seen more than 170 bales of hay set alight. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said they had dealt with incidents in Chillington and Hemborough. They were called to…
MILLCREEK, Utah — According to United Fire Authority, an apartment complex that was under construction went up in flames Wednesday evening. A large smoke cloud was visible from much of the Salt Lake Valley. Fire crews were called to the…
At least 32 people have been killed and more than 60 injured in a train crash in southern Egypt, the country's railway authority says. Two carriages were derailed and overturned when two passenger trains collided in the province of…