Disaster
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
Twenty-eight killed by landslide at illegal Angolan gold mine
At least 90 killed in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years
Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power
Cyclone Batsirai hit Madagascar and has killed at least 10 people, slamming into the eastern coastline with heavy rain and wind speeds of 165 kph (100 mph).
At least 24 perish in Ecuador landslide
The country's disaster management agency said 48 people were injured.
Israel marks 25 years since two helicopters collided, killing all 73 on board
Israelis commemorate the 73 soldiers killed when two helicopters collided on their way to Lebanon in 1997. To this day the IDF has yet to give a definite reason as to why the helicopters crashed.
Distress signal prompts UN concern after Tonga volcanic eruption
Initial reports suggested no mass casualties on the main island of Togatapu, but two people were reported missing and the capital Nuku'alofa was badly damaged.
Don't look up! Apocalypse-level asteroid to fly past Earth this month
Dubbed 7482 (1994 PC1), this asteroid has an estimated diameter of 1-1.3 kilometers. That's over 4 times the size of the Eiffel Tower.
Dozens feared to be missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
Jade miners reported to be missing after deadly landslide in Hpakant, the center of Myanmar's secretive jade industry.
Kentucky rabbi says Jewish communities donating to victims of deadly tornadoes
At least 100 people are feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes tore a 200-mile path through the US Midwest and South.
Night of devastating tornadoes likely kills more than 100 in Kentucky
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said the collection of tornadoes was the most destructive in the state's history.
IDF commander of Surfside rescue unit plays 'Hallelujah' tribute to victims
98 people died in the collapse of a residential building earlier this year in Surfside, Florida.
Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption kills 14; dozens injured
In a barren landscape covered in ash, homes were almost completely submerged, and a truck had only the top of the driver's cab visible.