Calls for safety overhaul in Taiwan after quake disaster
TAIWAN (AFP) -- As rescuers continue the grim task of digging bodies from the rubble of an apartment complex that…
10 years ago
Disaster
Ten dead as commuter trains collide in Germany
BAD AIBLING, Germany (AFP) -- German authorities were on Tuesday investigating how two commuter trains collided head-on, leaving at least…
10 years ago
Forest fires in Colombia send smoke plume over Bogota
The Colombian capital city of Bogota was covered in haze on Tuesday (February 2) as strong winds blew smoke and…
10 years ago
1 killed, 3 missing in fireworks plant blasts in east China province
One person was killed and three others remained missing after blasts swept a fireworks plant in east China's Jiangxi Province…
10 years ago
Chemical container blaze restricts Brazil’s Santos port
Up to a dozen containers carrying chemicals caught fire at a terminal at Brazil's largest port of Santos on Thursday…
10 years ago
French Alps avalanche hits school group, three dead
The northeastern French ski resort of Les Deux Alpes was on Wednesday night (January 13) in shock after three people…
10 years ago
Tornado in northwest China
[youtube id="PkffI9G6Xyg"] A tornado wreaked havoc in northwest China, stranding hundreds of passengers.
12 years ago
Civilian Diver Dies in Sunken Ferry Search
[youtube id="tqc5JSIyUsY"] The South Korean ferry disaster turns to the worse as a rescue driver died during a search operation…
12 years ago
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