Russian airline blames Egypt crash on 'external' factors
The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt killing all 224 people on board came down due to "external" factors, the airline said, as relatives began identifying their loved ones in Saint Petersburg.
Plane carrying remains of Egypt crash victims lands in St Petersburg
A plane carrying the remains of scores of people killed when a Russian airliner crashed in Egypt landed in Saint-Petersburg early on Monday.
Russia mourns victims of crashed Egypt plane
The flight had been bringing holidaymakers back to Saint Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, when it disappeared off radar screens while over the Sinai peninsula.
Thousands march as Romania disco fire toll rises to 30
Thousands of people marched in central Bucharest to honour the victims of a weekend disco fire as the death toll from the tragedy climbed to 30.
Investigators probe deadly Russian plane crash in Egypt
International investigators have begun probing why a Russian airliner carrying 224 people crashed in a mountainous area of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing everyone on board in one of the deadliest Airbus incidents of the past decade.
Helicopter crashes in Libya with 23 on board: official
A helicopter with 23 people on board crashed Tuesday near the Libyan capital but the cause was unclear, a security official said.
Hurricane Patricia hits, spares Mexico of major damage so far
Record-breaking Hurricane Patricia rumbled across western Mexico, uprooting trees and triggering some landslides but causing less damage than feared so far for such a massive storm.
At least 42 dead in French pensioners coach crash
At least 42 people, most of them elderly, were killed when a coach collided with a lorry and caught fire in southwest France, in the country's worst road accident for three decades.
At least 11 dead in SW Pakistan bus explosion: officials
At least 11 people were killed and many more wounded when a powerful bomb ripped through a passenger bus in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province.
Seven children among 13 killed in Pakistan landslide
Thirteen people including seven children were crushed to death in Karachi Tuesday when a rare landslide struck their thatch huts as they slept.
Malaysian premier vows to help Indonesia combat haze
Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged to help Indonesia fight forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in haze as foreign aircraft joined operations to douse the blazes.
Massive clean-up after 20 killed in French Riviera floods
Volunteers and firefighters began the gruelling task of cleaning up French Riviera towns strewn with mud and debris, as the death toll from floods which tore through the region rose to 20.
Sixteen dead as heavy flooding hits French Riviera
Violent storms and flooding along the chic French Riviera overnight have killed at least 16 people and left another five missing.
Indonesia forest fires could become worst on record: NASA
The forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in choking haze are on track to become among the worst on record, NASA has warned.
Seattle bus crash victims identified, families flown in
Investigators combed through the wreckage of two buses that crashed in Seattle, as authorities released the names of the four foreign students who died in the accident.
Germanwings, Lufthansa heads remember France crash victims
The heads of the firm and parent company Lufthansa gathered near the crash scene to remember victims in France.
California fires destroy over 1,500 homes
More than 1,500 homes have been destroyed in two immense fires that have torn through California over the last week, causing millions of dollars in damage.
Wildfires threaten California's treasured Sequoias
Wildfires sweeping through California are threatening an ancient grove of giant Sequoia trees considered a national treasure.
All missing people found after Japan floods: authorities
Japanese authorities said they had found all the people left missing after massive floods that devastated large areas north of Tokyo.
Japan warns tourists on Mount Aso after eruption
Japan warned tourists to keep away from popular Mount Aso after it began belching smoke and ash into the air, the latest eruption in one of the world's most volcanically active countries.