Shopping mall under construction collapses in Karaganda, one injured
A shopping mall under construction has collapsed in Karaganda city in central Kazakhstan.
20 killed in Russian military barrack collapse in Siberia
Twenty Russian soldiers have been killed after their military barracks collapsed in Siberia.
Bridge collapses during construction in Almaty; 20 injured
A bridge has collapsed during pouring of concrete in Kazakhstan's Almaty injuring 20 construction workers.
Nineteen hurt as blast, then fire bring down New York buildings
Nineteen people were hurt when three New York buildings collapsed and a blaze tore through another in what preliminary indications suggested was a gas-related explosion.
Casablanca buildings collapse kills 4, injures 55
At least four people including a 10-year-old child died and 55 others were injured when three residential buildings collapsed in Casablanca, Morocco's largest city, the authorities said.
Overpass collapse kills two in Brazil World Cup city
An unfinished overpass being built for the World Cup collapsed in Brazil's southeastern city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 19.
More survivors found in India disaster rubble
Emergency workers pulled out three more survivors from the rubble of a collapsed building in southern India Tuesday as authorities said they expected to wrap up rescue efforts by the end of the day.
Builders blamed as India collapse toll rises to 17
The confirmed death toll from India's latest building collapse rose to 17 as authorities blamed shoddy construction for the tragedy near the southern city of Chennai.
'Locks of love' bridge in Paris evacuated after railing collapse
Sometimes too much love can be a bad thing as Paris discovered on Sunday when thousands of "locks of love" attached to a footbridge caused part of the railing to collapse, forcing an evacuation.
Acrobats seriously injured in US circus fall
Nine acrobats were seriously injured Sunday when a platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging act during a circus performance filmed by spectators in Rhode Island.
Three students killed by wall collapse in Portugal
Three students, aged between 18 and 20, were killed and another four injured after a wall collapsed at the University of Minho in Braga, northern Portugal, emergency services announced.
Most Bangladesh factory survivors still too sick to work
Most survivors of the Bangladesh factory collapse that killed 1,138 garment workers are still too traumatised or injured to work 12 months after the tragedy, AFP reports according to a survey.
Powerful quake rattles Mexico
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and Pacific coast on Friday, shaking buildings, bringing down walls and prompting people to rush into the street.
House collapses into crater in Kazakh mining town
A house collapsed into a crater near the Ridder-Sokolsky mine with three people fleeing for safety.
Three dead, 63 hurt as NY buildings collapse
A major explosion caused by a gas leak flattened two Manhattan apartment buildings in a fireball Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 63 others.
Student tragedy in S. Korea as building collapse kills 10
At least 10 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an auditorium packed with students collapsed at a resort near the southern South Korean city of Gyeongju.
Death toll from India building collapse climbs to 17
Indian rescuers pulled two more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed apartment block, taking the death toll from the country's latest building accident to 17, an official said Monday.
Uruguay economy minister resigns over airline scandal
Uruguay's economy minister has resigned as he faces a probe over the 2012 collapse of national airline Pluna -- a scandal that has tainted President Jose Mujica's administration.
Scores hurt in London theatre collapse
The ceiling of a packed London theatre collapsed on the audience during a hit show on Thursday, wounding 76 people including children and leaving terrified theatregoers covered in blood and rubble.
Rescue workers among six dead in Latvia supermarket cave-in
Six people including two rescue workers were killed and 35 others injured on Thursday when the roof of a supermarket collapsed in a suburb of Latvia's capital Riga, emergency services confirmed.