Fourteen dead, hundreds of zoo animals wiped out in Georgia floods
Nine people were missing in Georgia's capital Tbilisi, a day after freak floods killed 14 people and swept away zoo animals, some of which were shot after being found prowling the streets.
Lions, tigers on the loose in deadly Tbilisi floods
Lions, tigers and even a hippopotamus escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, adding to chaos caused by severe flooding that killed at least 12 people.
Kazakh President expresses condolences in connection with China's Eastern Star ferry disaster
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev expresses his condolences to the Chinese people in connection to the deadly ship accident.
Deadly Kiev fuel blasts set off blaze near military unit
Hundreds of Ukrainian firefighters battled to keep a blaze sparked by a deadly string of fuel depot blasts from engulfing a strategic military unit outside Kiev.
First Germanwings crash victims' bodies repatriated
The first bodies from the Germanwings plane that was deliberately crashed in the French Alps were repatriated to Germany.
Singapore in mourning after students killed on Malaysia peak
Singapore has declared Monday a day of national remembrance after at least six local students on an excursion and two adults accompanying them were killed in an earthquake.
Nearly 400 dead in China ship sinking as search for bodies widens
Rescuers extended their search for victims of a Chinese cruise ship sinking to include a vast stretch of the Yangtze rive, as the confirmed death toll rose to 396.
'No possibility' of survivors in China ship sinking: official
Authorities admit there is no hope for more survivors from a capsized Chinese cruise ship.
Hundreds still missing after China cruise ship sinks
Rescuers pulled at least three people from the wreckage of a capsized Chinese cruise ship as fears mounted for the more than 400 people still missing.
Kazakh officials discuss connection between Proton launches and saiga deaths
Is there a connection between the mass die-out of saigas in Kazakhstan and rocket launches from Baikonur cosmodrome?
FBI asked to probe if derailed train was struck by projectile
The FBI is being called in to determine if a projectile struck a commuter train before it crashed in the US city of Philadelphia this week, killing eight people.
Airbus holds first A400M test flight since deadly crash
Airbus on Tuesday carried out the first test flight of a new A400M since one of the military transport planes crashed in Spain over the weekend.
Airbus continues A400M tests, crash victims honoured
Airbus said it would carry on with test flights of its A400M military transport plane despite the crash of one of the aircraft in Spain that killed four employees.
Black boxes of crashed A400M plane found, aircraft grounded
Spanish authorities found the two cockpit recorders of the Airbus A400M military plane that crashed near Seville airport, killing four people.
Kazakhstan allocates additional €1 million for Chernobyl Shelter Fund
Kazakhstan will allocate €1 million for the construction of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) intended to contain the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Kazakhstan woman survives Nepal earthquake
A woman from Kazakhstan was in the capital of Nepal, when the earthquake hit the country. She survived.
Rebuilding the economy of Nepal after the earthquake crisis
Recommendations that may bring good results in Nepal: Rethinking monetary policy in order to take into consideration the growing economic relation with China, pushing for a Roosevelt infrastructure plan, developing the hydro energy sector.
Kazakhstan to render aid to Nepal: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kazakhstan will render assistance to Nepal.
Nepal quake survivors clash with riot police, UN seeks $415 mn
Desperate survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people clashed with riot police in Nepal's capital.
Kazakh villagers ask to asses damages from flooding
Villagers from flood-hit areas in Kazakhstan ask for help and to assess damages to their homes. Emergency services are still working to counter the consequences of flooding and prevent additional ruin.