More than 130 dolphins beach in Japan
More than 130 melon-headed whales, a member of the dolphin family usually found in the deep ocean, beached in Japan.
35 killed in Bangladesh storms
Powerful storms swept Bangladesh at the weekend leaving a trail of devastation in the country's northwest and killing at least 35 people.
24,000 to be evacuated as typhoon closes in on Philippines
Around 24,000 people from the Philippines were being evacuated with Typhoon Maysak a day away from potentially striking the country's northeast coast.
At least 54 dead in trawler sinking off Russia'a Far East
Rescuers were searching freezing waters off Russia's Far East after a fishing boat sank in the Sea of Okhotsk with the loss of at least 54 lives.
Grief shrouds German town as air crash victims mourned
The small German town of Haltern am See held an emotional memorial service for the 16 pupils and two teachers from a local school.
State of emergency as super typhoon batters Micronesia
An emergency was declared in the Micronesian state of Chuuk as Super Typhoon Maysak cut a destructive path across the central Pacific.
Lufthansa says Germanwings co-pilot admitted 'severe depression'
The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings plane had informed his employer that he had undergone a "previous episode of severe depression".
Death toll in Chile floods rises to 18
At least 18 people were killed in flash floods that hit a normally arid region of northern Chile last week, and about the same number remain missing.
Alps crash captain shouted 'open the damn door'
The captain of a passenger jet that investigators believe was deliberately crashed into the French Alps shouted at the co-pilot to "open the damn door".
Twitter chief vows to help Indonesia fight disasters
Twitter chief Dick Costolo said the microblogging site planned to work with Indonesian authorities to warn people about natural disasters.
Pilot of crash plane was locked out of cockpit: report
A pilot of the plane that crashed in the French Alps left the cockpit before the fateful descent and was left trying to smash the door down but still failed to get back in.
Kazakhstan says at least three citizens killed in Germanwings crash
The Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan said at least three of its citizens died in the Germanwings airliner crash in the French Alps.
Tokyo subway attacks: Japan still baffled 20 years on
As Japan prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of a fatal nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway, experts say the horrifying case still leaves more questions than answers.
Thousands told to evacuate as deadly blaze threatens Chile city
Chile declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of up to 16,000 people as a raging forest fire led to at least one death and threatened the historic port city of Valparaiso.
UN disaster meeting opens in tsunami-hit Japan
Policymakers gathered with hopes high that the conference in tsunami-hit Japan might provide a springboard for real efforts to tackle natural disastersю
Australia clears up after twin cyclones, more floods expected
Australia was clearing up after two severe cyclones left a trail of destruction, wrecking hundreds of homes and cutting electricity to tens of thousands.
Destruction as massive cyclones hit Australia
Two powerful cyclones pounded Australia and left a trail of destruction with houses ripped apart, trees uprooted and power lines torn down.
Minor tsunami hits Japan after undersea quake
A strong undersea earthquake unleashed a small tsunami off the same coastline of northern Japan devastated by a tsunami in 2011.
Taiwan pays homage to TransAsia plane crash victims
Flags across Taiwan flew at half mast to pay homage to the 40 people killed in a TransAsia plane crash last week.
Dutch to collect more remains from MH17 Ukraine crash
A Dutch team is to return to the MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing crashed.