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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.

26 March 2015

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.

25 March 2015

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.

19 March 2015

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.

14 March 2015

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

14 March 2015

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.

21 February 2015

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.

20 February 2015

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.

17 February 2015

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.

10 February 2015

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.

24 January 2015

AirAsia jet's alarms 'screaming' before crash: investigator Warning alarms in AirAsia flight QZ8501 were "screaming" as the pilots desperately tried to stabilise the plane just before it plunged into the Java Sea last monthю

21 January 2015

Ten months on, Australia confident of finding MH370 Missing airliner MH370 is "very likely" to be found if it lies in the vast undersea zone now being scoured, and is probably in good condition despite being submerged for 10 months.

16 January 2015

Divers make fresh bid to reach AirAsia jet main body Indonesian divers made a fresh attempt to reach the main body of an AirAsia plane that crashed in the sea last month with 162 people on board.

16 January 2015

Eleven Ukraine civilians killed when rocket hits bus Eleven Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 injured when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus .

14 January 2015

Divers go down to AirAsia wreckage as weather clears Indonesian search officials sent divers down to the bed of the Java Sea during a break in bad weather in hopes of recovering more bodies.

06 January 2015

Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits New Zealand's South Island New Zealand scientists warned South Island residents to expect a swarm of aftershocks following a strong early morning six-magnitude earthquake.

06 January 2015

Ice likely caused AirAsia crash, Indonesia agency says Weather was the "triggering factor" in the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 with icing likely causing engine damage, Indonesian officials said.

05 January 2015

'Two big parts' of AirAsia plane found: search chief Recovery teams have found two big parts of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the sea last weekend with 162 people on board.

03 January 2015

Bad weather halts recovery of bodies from AirAsia flight Stormy weather forced Indonesian rescuers to suspend their search for the bodies of those on AirAsia's Flight QZ8501.

31 December 2014

Philippine storm death toll rises to 11 Two days of heavy flooding and landslides killed 11 people as tropical storm Jangmi crossed the central Philippines on Tuesday, with water in some areas "neck deep".

30 December 2014

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