News about emergency situations

At least five dead in India building collapse: official At least five people died and several others were trapped when a four-storey apartment block collapsed Wednesday in the western Indian city of Vadodara.

28 August 2013 11:51

Japan upgrades Fukushima leak to level three 'serious incident' Japan's nuclear regulator upgraded a radioactive water leak at the crippled Fukushima plant to a level three "serious incident".

21 August 2013 18:53

Australian lodges fork in penis for sexual pleasure Shocked doctors had to perform emergency surgery on a man in the Australian capital Canberra after he lodged a 10 centimetre (four-inch) steel fork inside his penis for sexual pleasure.

20 August 2013 16:12

Over 300 people evacuated from flooded villages in Kostanay oblast 100 rescuers and 16 vehicles have been dispatched to the flooded ares of Kostanay oblast in Kazakhstan.

19 August 2013 10:50

Two hundred missing in Philippine ferry disaster Philippine rescuers searched Saturday for more than 200 people missing after a ferry collided with a cargo ship in thick darkness and sank almost instantly

17 August 2013 11:44

Police alarm as N.Z. 'sleep driver' goes for a spin A New Zealand woman drove for hundreds of kilometres (miles) while asleep at the wheel, sending texts from her mobile phone along the way.

14 August 2013 17:45

Lightning strike sparks Venezuela oil refinery blaze A lightning bolt ignited fuel at an oil refinery east of Caracas on Sunday, sending giant columns of black smoke into the sky and forcing hundreds to evacuate.

12 August 2013 18:48

Philippines works to contain huge diesel spill Philippine authorities said they were working Saturday to contain a huge diesel spill that shut down parts of Manila Bay's vital fishing industry.

11 August 2013 14:31

Building explosion in Argentina leaves at least 8 dead A powerful blast from a gas leak ripped through a ten-story apartment building in Argentina's third largest city Tuesday, leaving at least eight dead and 61 injured.

07 August 2013 12:56

Philippine blast death toll up to eight The death toll from a powerful bomb that hit a southern Philippine city rose to eight on Tuesday, police said, as officials pointed to political rivalry as a possible motive.

06 August 2013 17:24

Family dog kills two-year-old boy in Australia A two-year-old boy has been mauled to death at his grandmother's house in a savage attack by a mastiff cross dog.

06 August 2013 10:15

40 Indonesians missing off Malaysia after boat sinks Rescuers were searching for 40 Indonesians including women and children on Saturday after a boat carrying them home to celebrate the end of the Islamic fasting month sank off Malaysia.

04 August 2013 11:07

Colombia's largest oil pipeline attacked Colombia's largest oil pipeline was hit by an explosion causing a significant oil spill in an attack blamed on leftist guerrillas.

30 July 2013 11:08

Six dead in Philippines restaurant blast Six people were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a bomb exploded at a restaurant in the southern Philippines.

28 July 2013 11:50

77 dead in Spanish train crash: official A train hurtled off the tracks in northwest Spain killing at least 77 passengers and injuring more than 140.

25 July 2013 18:00

Australia's Abbott plans military solution to boatpeople Australia's conservative opposition unveiled plans Thursday for a military-led response to repel boatpeople, branding the problem a "national emergency".

25 July 2013 12:49

New Zealand cleans up after strong 6.5 quake Emergency crews launched a major clean-up Monday following a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Wellington, as aftershocks continued to rattle the New Zealand capital.

22 July 2013 16:45

Astana residential building's basement explodes Something has exploded in the basement of a #29/1 Shakarim street 9-storey residential building in Astana.

04 July 2013 13:12

Driver tells about petrol lorry accident The tank truck damaged four cars before smashing into the residential building next to Rixos hotel in Almaty.

27 June 2013 16:33