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Death toll rises to 15 in twin Malaysian boat accidents Malaysian authorities said Friday a 15th body was found and 27 people remain missing from two boat accidents, at a time when Indonesian illegal migrant workers head home for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

20 June 2014

Several injured as construction crane topples in Swiss town A construction crane toppled late Wednesday in a Swiss town, injuring several people, two of them critically, police and media reports said.

12 June 2014

Rescuers hope to extract German cave explorer this week Rescuers said Tuesday they aim to extract a researcher trapped with a serious injury in Germany's deepest and longest cave by the end of the week.

10 June 2014

Italian navy rescues 2,500 migrants in 24 hours The Italian navy on Friday said it had rescued around 2,500 asylum-seekers from 17 boats in the past 24 hours as good weather conditions in the Mediterranean further boost the influx of asylum-seekers trying to reach Europe.

06 June 2014

S. Korea hospice fire kills 21, patient detained A fire swept through a South Korean hospice for elderly, infirm patients early Wednesday, killing 21 people in what police said appeared to be an act of arson by an 81-year-old Alzheimer's sufferer.

28 May 2014

Recovery of bodies from Korean ferry suspended The operation to recover bodies from the ferry that sank off South Korea last month has been suspended due to heavy seas, a spokesman said Saturday, amid concern that many of the missing may never be found.

03 May 2014

Woman rescued after falling from cathedral roof in England A 68-year-old woman had to be rescued by helicopter on Tuesday after she fell and became trapped on one of the towers of Britain's historic Wells Cathedral.

01 May 2014

S. Korea rescue for sinking ferry with 450 passengers South Korea despatched coastguard vessels and helicopters Wednesday to rescue around 450 passengers -- mostly high school students -- on a ferry sinking off the southern coast, officials said.

16 April 2014

Italy reports 900 migrants rescued at sea Italy has rescued 896 migrants crossing the Mediterranean by boat overnight, the navy said on Friday, after the government warned of an "emergency" caused by a surge in new arrivals.

13 April 2014

Canadian solo yachtsman rescued from Pacific A Canadian solo sailor was rescued from his sinking yacht after five days adrift in the Pacific battling rough weather, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said Tuesday.

09 April 2014

Drowning boy saved by pregnant woman A woman nine months pregnant has saved a boy from drowning in the icy waters of the Irtysh River.

01 April 2014

Sea turned red after Australian shark attack, says rescuer A man who dived into the sea to rescue a woman from a shark attack said Monday "reality hit" when he saw the water turn red, as he was honoured for his bravery.

24 March 2014

Two school kids rescued after falling through ice in Astana Two 5th graders were rescued by policemen after falling through the ice on Akbulak river in Astana.

15 March 2014

Husband joins search in Bali for missing Japan diver The husband of a Japanese diver missing off Bali since last week joined the search for his wife Wednesday, following the dramatic rescue of five others in the group and the death of a sixth.

19 February 2014

Rescued Antarctic scientists back on dry land Scientists whose Antarctic expedition became trapped in sea ice finally returned to dry land Wednesday, apologising for the disruption and facing questions over who will pay for the international rescue mission.

22 January 2014

Rescuers get drunk man down from wires in Ust-Kamenogorsk A men had a bet with his fiends and tried to climb from one high rise building to the neighboring one using electric wires.

14 January 2014

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.

06 January 2014

Relief at Antarctic rescue turns to fear for Chinese ship Australian authorities expressed relief Friday after 52 passengers were safely evacuated by helicopter from a Russian ship stranded in Antarctica, but then raised concern for a Chinese rescue vessel caught in heavy ice.

04 January 2014

New Year on ice as weather stalls Antarctic air-sea rescue An icebound Russian research vessel prepared to ring in the New Year in remote Antarctica Tuesday as blizzards hampered a helicopter rescue planned after several icebreaking attempts failed.

31 December 2013

One dead, 50 feared trapped in S.Africa mall collapse Hundreds of rescuers worked into the night searching for survivors in the rubble of a half-built mall that collapsed near the South African city of Durban Tuesday, killing one person and injuring dozens.

20 November 2013

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