Germany Explosion devastates apartment building in Germany A number of people have been injured after an explosion in an apartment building in western Germany. 24/06/2018
No Comment Sydney disappears in smoke Australia's biggest city has all but vanished as brush fire clearances on the outskirts create thick smoke. 29/05/2018
Europe News Environmentalists & farmers take EU to court over climate change Plaintiffs charge EU with establishing inadequate greenhouse gas reductions, and failing to ensure the already inadequate cuts are respected. A group action is trying to force the EU to make tougher laws. 24/05/2018
Portugal Hundreds of volunteers plant trees to replace Portugal's burned forest Portugal has started the process of recovering huge areas of forest lost in fires that struck the country last year. On Sunday over 3,000 volunteers planted around 67,000 trees in Leiria in central Portugal. More than 80 percent of the pine forest was lost in the blazes that also claimed 114 lives. 26/03/2018
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan fire: 24 killed at drug treatment centre A fire at a drug abuse treatment centre in Baku, Azerbaijan, has killed 24 people. 02/03/2018
Australia Australia swelters in record high temperatures Bushfires sweep across three states whipped up by high winds 07/01/2018
USA Child playing with stove started deadly New York City fire Officials say Thursday's Bronx apartment building blaze spread after the toddler's mother failed to shut the kitchen door as she fled with him and his younger sibling. Twelve people died and a further four are in critical condition in hospital 29/12/2017
USA California burns as Thomas fire becomes state's third-largest City of Santa Barbara now threatened by winds whipping inferno towards coast as fire-plagued 2017 approaches a record year's end. 17/12/2017
No Comment Hills in flames: new fires threaten Santa Barbara California state officials have ordered new evacuations across coastal towns in Santa Barbara County. 11/12/2017
World News Firefighters make progress in California fires Firefighters in southern California have gained some ground battling raging wildfires but strong winds are forecast to return with force 10/12/2017
USA Milder weather eases fight against California wildfires Slower winds have allowed more helicopters and air tankers to safely complete missions dropping water and fire retardant 09/12/2017
USA New fires ravage California New blazes have broken out in southern California where 200,000 people have been evacuated amid raging wildfires 08/12/2017
USA California man saves bunny from blaze A man rescues a rabbit from the California wildfires. 07/12/2017
World News Warning about risky home appliances Lawyers who represent victims of faulty products are sounding the alarm in the UK 24/11/2017
Portugal Portugal fears fire risk from late heatwave High unseasonal temperatures are good news for tourists, but bad news for Portugal's dried-out forests, with strong winds forecast. 27/10/2017
No Comment Homes evacuated as wildfires rage in Italy Residents were moved from their homes as firefighters battled to extinguish a wildfire around Val di Susa. 23/10/2017
Portugal Political turmoil in Portugal over deadly forest fires Portugal's parliament holds minute silence for forest fire victims as the political blame game begins 19/10/2017