Germany Swan Wake: Bird 'mourning' dead companion rescued from railway line Its companion is thought to have died after getting caught in a live overhead line, police said. 29/12/2020
no comment Cat rescued from inside electric cable casing by Turkish firefighters First responders in the Aegean province of Izmir arrived at the scene Wednesday following reports of "noises" coming from underground 04/12/2020
no comment Guatemala army rescues flood victims after Hurricane Eta As the remnants of Hurricane Eta moved back over Caribbean waters, governments in Central America worked to tally the displaced and dead, and recover bodies from landslides and flooding that claimed dozens of lives from Guatemala to Panama. 07/11/2020
Australia Rescue operation underway as 270 whales stranded on Australian coast A pod of pilot whales stranded on sandbars off Australia's southern island of Tasmania state. 22/09/2020
Lebanon Beirut blast: Distraught families await news of missing relatives Rescue teams continue to search for survivors in the rubble of Beirut's port, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing more than 150 people and wounding thousands. 07/08/2020
no comment Yangtze river floods prompt massive evacuations in central China Critics blame the disaster on rampant overdevelopment and poor water conservancies policies. 18/07/2020
world news Rescued lion illustrates plight of thousands of other cubs Simba the lion was rescued and taken to an animal shelter in Chelyabinsk, southern Russia, but many other cubs have not been as fortunate. 05/07/2020
no comment Entangled sperm whale liberated from fishing net by Italian Coastguard A ten-metre-long male sperm whale, which was entangled in fishing nets, has been freed by the Italian coast guard in the Mediterranean Sea. The illegal fishing net had prevented the whale from moving its tail fin. 29/06/2020
Places Family rescue bear with head trapped inside plastic container The Wisconsin family never thought their fishing trip would turn into saving a bear's life. 29/06/2020
Austria Avalanche sweeps away hiking group in Austrian Alps An avalanche in the Dachstein area of the Austrian Alps killed five hikers on Sunday, police said. 08/03/2020
no comment Deer rescued from freezing swimming pool A polie officer pulled the deer’s front legs but failed to lift it out of the pool and had to call for back-up. 28/01/2020
no comment Survivors rescued from collapsed building in southern Cambodia At least five people have died following the collapse. 04/01/2020
no comment Helicopters battle raging bushfires in Australia Helicopters battle raging bushfires in Australia 21/12/2019
no comment Man pulled alive from under rubble of a hotel after Albania earthquake Adriatik Bode was one of the survivors of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that has so far left 40 people dead. 28/11/2019
no comment Flash floods, evacuations as storms hit Italy Stormy weather pounded Italy over the weekend causing flash floods and evacuations in the country's northwest 04/11/2019