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1000 refugees plucked from the Mediterranean

An Italian coast guard ship, the Spanish humanitarian group Proactiva Open Arms and a Caribbean-registered supply vessel went to the aid of six rubber dinghies and three wooden vessels.

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Italy holds first funerals for avalanche dead

The first funerals for victims killed in the hotel Rigopiano in central Italy, which was destroyed by an avalanche last week, have been held.

Italy

Six killed in Italy after rescue helicopter crashes

Six people have been killed in central Italy after a rescue helicopter crashed.

Italy

3 puppies found in Hotel Rigopiano- giving hope to rescue workers

The mood of rescue workers at the Hotel Rigopiano has been sombre over the weekend.

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Race against time: rescuers work to save those trapped after Italian avalanche

Rescue workers in Italy are in a race against time to find further survivors following last week's avalanche.

Italy

Italy avalanche: rescue crews battle worsening weather to find survivors

Despite worsening weather conditions, rescue teams in central Italy say they haven’t given up hope of finding more survivors from a hotel which was completely buried by an…

Chile

Wildfires threaten areas in Chile under state of emergency

A heat wave and high winds are fueling the flames, which have already scorched 50,000 hectares of land

Italy

Italy avalanche: rescue teams pull out four more survivors

11 people have now reportedly been pulled alive from the rubble of an Italian hotel which was destroyed by an avalanche.

Italy

Ten found alive in Italy avalanche-hit hotel

Buried under snow for two days, four children and a woman have been pulled from the wreckage of a hotel in central Italy flattened by an avalanche.

Italy

Digging against time in Italian hotel avalanche rescue

Italian alpine rescuers pull out all in stops in bid to reach survivors buried in avalanche-hit hotel in Abruzzo.

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Italian rescue teams extract eight survivors from avalanche-hit hotel

Eight survivors rescued from Hotel Rigopiano

Iran

Tehran building collapse: search for missing firefighters

Rescuers are digging through the rubble of a collapsed building in Tehran, Iran, looking for as many as 25 missing people including firefighters.

Iran

Iran: rescue work continues into night after Tehran building collapse

Rescue operations continued late on Thursday in the Iranian capital Tehran following the collapse of a shopping centre which had caught fire.

Italy

Desperate search for survivors of avalanche-hit hotel in Italy continues into the night

Rescue workers face treacherous conditions as they fight against time and the elements to find survivors after an avalanche struck a luxury mountain hotel in central Italy, hours after a series of str

Italy

Italy: hotel rescuers find no sign of life after avalanche

Impossible to reach by car, emergency workers have been trying to access the Hotel Rigopiano by alternative methods.

Italy

Italy: rescue teams hampered by heavy snowfall

Heavy snowfall is hampering rescue operations in regions of central Italy affected by Wednesday's earthquakes. Lazio, Marche and Abruzzo were shaken by a wave of strong tremors on Wednesday.

Italy

Four dead, up to 25 missing, after avalanche hits central Italian hotel

Four people have died and up to 25 are missing after an avalanche struck the Hotel Rigopiano in central Italy.

World News

Flight MH370: underwater search suspended

The underwater search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is suspended, nearly three years after it disappeared.

Japan

Missing family of four found safe near Japanese ski resort

An Australian mother and her three sons who had been missing for a day from a Japanese ski resort have been rescued.

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Dog rescues itself from snowy Utah cliff ledge

Search and rescue teams struggled to save a dog stuck on a narrow cliff ledge in snowy Utah.