Turkey 02/01/2017 Reina club massacre: When laughter turned to tears Revellers at the Reina club, one of Istanbul’s best known nightspots, had no idea of the horror that was to follow as they counted down to 2017.
Turkey 01/01/2017 Erdogan vows Turkey will stand firm against terror Security services had been on heightened alert for New Year in Turkey and across Europe.
Indonesia 08/12/2016 Searching for survivors: more than 1,000 rescue workers deployed after Indonesia earthquake Over a thousand rescue workers are searching for survivors a day after a magnitude 6.
USA 25/10/2016 Battling back from gunshot wounds in Chicago In April 2016, 18-year-old Jonathan Annicks was shot while on his way to his brother’s car in his home town, Chicago.
world news 01/09/2016 Italy plans rebuild of quake-hit towns Drone footage of Amatrice shows how easily the buildings crumbled when an earthquake rocked central Italy on August 24th killing 294 people.
Italy 24/08/2016 'They are left under the rubble': survivors in Italy describe earthquake terror The area worst hit by the Italian earthquake sees its population swell in the summer, with tourists flocking to the mountains to attend annual festivals.
United Arab Emirates 03/08/2016 Emirates Airlines CEO issues statement after plane crash-lands Dubai International Airport has been closed until further notice after an Emirates flight crash landed and burst into flames.
China 08/05/2016 China: workers missing after landslide hits power station construction site Rescuers in China are searching for 34 people missing after a landslide hit the construction site for a new hydroelectric power station, according to
Afghanistan 08/05/2016 Scores killed as buses and fuel tanker collide in Afghanistan At least 73 people are known to have died in a road accident on a busy highway in Afghanistan, according to the country’s health ministry. Scores
Kenya 03/05/2016 Kenya: baby pulled alive from rubble of Nairobi building reunited with father The Kenyan Red Cross says a six-month-old baby girl has no visible physical injuries – despite being buried in the rubble of a collapsed building in
Mexico 22/04/2016 Mexico: death toll in Pemex factory blast rises to 24 The death toll in the Pemex plant blast has surpassed 20 and could continue to rise, officials fear.
Italy 21/04/2016 Up to 500 migrants may have drowned in Mediterranean - UNHCR More than two hundred migrants arriving into the Sicilian port of Augusta on Thursday. They were picked up at sea by a joint Italian and Greek
Mexico 21/04/2016 Death toll from Mexico plant blast rises Wednesday's explosion at a petrochemical plant in Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured more than 130.
Japan 17/04/2016 A race against time in Japan Rescuers dig with their bare hands to find those buried alive after a double earthquake disaster
India 11/04/2016 India: Five detained over deadly temple fireworks display Police in India were questioning at least five people on Monday over this weekend’s deadly fireworks display at a Hindu temple, captured on camera in
India 11/04/2016 Indian officials launch inquiry into deadly temple fire A judicial inquiry has been ordered by the Indian authorities into an explosion and fire at a Hindu temple in Kerala that killed at least 110 people
Pakistan 04/04/2016 Flash floods kill at least 55 in Pakistan In the Khyber and Kashmiri regions of northern Pakistan flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 55 people. An emergency
no comment 13/03/2016 Looking for survivors Video from the SMART News Agency shows a damaged building in Aleppo and members of the Syria Civil Defence rescue group finding people among the
France 16/02/2016 Eagles of Death Metal performing first solo Paris gig since Bataclan attack Eagles of Death Metal make an emotional return to Paris to play their first gig since November's deadly attacks in the capital.
Taiwan 07/02/2016 Taiwan quake: baby rescued 30 hours after building collapses, scores still inside Rescue teams were continuing to search on Sunday evening for around 120 people believed to still be trapped inside a collapsed apartment block in the
