world news Man rescued after two days in capsized ferry A man survived for two days in an air pocket of a capsized ferry on an African lake in a disaster that has claimed the lives of over 200 people 22/09/2018
Italy ‘I saw the car disappear into the clouds’: Genoa survivors speak out Survivors and witnesses of Tuesday's bridge collapse recount their experiences in vivid detail. 16/08/2018
Greece Greek fires: Search for missing moves to Athens morgue Coroner says identification of bodies difficult as most are badly charred 26/07/2018
United Kingdom 72 seconds of silence observed on Grenfell fire anniversary It's been one year since the tower block went up in flames and the silence was respected country-wide at mid-day 14/06/2018
Nepal Nepal plane crash: miscommunication may have been to blame Miscommunication over the landing runway may be to blame for the Kathmandu plane crash that killed at least 49 people. 13/03/2018
India Acid attack victims hit catwalk for International Women's Day Eleven survivors became models at a fashion show in India, on the outskirts of Mumbai 08/03/2018
Mexico Mexico continues to search for survivors Rescuers are racing against the clock to reach survivors trapped under the rubble of a school in Mexico City. The search which has entered into a 21/09/2017
France Nice attack anniversary: one family’s story from the tragic night One minute they were enjoying a peaceful night out toasting France’s national holiday and their own wedding anniversary. But in an instant their 13/07/2017
USA Private plane crashes into California suburb Three people were killed and two critically injured when their light aircraft plunged into a house in a residential neighbourhood of southern California. 28/02/2017
Poland On World Holocaust Day, leaders warn against the rise of bigotry and intolerance 'Memory and Truth are our responsibility, they are our weapons against evil,' said Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo as she paid homage to the victims of the Holocaust. 27/01/2017
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 19/01/2017
Turkey 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. 02/01/2017
Turkey Erdogan vows Turkey will stand firm against terror Security services had been on heightened alert for New Year in Turkey and across Europe. 01/01/2017
Indonesia 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. 08/12/2016
USA 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. 25/10/2016
world news 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. 01/09/2016
Italy '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. 24/08/2016
United Arab Emirates 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. 03/08/2016
China 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 08/05/2016
Afghanistan 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 08/05/2016
Kenya 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 03/05/2016
Mexico 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. 22/04/2016
Italy 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 21/04/2016
Mexico 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. 21/04/2016
Japan A race against time in Japan Rescuers dig with their bare hands to find those buried alive after a double earthquake disaster 17/04/2016
India 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 11/04/2016
