Officials said fresh snowfall in the Austrian Alps is poorly bonded to older layers on the peaks, increasing the risk of repeated avalanches, and urged extreme caution....
In just nine days, wildfires have destroyed over 15,000 hectares of Argentina’s Patagonia, with hundreds of firefighters and volunteers continuing to battle the flames, reports Charlotte Lam....
The chopper was in the air for about 10 minutes over Utah before it spun out of control, descending and slamming into trees, injuring one person and three others evacuated from the wreckage....
Another Australian summer, another spate of catastrophic wildfires. As DW's Stuart Braun watched the flames rip through Victoria in recent days, he says locals are getting out while they can....
Three people have died as treacherous black ice made caused multiple crashes on highways in western Germany. Meanwhile, a police dog is being feted after sniffing out and apprehending a burglar. DW ha...
The President and the Minister of Transport visited the site of the accident Monday morning, later in the day the government decreed three days of mourning....
Officials are continuing to investigate the causes of the incident that Spanish Transport Minister Ă“scar Puente has called "strange" since it occurred on a straight line and neither train was speeding...
Emergency crews have been battling a major overnight fire after an explosion tore through a food production plant in central Greece. Three people were discovered dead with an investigation underway....
The death toll from a shopping centre fire in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, has risen to at least 55. Relatives of those still missing have criticized the slow rescue operation at the three-storey...
The Spanish government vowed Monday to conduct a full investigation into the causes of a high-speed train collision that killed at least 39 people, with officials warning the death toll could rise as ...
A monument of Turkmenistan's former president, in Ashgabat. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images An Air France flight from India to Paris diverted to Turkmenistan. It was already running almost a ...
Ricardo Martinez II spent more than a decade as a 911 dispatcher, handling thousands of emergencies as US 911 centers face a nationwide staffing and funding crisis. Across the country, emergency call ...
A person's car stuck in the snow in Little Rock, Arkansas. Will Newton/Getty Images A huge winter storm has hit the US this weekend, bringing heavy snow and ice to millions. The storm is expected to s...
A Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Barcelona. Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images A Turkish Airlines plane had to make a landing after a bomb threat was discovered a...
Airlines are expecting more than 30 million passengers during the Thanksgiving travel period. KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP via Getty Images Major airlines are making it free to change your travel plans ahe...
I plan vacations for a living, including all-inclusive trips, and I help my clients avoid common booking mistakes. Kari Becker As a travel planner, I regularly stay at all-inclusive resorts and book l...
Over 30 US states are preparing for Winter Storm Fern. New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images Historic blizzards have caused fatalities, major damage, and lasting infrastructure ch...
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in The Wall Street Journal's print edition. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Ye, formerly known as Kanye West , took out a full-page ad in WSJ to apologize fo...