Deadly Bronx Fire Sparked by Space Heater; Second Fire Linked to Scooter Battery January 10, 2022 A fire in a high-rise Bronx apartment building that killed 19 people, including nine children, was sparked by a malfunctioning...
Report: Death Toll in 2018 California Wildfire Likely Includes 50 More People February 13, 2020 Doctors and other experts say at least 50 more people, many of them elderly or ill, likely died as a...
UPDATE: Death Toll from Philippine Typhoon Bopha Passes 270 December 6, 2012 By Bullit Marquez Mud-stained bodies covered with banana leaves were laid out in a row and survivors dried their soiled belongings on the...
Philippines’ Biggest Typhoon Kills at least 230; Hundreds More Missing December 5, 2012 The death toll from the Philippines’ strongest typhoon this year rose on Wednesday to around 230, with hundreds missing in...
Guatemalans Huddle in Streets after Deadly Quake November 9, 2012 By Sonia Perez-Diaz and Romina Ruiz-Goiriena Guatemalans fearing aftershocks huddled in the dark and frigid streets of this mountain town wrapped in blankets early Thursday, while...
Probe into Fatal Hong Kong Ferry Collision May Take Six Months October 3, 2012 By James Pomfret Hong Kong authorities began inspecting the wreckage of a leisure boat on Wednesday amid questions over how a collision with...
At Least 37 Dead in Hong Kong Ferry Collision October 2, 2012 By Donny Kwok and Tan Ee Lyn At least 37 people died and dozens were injured when a ferry carrying more than 120 people on a company...
Tornado Hits Fair in Spain; Flood Deaths Reach 10 October 1, 2012 By Joseph Wilson A tornado swept through a fairground in a Spanish town, knocking down a Ferris wheel and injuring 35 people, while...
Death Toll in Iran Quake Raised to at Least 250 August 13, 2012 The death toll from twin earthquakes in Iran has risen to 250 [later reports put the death toll in excess...
China Rains, Floods Cause Many Deaths; Beijing Hit Hard July 23, 2012 The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in six decades killed at least 10 people [latest reports put the death toll...