DW's Stuart Braun had a dangerously near miss during Australia's 2009 "Black Saturday" inferno. As this month's fires burned near his rural home, he wasn't taking any chances....
In South Africa, extreme weather is leaving its mark on one of the continent’s most iconic natural treasures. Kruger National Park -- a flagship safari destination known around the world -- has been h...
South Africa's most renowned national reserve has shut its gates amid escalating floodwaters and heavy rainfall, which has already claimed at least 19 lives....
More than 170 million people are on alert for a brutal weekend storm....
Rescue workers are searching for survivors after a landslide smashed into a campsite in northern New Zealand on Thursday....
Rescue workers are searching for survivors after a landslide smashed into a campsite in northern New Zealand on Thursday....
More than 30 million in the South are under a winter storm watch this weekend, from Texas to Tennessee....
A mall in Pakistan’s Karachi was on fire for more than 24 hours. At least 11 people have been killed while 60 are still missing....
Shoppers across dozens of US states have begun stocking up ahead of the historic winter storm. Jesse Barber for BI Winter storm Fern is expected to impact more than 30 US states starting Friday mornin...
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....
Emergency crews are responding after a train collided with a construction crane in southeastern Spain. The incident has added to growing scrutiny of rail safety after two serious accidents this week....
Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm, while parts of the Northeast could see enough snow to make travel nearly impossible....
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...
Russia has deliberately attacked Ukraine's energy grid, as sub-zero temperatures take hold. Many are without power, heating or water so locals in Kyiv have been sharing their solutions for staying war...
Emergency crews are responding to a train crash in southeastern Spain after it hit a construction crane. The incident has added to growing scrutiny of rail safety after two serious accidents this week...
Life is slowly returning to normal in Russia’s far east after what residents are calling a “snow apocalypse.” A powerful cyclone dumped record snowfall on the Kamchatka region, burying homes, blocking...
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...
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes are either entirely without heating, or with severely reduced heating. This, as temperatures rarely rise above minus 10. It’s the result of Russia’s campaign o...
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 ...
In tonight's edition, Human Rights Watch is warning that civilians living in Uvira, in the DRC, are at risk of abuse from militia groups that have taken over the city. Also in Mozambique, authorities ...