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...
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...
Five skiers were killed in a pair of avalanches in the Alpine regions of western Austria on Saturday. Authorities say two others were injured with one having suffered critical wounds....
A high-speed train travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed, crashing into an oncoming train near the town of Adamuz in the southern Andalusia region....
Russia pounded Ukraine's Kyiv region with combined drone and missile strikes overnight. Thousands of homes have been left without electricity and heating in the freezing weather....
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....
A high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed, crashing into an oncoming train in southern Andalusia. At least 39 people have died with dozens rushed to hospital with injuries. DW has th...
A train travelling from Thailand’s capital to the country’s northeast was derailed on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on top of one of its carriages, killing at least 22 people and injuri...
Collision near southern city of Córdoba is country’s worst rail accident in more than a decade...
Officials called on the local population to stay away from the area, as emergency services rushed to the scene....
At least five people have died and several have been injured after the derailment of an Iryo train with 300 passengers on board in Adamuz (Córdoba), which invaded the adjacent track and collided with ...
A commuter train near Barcelona ploughed into the rubble of a collapsed wall on January 20, killing one and injuring dozens. The latest incident is likely to raise more questions about Spanish transpo...
Preliminary reports indicate 11 schoolchildren died at the scene, with two others succumbing to their injuries later in hospital....
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 ...
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A 12-year-old boy has died of his injuries after being mauled by a shark in Sydney Harbour, his family says. The attack came amid a spate of attacks in Australia's east....
The train was travelling from Bangkok to northeast Thailand. At least 29 people have died in the accident....
Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid. (Image credit: Josh Edelson)...
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....
The crash in Catalonia in northeastern Spain came just two days after a separate deadly train collision killed at least 42 people in the country's south and injured dozens more....