MH370 debris exposes divisions over air crash investigations
French gendarmes and police stand near a large piece of plane debris which was found on the beach in Saint-Andre, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, July 29, 2015.REUTERS/ZINFOS974/PRISCA...
View ArticleChina detains 12 over Tianjin blasts, accuses officials of dereliction
A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier of the anti-chemical warfare corps in protection suit sprays liquid on the debris at the site of last week’s blasts in Binhai new district of Tianjin, China,...
View ArticleFrance says wing part found on Reunion island definitely from MH370
File picture shows French gendarmes and police inspecting a large piece of plane debris which was found on the beach in Saint-Andre, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, July 29,...
View ArticleIndonesia migrant boat death toll rises to 61
Rescuers carry a body recovered from a capsized boat believed to be carrying illegal migrants, at a jetty in Hutan Melintang, near Teluk Intan, Malaysia September 3, 2015. REUTERS/ THE NEW STRAITS...
View ArticleMore Japanese rivers overflow bringing further floods, 23 missing
An elderly man is rescued by a firefighter at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato Floods...
View ArticlePowerful quake hits off coast of Chile, evacuations ordered
People stand and watch the ocean on Cerro Baron hill, in Valparaiso city, after a mass evacuation of the entire coastline during a tsunami alert, September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido A magnitude...
View ArticleMore than 700 pilgrims die in crush in worst haj disaster for 25 years
The bodies of Muslim pilgrims are laid on stretchers after a stampede at Mina, outside the holy Muslim city of Mecca September 24, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer At least 717 pilgrims from around the world...
View ArticleSouth Carolina hit by torrential rainfall, eight dead
Mary Baldrick of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, wades through flooded Front Street in Georgetown, South Carolina October 4, 2015. REUTERS/Randall Hill Torrential rainfall that South Carolina’s governor...
View ArticleNature thrives in Chernobyl, site of worst nuclear disaster
A wild boar crosses the snow in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. REUTERS/Tatyana Deryabina/T.G. Deryabina et al/Current Biology 2015 Oct 5 – Some 30 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident blasted...
View ArticleEleven dead in historic South Carolina rains and flooding
Greg Rodermond (R) and Mandy Barnhill use a canoe to evacuate from Mandy’s home on Long Avenue in Conway, South Carolina, October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Randall Hill Floodwaters from unprecedented rainfall...
View ArticleKoppu hits Philippines north, destroys houses, displaces 10,000 people
Liza Taroyo, living along the coast of Manila Bay searches for salvageable items after her house was damaged by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on October 18, 2015. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco Powerful...
View ArticleFive Britons killed when Canadian whale-watch boat sinks
Capsized whale watching boat Leviathan 2 sits in a bay after being towed from where it sank in Tofino, British Columbia October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Light Five Britons were killed when a Canadian...
View ArticleRussian jet broke up in mid air, too early for conclusions, official says
An Egyptian military helicopter flies over debris from a Russian airliner which crashed at the Hassana area in Arish city, north Egypt, November 1, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany A Russian airliner...
View ArticleData on funds for Yolanda projects now online
Details of these fund releases and projects are now available on the DBM website. The data on the website shows the list of fund releases disaggregated per year and per implementing agency and another...
View ArticleDozens missing in Brazil mine disaster, death toll uncertain
The Bento Rodrigues district is pictured covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst in Mariana, Brazil, November 6, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesRead more at...
View ArticleAnger at burst dams in Brazil focuses on Vale, mining code
Rescue workers search for victims at the Bento Rodrigues district that was covered with mud after a dam, owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd, burst in Mariana, Brazil, November 8, 2015....
View ArticleBrazil vows to make BHP, Vale pay for deadly mine disaster
Debris is pictured in Bento Rodigues district which was covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, in Mariana, Brazil, November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes Brazil’s...
View ArticleThree killed, 185,000 left without power after Washington state storms
A truck sits in the flooded waters of the Stillaguamish River in Stanwood, Washington November 18, 2015. REUTERS/David Ryder About 185,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Washington...
View ArticleSouth Indian floods kill hospital patients, but rains ease
An aerial view of a partially submerged airplane is pictured in a flood affected area in Chennai, India, December 3, 2015. REUTERS/India’s Press Information Bureau/Handout via Reuters Rains eased in...
View ArticleChina warns of widespread smog, Beijing issues second ‘red alert’
A man wearing a face mask walks on a bridge in front of the financial district of Pudong amid heavy smog in Shanghai, China, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song China warned residents across a large...
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