Disaster
Israeli teen, two Swiss Jewish sisters confirmed among dead in Swiss New Year’s Eve resort fire
Alicia and Diana Gunst, aged 15 and 14, and Charlotte Niddam, 15, were named among the victims of the deadly Swiss ski resort fire.
Twenty-four of those killed in New Year's fire have been identified, Swiss police say
Charlotte Niddam identified as Israeli teen missing since deadly NYE fire at Swiss ski resort
Investigators continue working to investigate some 40 victims killed in Swiss New Year's fire
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near city of Oran, Algeria
According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the earthquake occurred at a depth of 2 km (1.24 mi).
Afghanistan earthquake has killed at least 1,036 people - UNICEF
5 killed in tremors near epicenter of the previous quake.
Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; island's 4th major storm in a month
Emnati struck on the southeastern side of the island, where another cyclone, Batsirai, killed scores of people three weeks ago. More than 30,000 people were evacuated ahead of Emnati's path.
UK woman arrested for calling Grenfell Tower fire a 'Jewish sacrifice'
A London woman has been jailed for 11 months for claiming the 2017 London Grenfell Tower fire was 'Jewish sacrifice.'
Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power
Cyclone Batsirai hit Madagascar and has killed at least 10 people, slamming into the eastern coastline with heavy rain and wind speeds of 165 kph (100 mph).
At least 24 perish in Ecuador landslide
The country's disaster management agency said 48 people were injured.
Israel marks 25 years since two helicopters collided, killing all 73 on board
Israelis commemorate the 73 soldiers killed when two helicopters collided on their way to Lebanon in 1997. To this day the IDF has yet to give a definite reason as to why the helicopters crashed.
Distress signal prompts UN concern after Tonga volcanic eruption
Initial reports suggested no mass casualties on the main island of Togatapu, but two people were reported missing and the capital Nuku'alofa was badly damaged.
Don't look up! Apocalypse-level asteroid to fly past Earth this month
Dubbed 7482 (1994 PC1), this asteroid has an estimated diameter of 1-1.3 kilometers. That's over 4 times the size of the Eiffel Tower.
Dozens feared to be missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
Jade miners reported to be missing after deadly landslide in Hpakant, the center of Myanmar's secretive jade industry.
