Rescue mission

Indonesian rescuers race to fine 129 missing passengers of capsized ship in Java Sea

Choppy waters with high waves and strong winds were impeding the search on Monday, said Mohammad Syafii, head of the national rescue agency.

An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship that capsized in Indonesia's Java sea, September 13, 2026, in this still image taken from video.
The US Airforce crewmember, callsign ''Bravo,'' in a '60 Minutes' interview.

'A modern-day miracle': US airman shot down over Iran recounts survival, rescue on 60 Minutes

Rescuers work at a command post during an operation after the Virgo Transport 8 ship, according to a search and rescue agency, sank while sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, at Trisakti port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 13, 2026.

Rescuers searching for 140 people after missing Indonesian passenger ship sinks

Members of rescue teams carry a victim after a building collapsed in New Delhi, India, September 6, 2026.

Multi-story building collapses in India's Delhi, police rescue at least six people


'HELP': Mother and son found by rescue team after leaving trail of notes

The pair had originally set off into the woods in search of a Boy Scouts camp on Friday but their GPS directed them onto old logging roads and eventually lost signal.

 A note left behind by the mother and son which helped rescuers locate them.

Karachi building collapse kills 27 as rescue operations conclude

The number of casualties rose to 27 after Pakistani authorities declared the rescue operations concluded after the collapse of a multistory residential building in Karachi.

 Imdad Hussain, 28, who narrowly escaped and survived after a five-storey residential building collapsed on Friday, July 4, walks near the pile of rubble, in Karachi, Pakistan July 7, 2025.

Ferry sinks near Bali, over 60 missing in choppy waters

Twenty people were rescued, many found unconscious after drifting in 2.5-meter waves.

 Ferry picking up passengers in Indonesia.

Israeli woman missing in Crete, Greece, searches ongoing

Michal Peleg, 65, was last seen on Wednesday near her home in the village of Kavousi, a popular destination in eastern Crete known for hiking trails.

 Michal Peleg.

Fire-prevention technologies used around the world: Why not in Israel?

These innovations are saving forests, parks, and entire cities from devastating fires.

 Forest sensor

Israel's humanitarian efforts: Genocide perpetrators don’t aid other nations - opinion

Can anyone argue that the same country, which wastes no time sending emergency relief assistance to save the lives of people globally, is guilty of systematic murder?

ISRAAID VOLUNTEERS rescue refugees off the coast of Greece.

IDF, Defense Ministry experts arrive in Bangkok to provide post-earthquake aid

The Israeli aid delegation included engineering and civil affairs officers from Home Front Command's National Rescue Unit and arrived in Bangkok after the confirmed death toll rose past 1,700.

Israeli and Thai rescue personnel meet in Bangkok after a deadly earthquake, March 30, 2025.

Myanmar earthquake death toll reaches 2,719 as aid rushes in

In some areas near the epicenter, residents told Reuters that government assistance was scarce, leaving people to fend for themselves.

 Commuters drive past a building that collapsed, in the aftermath of a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025.

Horse successfully rescued from ditch in Jerusalem Hills

The rider managed to extricate himself from the pit, but the horse remained stuck.

 Horse stuck in pit in Jerusalem Hills

Scientists develop cyborg cockroach swarms for search-and-rescue missions

In lab tests, swarms of 20 cyborg cockroaches navigated complex terrain using a new algorithm mimicking human group strategies.

 Search and rescue missions. Illustration.