Fire Kills

At least 25 people died in a fire aboard a foreign cargo vessel undergoing maintenance at the Qingdao Beihai shipyard in eastern China, according to state news agency Xinhua. Of 42 people aboard when the fire broke out, 12 were safely evacuated and five were...

A fire at two schools in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killed at least 20 students and injured several others who were hospitalized with critical burns, according to local authorities. The death toll remains provisional and the cause of the fire has not yet...

At least 25 people were killed in a fire that broke out aboard a Liberia-flagged ship undergoing repairs at a shipyard in Qingdao, China. President Xi Jinping ordered a swift investigation and accountability measures following the incident.

A fire broke out in the Kadutu district of Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 24 schoolchildren and destroying two schools along with over 300 homes, according to a provisional toll from local authorities. The blaze struck a densely populated residential area,...

According to China's official Xinhua News Agency, at least 20 people were killed and five others remain missing after a cargo ship caught fire while docked for repairs at Beihai Shipbuilding Co. in Qingdao, a major shipping hub on China's northeastern coast.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, igniting fires at multiple oil facilities and wounding dozens of people, according to DW News reporting. In response, Saudi-backed forces launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces.

About 50 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a warehouse on Penjuru Road in Jurong, Singapore on September 8, 2026. The Singapore Civil Defence Force reported the blaze involved used household items stored in the warehouse. No injuries were reported.

A building housing Delhi University students collapsed in the Satya Niketan area on Sunday, killing multiple residents, ThePrint reports. According to ThePrint, the incident exposed broader conditions in student housing near the campus, including overcrowded hostels, PG accommodations lacking emergency exits, unregulated housing brokers, and...

An Israeli military strike killed an 8-year-old girl in Gaza who was preparing to return to school, according to Al Jazeera reporting. The incident occurs amid ongoing Israeli operations in Gaza and escalating Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank. The violence is fueling...

An avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria Republic killed at least 11 climbers and injured six others, according to local emergency services. The mountain is one of the highest peaks in the North Caucasus region.

A 70-year-old woman walked into the Port Orange police station lobby and opened fire on September 7, 2026. Responding officers returned fire, wounding the suspect. No other injuries were reported. The incident was reported by ABC News.

A six-story paying guest (PG) hostel housing Delhi University students collapsed in the Satya Niketan area on Sunday, September 7, 2026, killing at least five people and leaving several others critically injured. The collapse displaced dozens of students, prompting multiple Delhi University south campus colleges...

A bus crash on Cape Verde's Fogo Island killed at least 25 people, the majority children and teenagers. President Jose Maria Neves attended the funeral service on Sunday to pay respects to the victims.

An Israeli airstrike on September 6 destroyed a residential building in Arab Salim, southern Lebanon, killing two women and injuring six others, including two girls, according to eyewitness footage shared by TRT World.

NBC Nightly News reported on multiple developing stories as of September 5, 2026: millions of Americans faced severe weather threats over the Labor Day weekend; the U.S. conducted strikes against Iranian oil tankers in response to Iranian missiles fired at American naval vessels; and Russian...

A US airstrike struck a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, Iran on Tuesday, killing civilians, according to TRT World. US Vice President JD Vance responded to the strike on Thursday with the statement 'Sometimes things happen,' TRT World reports. The strike is part of renewed US-Iran...

Wildfires in Indonesia have spread toxic haze across Southeast Asia, impacting air quality and public health in neighboring countries. Al Jazeera's reporting documents the scale and regional consequences of the fire season.

Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Kuwait on Thursday, September 3, 2026, according to Kuwait's Ministry of Defense, which reported that air defenses successfully intercepted the strikes. The attacks S. forces targeted Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.

Search-and-rescue operations are continuing in Nepal for an eighth consecutive day following catastrophic flooding near the Nepal-China border, according to Arirang News. South Korea's disaster relief team is coordinating with the Nepali military to locate nine South Korean nationals still unaccounted for in the disaster...

Police responded to a shooting at a Minneapolis high-rise apartment building Wednesday that left at least two people dead and multiple others injured. Officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter during the response, and three police officers were wounded in the confrontation, two by gunshots, according...