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A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California's Mojave Desert, bursting into flames and killing all eight crew members aboard, Air Force officials said.
12 people are dead after a plane crash in Butler, Missouri, according to police.
Venezuela has declared a state of emergency after twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude struck its northern coast, causing widespread destruction and collapsing buildings. Authorities deployed emergency teams as tsunami alerts were issued across the region and global aid offers emerged.
At least 78 people were killed and 30 remain missing after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani province in the southern Philippines on June 8, according to the NDRRMC. The council reported over 1.5 million people affected, nearly 22,000 in evacuation centers, and infrastructure losses of 1.29 billion pesos.
A powerful earthquake has struck Tokyo, shaking buildings in the Japanese capital.
A powerful earthquake has struck Japan's Gunma and Saitama prefectures, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Two boys were pulled from the rubble of a Venezuela earthquake, among 33 people rescued over the weekend.
Deutsche Bahn has suspended train traffic across Germany due to a radio communications failure. TV channel NTV and several other German media outlets reported this.
Officials say 12 Indians are among 13 people killed in an explosion at a factory in Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar.
Severe storms with hurricane-force wind gusts, hail and tornadoes swept across the midwestern United States on Wednesday, leaving widespread damage. Power outages continue to climb in Illinois, affecting nearly 40,000 customers.
Nine people, including seven adults and two minors, were killed and 26 others injured Tuesday morning when a freight train collided with a bus at a rail-level crossing in Triangle, Zimbabwe's Masvingo Province, police said. The National Railways of Zimbabwe said the bus driver failed to stop at the crossing.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan on Tuesday, the country's weather agency said, with tremors felt in central Tokyo.