Disaster
At least 90 killed in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search-and-rescue operations.
Inside the KKL-JNF shake-up led by its youngest chairman in decades
Herzliya mayor warns beaches may close after cliff collapses
Israeli teen, two Swiss Jewish sisters confirmed among dead in Swiss New Year’s Eve resort fire
Death toll from Vietnam tourist boat accident climbs to 38
The accident took place around 2 p.m. local time on Saturday, soon after Typhoon Wipha entered the South China Sea.
Typhoon Danas batters Taiwan west coast with record two hundred twenty kilometers per hour winds
More than 300 flights were canceled, and 176 remained grounded by 10 a.m. Monday.
Israel's forests burn while gov't continues to underfund Fire and Rescue Authority
Our forests are burning, yet the government is stoking the conflagration by cutting budgets.
Tehran in trouble: Deadly port explosion leaves Iran in a bind - analysis
While Tehran could use the disaster to gain international sympathy, it also means that the Islamic Republic must investigate its own failings, which could reveal weaknesses.
A 32-hours nightmare: Minute-by-minute reconstruction of the eruption that turned people into glass
The disaster began midday on August 24 or October 24, 79 CE, when Mount Vesuvius erupted, sending a cloud of volcanic fragments and gas into the air.
Study suggests historic climate disaster gave birth to Ragnarok, the Norse mythology apocalypse
In the year 536 CE, a series of volcanic eruptions in the Northern Hemisphere unleashed ash and sulfur gases into the atmosphere, enshrouding the globe in a veil that blocked sunlight.
Climate change worsened ten deadliest weather disasters, causing over 570,000 deaths
In 2023, Storm Daniel struck Libya, causing more than 12,300 deaths and was made 50 times more likely and 50 times more intense due to climate warming.
During Shabbat: Gate crushes child to death, dog severely bites another child
A tragic Shabbat in Israel: A four-year-old boy dies in a gate accident, a toddler is bitten by a dog, six divers are hospitalized, and a 16-month-old girl dies after inhaling paint powder.
Soaring temperatures scorch pilgrims on Hajj in Saudi Arabia
Muslim pilgrim deaths pile up due to harsh weather conditions at Hajj
'Titanic': The story of the Jews on the 'unsinkable' ship
Some 69 of the passengers on board the Titanic were known to be Jewish, and their stories and experiences are some of the most interesting and heart-wrenching of the whole saga.
