In a sign that Italy's new government will reject the previous administration's hostile stance towards migrants, an aid ship carrying 82 people rescued from the Mediterranean has been granted permission to dock and let them disembark on Lampedusa, SOS Mediterranee, which operates the ship in partnership with MSF, and an Italian minister said on Twitter.
The number of missing in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian has dropped significantly, to 1,300, providing a bit of rare good news in one of the nastiest storms the archipelago has ever faced.
The fire chief in this now-battered corner of the Bahamas never wanted the majestic resort, with its private golf course and hundreds of high-end mansions, built on this islet in the heart of the Abaco islands.
Rescuers had to bore through fireproof glass and navigate passageways that had become vertical drops to save the final four men aboard a cargo ship that capsized off Georgia's coast, a Coast Guard official said Tuesday.
The ferry boat operator that ordered dozens of Hurricane Dorian evacuees from the Bahamas off its boat apologized to passengers Monday but said it made the decision after being told more authorization for their travel was needed.
A fourth crew member who was trapped aboard a cargo ship that capsized off the Georgia coast has been rescued, the US Coast Guard said Monday. Three crew members were rescued earlier Monday, the Coast Guard said.
Three of the four remaining crew members who were trapped aboard a cargo ship that capsized off the Georgia coast were rescued on Monday, the US Coast Guard said.
It's been almost a week since Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamas, but the deadly hurricane continues to haunt those of us who rode out the storm here.
The search for a missing hiker on Hawaii's Big Island is in its second week, while another hiker in Maui has been missing since July.
Waters rose, beating against the house as a family of three hunkered on the second floor. Hour by hour, they checked the staircase to see how many steps had been lost to the water.
Amid rescues in devastated areas, officials in the Bahamas raised the death toll from Hurricane Dorian, brought in body bags and coolers and said hundreds of residents remain missing.
As sunshine returned to the northern Bahamas on Wednesday, residents and authorities surveyed the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, overwhelmed by incredible destruction from Hurricane Dorian, which also took at least 20 lives.
It was touted as a "warrior," a 75-foot ship that gave ocean tourists speed, comfort and all the amenities they need.
The US Coast Guard on Tuesday suspended the search for victims of a deadly Labor Day boat fire off the California coast, officials said.
Bob and Shirley Hansen were on a fishing trip when they woke up around 3 a.m. Monday to the sound of someone beating on the side of their boat.
The death toll in Sunday's flash flooding in a national park in Kenya has increased to six and rescue teams are still looking for one tourist, Kenya's Wildlife Service said on Monday.
Pope Francis has been rescued by firefighters after he got stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes, ahead of his weekly address on Sunday.
An Italian court has seized a rescue vessel that has been stranded off Italy for 19 days, ordering all migrants on board to disembark.
The body of a missing California hiker was recovered Sunday after an intense three-day search by 12 rescue teams, police said.
A fire raging in Spain's Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa has prompted the evacuation of a thousand people, the islands' President Ángel Víctor Torres said on Sunday.
The US Navy has identified a missing sailor who is believed to have fallen overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier last week while it was operating in the Arabian Sea.
A search-and-rescue operation is underway for a US sailor who went overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Persian gulf on Wednesday, according to a statement from the US Navy.
A toddler who vanished Monday from a Michigan campsite has been found alive, Michigan State Police reported Tuesday.
A four-story building has collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai, killing at least 10 people and leaving up to 25 trapped inside.
