Climate disasters that kill large numbers of people have never been short, single events. They are almost always ...

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Wednesday marks 40 years since the NASA space shuttle Challenger broke apart after lifting off, killing all seven people on board off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Forty years ago, the world watched in horror as NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded mid-air, killing all seven crew members aboard. The disaster occurred at what was then the pinnacle of the U.S.

MADRID, Spain — At least 41 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday evening in one of the country’s worst rail disasters in ...

The Indonesian government has launched legal action against six companies it says helped fuel one of the deadliest environmental disasters in the country's recent history. Officials and advocates say ...