Iconic dome at Arecibo Observatory collapses - UPI.com

The iconic Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Puero Rico, the most powerful in the world, was destroyed Tuesday morning in an uncontrolled collapse.

2 missing, 1 injured in Madrid building collapse

Two workers were missing and one was injured after the interior of a building collapsed in the center of Madrid on Tuesday.

FOREIGN MEDIA HEAD TO N.KOREA TO WITNESS NUCLEAR SITE SHUTDOWN

Two dozen journalists from Western and Chinese news organizations departed for North Korea on Tuesday to witness the closure of its nuclear test site.

At least five dead, 12 missing after Pakistan bridge collapses

At least five students have died and twelve others are missing after a bridge collapsed at a tourist site in Pakistani Kashmir, officials have said, adding there was little hope of finding survivors.

At least 4 killed in Florida pedestrian bridge collapse

At least four people have been killed after a pedestrian footbridge collapsed Thursday afternoon near Florida International University (FIU), local authorities said.

3 killed, several others feared trapped in under-construction building collapse in India

At least three people were killed and one injured Thursday after an under-construction building collapsed in southern Indian city of Bengaluru, officials said.

Building collapse kills 8 in south India

At least eight people were killed and three rescued Friday after a portion of a state-owned transport building collapsed in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, police said.

Dozens killed as powerful earthquake jolts Mexico

At least 149 people were killed as a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the central part of Mexico on Tuesday, the EFE news agency reported citing information from local authorities.

15 killed, 12 injured after collapse of 117-year-old Mumbai building; many feared trapped

At least 15 people were killed and over 30 feared trapped after a 117-year-old five-storey residential building collapsed in the congested Bhendi Bazaar area of south Mumbai on Thursday, days after torrential rain pounded India’s financial capital, officials said.

Death toll in India building collapse rises to 12, rescue efforts continue

The death toll in a building collapse in Mumbai on Tuesday rose to 12 as authorities continued their rescue efforts for dozens of residents thought to be trapped under the debris, according a fire department official.

Immeuble effondré près de Naples: les huit disparus retrouvés morts

Les secouristes qui fouillaient depuis vendredi matin les décombres d'un petit immeuble effondré près de Naples ont annoncé samedi matin avoir retrouvé les corps sans vie des huit habitants portés disparus, dont deux enfants.

Naples building crumbles - Eight missing - The cause remains unclear

Rescuers in southern Italy are trying to find eight people missing after an apartment block collapsed in Naples.

BUILDING COLLAPSES IN NAIROBI, 15 MISSING

About 15 people are missing after a seven storey building collapsed in a residential area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, rescue services said on Tuesday.

20 died in Sri Lanka garbage dump collapse

The death toll from the collapse of a garbage dump in Sri Lanka rose to 20 on Sunday, the disaster management center said.

Malta's Azure Window collapses into the sea

The Azure Window has collapsed and it is not just the top part which has fallen off - even the stacks have gone.

Rescue efforts yield survivors days after Italy hotel avalanche

Rescue workers continued to pull survivors from the wreckage of an Italian hotel more than three days after it was buried in a massive avalanche.

Firefighters caught up in Tehran building collapse

Dozens of firefighters were feared trapped under the rubble after Iran's oldest high-rise, the 15-storey Plasco building in downtown Tehran, collapsed live on TV this morning following a fire.

At least 1 dead, one missing after powerful quakes hit central Italy

Four major quakes hit central Italy on Wednesday, causing havoc in areas already struck by a series of seismic events last year, and by a wave of freezing weather in the last few days.

At least nine dead in Kazakhstan apartment building collapse

At least nine people were killed when an apartment building partially collapsed in the town of Shakhan in the Karaganda region in central Kazakhstan, a TASS correspondent learned from the Interior Ministry’s hotline Monday.

Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll on Sumatra Nears 100

Indonesia's earthquake death toll has nearly doubled to 97, the military said, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of scores of shattered buildings after the powerful 6.5-magnitude quake struck Sumatra island on Wednesday.