Chaos at Site of Air India Plane Crash
“We didn’t know what to do — it was like our brains stopped working,” said one intern who escaped the building after an Air India jet crashed, killing at least 260 people.
Accidents and Safety
Landslide at Quarry in Indonesia Kills at Least 14
Another 11 people are missing and believed to be dead. Officials had warned for years that the quarry was not meeting safety standards.
They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?
A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.
Trump’s Immigration Policies Push Venezuelan Migrants to Risk ‘Self-Deportation’
Thousands of Venezuelan migrants are doing just what U.S. leaders want them to. But to get home, they face as many dangers as on the journey north.
North Korea Arrests 3 Over Failed Ship Launch That Angered Kim Jong-un
Three shipyard officials were arrested, including the chief engineer, state media said. The North Korean leader was watching as the launch of a navy destroyer went wrong.
Hong Kong’s Famous Bamboo Scaffolding Hangs On (for Now)
Metal has begun to replace this distinctive latticework, which is seen on towers across the city. Daisy Pak, a rare female bamboo master, takes pride in the ancient craft.
Kim Jong-un Vents Fury After Botched Launch of North Korean Destroyer
He vows to punish as criminals those responsible for the failure, in which the ship had its hull torn open and ended up on its side in the water.
Roof of 14th-Century Drum Tower Partially Collapses in China
The Drum Tower in Fengyang County, which dates to the 14th century, is one of many historical sites that have been renovated as cultural tourism has boomed.
Did Weight and Noise Make a Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse?
The Dominican nightclub where a roof loaded with equipment collapsed, killing 232 people, had repeatedly violated excessive noise rules. Now some wonder if sound vibrations played a role.
Russia Launches Large Aerial Attack on Kyiv, Killing at Least Nine People
The attack, the biggest on the capital since last summer, came hours after the Trump administration threatened to walk away from peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.