Rescue operations continue in Taiwan, where the strongest earthquake in 25 years struck the island nation, damaging buildings, killing 10 people and injuring hundreds more.
Indonesian officials say a search and rescue team has found 18 people killed by Saturday's landslides on Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing.
A World War II-era plane crashed along a river near Fairbanks, Alaska, on Tuesday afternoon shortly after taking off from the international airport, local authorities said.
A fire tore through a restaurant and hotel complex on Thursday in eastern India, killing at least six people and injuring 20 others, fire officials said.
A fire started in a small hotel in Porto Alegre, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of at least 10 people. The hotel was known to provide affordable housing.
At least 40 people have died after a dam collapsed in western Kenya, police have confirmed. Ongoing rains have caused flooding that has already killed nearly 100 people.
The reopening of schools in Kenya has been postponed by one week due to heavy rains and flooding. Over 100 schools have been flooded, according to officials.
18 people have been confirmed dead after a bus crash on the outskirts of Mexico City on Sunday. 14 people were killed instantly, while another four died in the hospital.
24 people have been confirmed dead after a section of a highway in southern China's Guangdong province collapsed. The incident occurred early Wednesday.
Greece is bracing for an intense wildfire season as temperatures rise and fires start earlier each year by doubling the number of firefighters in specialized units.
31 people have been confirmed dead and more than 70 are missing as heavy rains continue to batter Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, officials say.