In August 1973, British engineers Roger Chapman and Roger Mallinson were laying cables on the ocean floor when their submersible, Pisces III, suddenly flooded and plummeted to the seabed — over 1,600 ...

The Philippines is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year, routinely striking disaster-prone areas where ...

Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 52 people dead with 13 others missing in the central Philippines, mostly in widespread ...

A fast-moving typhoon is barreling across the central Philippines after slamming ashore overnight, leaving at least two people dead, setting off flash floods that trapped residents on roofs and ...

Carlos Mazón, the leader of Spain's Valencia region, has announced his resignation over his government's handling of last ...

From sudden storms and engine fires to mysterious disappearances and full-blown mutinies, these true cruise ship disasters reveal just how quickly paradise at sea can turn into a nightmare. Imagine ...

Rescuers and aid workers in central Vietnam are racing to reach isolated areas hit by floods and landslides. At least 37 ...

Philippine officials have ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate to safer ground and prohibited fishermen from venturing out to sea in an east-central region as a typhoon approached from ...

The North Sea is one of the most dangerous places to drill for oil. In pursuit of profit and energy independence, 13 men lost ...