Rescuers

Spain's maritime service rescues 19 Algerian migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean

Spain's maritime rescue service says that it has saved 19 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in a small boat

New Zealand rescuers form human chain to help stranded whales after 300 died

Whale rescuers in New Zealand linked arms in neck-deep water on Saturday to try and prevent about 200 pilot whales from stranding themselves in a remote bay

Old news? The story of a Dubai man not letting male rescuers save his daughter may have occurred in 1996

The widely reported story of a 20-year-old woman drowning on a Dubai beach after her father refused to allow male rescuers to touch her may have taken place in 1996.

Rescuers struggle to reach many in Nepal quake, fear the worst

The death toll from Nepal's earthquake soared past 3,300 on Monday, and how much higher it would rise depended largely on the condition of vulnerable mountain villages that rescue workers were still struggling to reach two days after the disaster.

Russia destroying evidence at flight MH17 crash site, claims Ukraine

Ukraine accused Russia on Saturday of helping separatist rebels destroy evidence at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane shot down in rebel-held territory — a charge the rebels denied.