Truck carrying Afghan returnees from Pakistan flips on highway, killing 18

Mount Merapi erupts in Indonesia, spewing ash into the sky.

Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupts, spewing ash into the sky.

Euphrates flooding forces families to flee in eastern Syria as water levels hit 15-year high. Authorities opened dam spillway gates after Turkish warning of rare flood wave, official says.

Unusually high water levels in the Euphrates River have forced families to flee low-lying areas in Raqqa and Deir al-Zour provinces, Syrian officials said, as authorities opened spillway gates at the Euphrates Dam to manage inflows reaching nearly 2,000 cubic meters per second, the highest in over 15 years.

Dallas firefighters evacuating residents moments before deadly apartment blast, fire chief says

Dallas firefighters were preparing to evacuate an apartment building moments before a deadly blast, according to the fire chief.

3 climbers dead, 1 rescued after fall on Alaska's Mount McKinley

Three climbers who fell near a treacherous pass on Alaska's Mount McKinley have died, while one was rescued.