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  1. 1 dead, 9 missing in wake of chemical tank implosion at U.S. paper mill

    A partial view of the exterior of the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. facility in Longview, Washington.

    A massive chemical tank holding millions of litres of a corrosive liquid imploded and collapsed Tuesday at a Washington paper mill, killing at least one worker and leaving nine others unaccounted for, authorities said.

  2. Joe Biden sues U.S. Justice Department over planned release of conversations with biographer

    White haired man in a suit speaks into a mic at a podium

    Former U.S. president Joe Biden sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, seeking to bar the release of audio recordings and transcripts of ‌private conversations with his biographer in 2016 and 2017.

  3. Tehran says U.S. violated ceasefire agreement when it launched strikes in southern Iran

    An older man walks past an image of three Iranian supreme leaders.

    Iran said the United States violated a ceasefire after the U.S. conducted what it called defensive strikes in southern Iran, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiating a deal to halt the conflict could "take a few days."

  4. Evacuation order related to overheated chemical tank near Los Angeles is fully lifted

    Barricades blocking a road with a sign that reads road closed

    Officials say they are lifting evacuation orders for the final 16,000 residents who live near a damaged chemical tank in California, after earlier declaring that the risk of a catastrophic explosion had largely passed.

  5. Congolese aid worker says he narrowly escaped angry mob outside Ebola hospital

    A man crowd of people and a man in military fatigues stand behind a blue line of police tape

    There have been at least three attacks in recent weeks against health-care facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where misinformation is rapidly spreading alongside a rare type of Ebola that, as of yet, has no vaccine.