There is an ecological disaster, a human disaster, families have lost their homes because of the fire, and then there is an economic disaster,” one vineyard owner told NBC News.

A coal mine explosion in Pakistan's Balochistan province left at least 34 people dead and rescue workers scrambling to reach those trapped underground Friday, local officials said. The gas explosion happened Thursday on the outskirts of Quetta,

President Donald Trump said the U.S. hasn't agreed to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot missile systems.

Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing on Pakistan's Broad Peak located four bodies and were looking for the others, officials said. Acclaimed climber Nirmal Purja was among the missing.

Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced Friday he won’t seek reelection to serve as Senate leader amid ongoing acrimony by Republicans who blame Bray for the failure of a mid-cycle redistricting effort last winter.

Searchers continued to work in the Kumamoto area, including at the site of the collapsed mall, where some of the most serious damage was recorded.

The Asian Football Confederation has joined the North, Central America and Caribbean football association and UEFA in opposition to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.

Swaths of seaweed are blanketing the beaches and coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking visitors in areas that depend heavily on tourism.