Around 50 people were stranded after a mid-air collision that killed two people on a ropeway carrying pilgrims in Indian city of Deoghar.

Watch: People trapped on ropeway after collision rescued by authorities in Indian city

New Zealand’s emergency services released a video of a dramatic rescue operation showing a man clinging on to a wreckage of a sunken ship before jumping into the arms of a rescue swimmer off the country’s northern coast.

Dramatic video shows rescue from New Zealand boat sinking that killed four

Can a game help save someone’s life? Well, truly it can. An elderly woman was rescued in the US after a 20-hour home invasion hostage ordeal due to the wildly popular online puzzle ‘Wordle’.

Believe it or not? ‘Wordle’ game helps rescue 80-year-old woman in US

Two Indian Army teams with mountaineering experts have been mobilised in Palakkad in the southern Indian state of Kerala to attempt a complex rescue operation at a steep hillside crevice.

India: Army teams mobilised to rescue trekker stuck in crevice for 30 hours

Pics: Rescue workers in Morocco move closer to save child trapped in well

Man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue has died. The captives who were held inside a Synagogue were rescued unharmed.

Texas synagogue standoff ends with all of the hostages rescued unharmed

The story of a wild elephant which has been doing rounds on the internet has left netizens in complete awe. Sheldrick wildlife trust took to their official Instagram handle and posted a video of an elephant family.

Watch: Wild elephant returns to her rescue centre to show her new born calf

Indonesia's navy has rescued more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers who have been adrift on a sinking boat off the country's western coast, bringing them to a temporary place.

Indonesia yields after international calls as it rescues over 100 Rohingya refugees

Rescue brigades in Bolivia have used boats to save livestock and animals amid floods following heavy rainfall, which has already claimed the lives of 15 people.

Rescue brigades in Bolivia save livestock & animals from flash floods caused by torrential rains

In Pics | Stormy weather hampers rescue operation in Indonesia after deadly eruption

Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupted again, spewing more ash and hampering rescue operations in the region. The first eruption took place on December 4, pushing local communities into darkness and forcing thousands to flee.

Rescue missions hampered as Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupts again

In August 2018, Mark Lantis’ mother dropped him off at a trailhead at Yellowstone National Park to search for the buried treasure of an eccentric millionaire. But after going off trail and getting lost in the Wyoming backcountry, Lantis ended up in need of a helicopter airlift.

Treasure hunter who got lost in Yellowstone must repay cost of rescue

The National Emergency Operation Center confirmed on Wednesday that 48 people have died due to landslides and flooding in Nepal following heavy rain. According to the operation centre, 31 people have gone missing since the havoc began on Sunday.

Nepal floods: Police, army called in for rescue effort; 48 dead

India on Tuesday formally named one of its “complicated” rescue operation of citizens from war-torn Afghanistan, calling it “Operation Devi Shakti.” Saluting the efforts of the Indian Air Force and Air India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made the announcement on Twitter after 78 people were brought to New Delhi via Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

‘Operation Devi Shakti’: 78 more evacuees from Afghanistan land in India, 800 rescued so far

The US military in Afghanistan sent helicopters to rescue over 150 Americans unable to reach the Kabul airport gates, an official said Friday, in the first evidence that US forces were willing and able to go beyond the US-secured compound to help people seeking evacuation.

US flies to rescue of Americans trying to escape Kabul

A day after the powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake ravaged Haiti, the death toll soared to 1,297 on Sunday. The quake had razed thousands of structures in the country.

Quake death toll surges to 1,297 in Haiti as rescue efforts continue 

If researchers are to be believed, an underwater 'superhighway' stretches around 700 km deep in the Pacific Ocean. It is located between the marine reserves of Ecuador's Galapagos Islands and Cocos Island off the coast of Costa Rica.

Scientists come to the rescue of a 'superhighway' of sharks, turtles  

The migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking has rescued 203 people, including 67 minors, in recent days, its owner SOS Mediterranee said Sunday. The migrants came from Egypt, Gambia, Libya, South Sudan, Syria and Tunisia, the non-governmental organisation said in comments posted on Twitter.

Rescue ship picks up over 200 migrants in Mediterranean

The Cyprus Forestry Department said Monday that a deadly wildfire, the island's worst in decades, was now "under full control". The blaze, fanned by strong winds, broke out Saturday and swept through parts of the Troodos mountain range, leaving four Egyptian labourers dead, before being reined in by water bombing by Greek and Israeli aircraft.

Cyprus says huge forest fire 'under full control' 

Police have fined two men who had to be rescued from an Australian forest after they were chased by a deer while sunbathing naked on a beach and became lost. The men called for help about 6 pm on Sunday after they became lost in the Royal National Park south of Sydney, a police statement said.

Police rescue spooked nude sunbathers from Australian forest  

In a week, Libya has rescued more than 1,500 would-be migrants off its west coast, a non-governmental organisation said. "The Libyan coastguard has conducted several rescue operations from a week ago until (Wednesday) and rescued about 1,500 people," Adel al-Idrissi from the International Rescue Committee said.

Over 1,500 migrants ‘rescued’ off Libya coast in week

Portugal is confident the European Commission will approve its plan to rescue ailing flag carrier TAP, Finance Minister Joao Leao said in an interview, adding that he expected that green light by the end of March.

Portugal confident it will get EU green light for TAP rescue plan in Q1

Two rescued manatees were released back into the sea off the Florida Keys on Wednesday (May 20) after having been rehabilitated by rescue volunteers.

Rescued manatees released after rehab

One year old orphan bears Bradley and Cooper were released into the wild on Saturday (May 2) after being trained on how to make it on their own.

Young orphan bears released from sanctuary into the wild in Greece

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