An emaciated lion in Colombia was transported on Thursday (February 27) to be closer to its 'mother' in a bid to save his life. Jupiter was rescued at a young age from a circus after a life of abuse. Following his rescue, Jupiter was dubbed the 'kissing lion' after video of him hugging his carer Ana Julia Torres went viral in 2011.

Malnourished lion returns to woman who rescued him from circus abuse

Activists from the Sea Shepherd conservation organization on Friday (February 21) rescued a Humpback whale that was caught in illegal fishing nets in Mexico's upper Sea of Cortes.

Whale rescued from illegal fishing net in Mexico's Sea of Cortes

Rescuers worked by hand to clear debris from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in central Japan on Saturday, as the toll from the storms rose to 10 dead with a further three people reportedly missing.

Rescuers hunt for missing people as landslides, floods kill ten in Japan

Firefighters were searching for at least nine people missing after a seven-story residential building collapsed in northeast Brazil on Tuesday, officials said. Nine people have been pulled alive from the wreckage of the building in Fortaleza, capital of Ceara state, after it imploded, sending thick clouds of dust into the air.

Rescuers search for nine missing in Brazil building collapse

The death toll due to incessant rainfall and flood in different areas of the state has risen to 29, officials said on Monday. According to the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority, till now, 29 people have died in the state due to rainfall.

Bihar: Death toll due to incessant rains, flood rises to 29

Floods triggered by torrential rains have inundated houses, swamped roads, and paralysed normal life in India's northern Uttar Pradesh and eastern Bihar states on Sunday (September 29).

Floods hamper normal life as floodwater swamps roads in India

Seven members of a Philippine "dragon boat" team were killed Wednesday when their boat capsized off the island of Boracay as they trained for an international race, rescuers and colleagues said.

Seven rowers die in training accident off top Philippine resort

In wake of the warnings issued by the India Meteorology Department (IMD) for heavy rainfall in the region, the district police on Monday directed the forces to help the people living along the banks of rivers in moving to safer places.

Uttarakhand: Police direct forces to help people in case of heavy rainfall

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has rescued 156 people apart from airlifting relief material and rescue personnel to flood-affected areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra since August 4, the South Western Air Command (SWAC) said on Sunday.

Air Force rescues 156 people from flood-affected areas in Gujarat, Maharashtra

Chinese firefighters have rescued a three-year-old boy from a four-meter-deep well with a diameter of only 30-centimeter in Heze City of east China's Shandong Province. Watch this video to know more.

China: Firefighters rescued toddler from abandoned well

The story of the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their coach who were trapped for two weeks in a cave in northern Thailand last year will be told by the United States-based media platform Netflix following a deal between several producers announced in Bangkok on Tuesday.

Netflix to stream story of Thai youth soccer team's dramatic rescue from cave

A dog that was rescued by oil rig workers more than 200 kilometers (125 miles) off the coast of Thailand, was in good health on Wednesday and is set to be adopted by one of its rescuers.

Dog pulled from Gulf of Thailand to be adopted by rescuer

A rescue operation to save hundreds of dogs in South Korea from the slaughterhouse began Wednesday, as pressure mounts on the country to end its custom of killing canines for meat.

Rescue of 200 dogs destined for slaughterhouse begins in South Korea

Five people have been killed by a gas explosion in an unused coal mine in South Africa's eastern province of Mpumalanga and several others remain trapped, police said on Thursday.

Five killed in South African coal mine gas explosion

At least 28 Haitians have drowned off the coast of Abaco in the Bahamas, officials said Sunday, the latest tragedy at sea for migrants seeking to leave the Caribbean's poorest economy.

28 Haitians dead after ship sinks off Bahamas: Officials

In pics: Meghalaya Miners' Rescue Operation

The Italian interior minister on Tuesday again rejected authorizing the docking of a ship belonging to a German NGO with 33 migrants on board who were recently rescued in the central Mediterranean.

Italy refuses port to NGO vessel with 33 rescued migrants on board

At least 13 Nepalese women, who were allegedly being trafficked on the pretext of jobs, were rescued from hotels in India by an NGO and have been brought back to the country.

At least 13 Nepalese women rescued from India

Black-necked storks figure on the Red List suggesting their 'near-threatened' status

Watch: After nearly 5 days of ordeal, stork with plastic ring around beak gets rescued

The 34-year-old former beauty queen, Marcela Temer, jumped into the lake after her Jack Russell named Picoly went after some ducks but struggled to get back out

Brazil first lady jumps into lake to rescue dog, gets roasted on social media

The video of the attack was posted on social media and has since been widely shared

Bihar: 13-year-old girl stripped, molested by gang of teens. Attack filmed, no one comes to her rescue

The baby was sleeping next to his mother at their home in Talabasta village when the monkey snatched him

Odisha: Monkey flees with 16-day-old baby, search operation launched

Beachgoers onshore raised the alarm to the lifeguards who then alerted the drone pilot, and the aerial lifesaver was deployed in moments

In world first, drone rescues 2 swimmers off Australian beach

The collision occurred at about 3:00 am on Monday near the Pearl River estuary

Seven 'trapped' after cargo ships collide off south China

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