At least three people have died in Italy due to avalanches while skiing outside prepared trails near the Olympic Games venues.
A container ship with 290 shipping containers on board, 14 of which contain dangerous substances, sank off the coast of Phuket.
At least six people have died as a result of the collapse of a five-storey building in the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon.
More than 30 people were killed and many injured in an accident in the state of Kano in northeastern Nigeria.
At least 18 workers have died following an explosion at a private coal mine in the state of Meghalaya, northeastern India.
Eight flares of the penultimate power class (M) were recorded on the Sun on February 4. This was reported to TASS at the Institute of Applied Geophysics (FSBI "IPG").
As a result of the effects of heavy snowfalls in Japan, 35 people died. This was reported by the TBS TV channel, citing data from local authorities.
At least two people have died and three others are missing following a bridge collapse in eastern China's Jiangsu province.
The death toll from a passenger bus overturning in Antalya, Turkey, has reached 10 people. This was reported by the Haberler.com.
On Thursday, a 13-year-old boy died after a shark attack at Praia del Chifre beach in the city of Olinda, northeastern Brazil.
A plane crashed in Colombia, died 15 people.
Six police officers were killed in the crash of a small police plane off the coast of Thailand's Prachuap Khiri Khan province.