Story highlights Reports: Prosecutors launch probe after hotel director asked authorities to interveneDeath toll at Rigopiano Hotel reaches 14 dead, with 15 people still missing(CNN) With 14 people now dead after an avalanche wrecked an Italian hotel, news reports emerged that its director urgently called for assistance just hours before disaster struck last week. In an email to local officials, the director said guests at the Rigopiano Hotel were "terrified," roads were blocked due to heavy snow and phones were out of service. The recovery brought the death toll to 14, according to Italy`s national fire brigade, with 15 still missing. Prosecutors investigating the disaster are now examining his call for help. The Reuters news agency reported Tuesday that rescuers recovered five bodies -- three men and two women -- hours before the first funerals for those killed were due to be held.

Police are investigating if six teenagers found dead after a garden party in Germany were poisoned by carbon monoxide. The five young men and one young woman were found on Sunday morning by the owner of a garden shed, who wondered why his son and daughter - both among the victims - had not returned from the party. "Image Caption: A sign at the scene reads `crime scene`There was a wood-burning stove in the shed, prompting detectives to investigate the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning. Local police spokesman Bjorn Schmitt told the Bild newspaper the group had turned on the stove "so it is a possibility, but there are others". He said post-mortem examinations should provide more information on the cause of the deaths.

Palestinian police says Israeli troops have shot and killed a 17-year-old boy and injured five others who clashed with them. Israeli forces killed 235 Palestinians in the same period, most identified by Israel as attackers. Israel blames the violence on Palestinian incitement, while Palestinians say it stems from frustration over decades of Israeli rule. The police say the Palestinians hurled rocks at the Israeli troops, who responded with fire. Since 2015, Palestinian attackers have carried out numerous stabbings, shootings and vehicular assaults that killed 40 Israelis and two visiting Americans.