The e-scooter menace: mum’s anguish over near tragedy
A mum who nearly lost her son in an e-scooter crash has warned of the dangers of the devices as research reveals a growing rate of injuries.
A mum who nearly lost her son in an e-scooter crash has warned of the dangers of the devices as research reveals a growing rate of injuries.
Nearly 40 million square kilometres of ocean experienced marine heatwaves in the western Pacific region in 2024, a UN climate and weather agency says.
A pilot was unable to receive or transmit radio calls and trees obscured runway visibility, likely causing a mid-air plane crash that killed two people.
At least 111 people have been confirmed dead in central Nigeria after flash floods submerged a market town.
Flood victims are crying out for solutions to help prevent the further decimation of their communities by future extreme weather events.
The cost of natural disasters has set the federal budget back $2.2 billion, but experts warn cyclones and floods will push up insurance premiums.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pledging more funds for flood-affected communities, praising the "extraordinary resilience" shown by those on the front line.
Thousands of people remain isolated while other flood-hit communities continue the clean up, with homes declared beyond repair as the premier meets farmers.
A fisherman in knee-deep water has been bitten by a dingo before using his rod to scare off the animal in the latest attack at a popular tourist spot.
A rare, soil-borne disease has killed dozens of people after record rain and flooding, prompting a warning from one woman who lost her husband to the illness.
Two people have died and at least 17 have been injured after a Mexican Navy training ship hit New York's Brooklyn Bridge.
Three vehicles have crashed on a highway in Mexico, leaving at least 21 people dead and several more injured.
The families of four air crew killed in an army helicopter crash have broken down at an inquiry, describing how their lives had been shattered by the tragedy.
Nearly two years after an army helicopter crash claimed four lives, a lengthy inquiry has ended after unearthing concerns about the aircraft and pilot fatigue.
Dutch and Australian officials say a council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation concluded Russia was responsible for the downing of MH17 in 2014.
A horrific house fire has killed three children as their mother fights for her life in hospital while police investigate the blaze being treated as suspicious.
A former army aviation commander has been grilled at an inquiry over why a risky helicopter was not swapped out before a crash that killed "four good men".
A court case is due to start over a firefighter's death in hospital after being pulled from a large warehouse fire and her colleague's seriously injuries.
The family of Virginia Giuffre, who accused Jeffery Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, says the toll of abuse inevitably became too heavy to handle.
Hundreds of people have been injured and at least 25 killed after a massive blast at an Iranian port, suspected to have been caused by poorly stored chemicals.
A man has been arrested after he allegedly drove a car into revellers at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver, killing nine people and injuring others.
Iran's president has visited those injured in an explosion that rocked a main port and killed 40 people, saying "We have to find out why it happened".
A man with "mental health issues" has been charged with attempted murder after a car was rammed into a crowd at a Filipino festival in Vancouver, Canada.
A young boy is being remembered as "a delight, a loving brother" after he became trapped between rocks and died at a holiday spot during the Easter break.
Extreme weather events caused by climate change are seeing a rising need for blood donations but also making it more difficult than ever to collect them.
A boat carrying as many as 500 passengers in Democratic Republic of Congo has caught fire, killing almost 150 people, the country's media report.
Remote communities are preparing to be cut off for weeks after Tropical Cyclone Errol impacts the coast, bringing heavy rainfall and damaging winds.
Myanmar has been rocked by another earthquake, one of the biggest aftershocks since a massive quake two weeks ago in the same part of the country.
Three people are dead in separate tragedies after a man drowned in a dam trying to save children on kayaks and two tourists were swept out to sea.
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of a tourist helicopter into New York City's Hudson River that killed all six aboard.
The death toll from a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic has risen as crews continue to search for potential survivors.