Storms brewing as tributes flow for lightning victim
More wild weather has been forecast with multiple states on high alert as tributes flow for a young woman fatally struck by lightning.
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Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 in Afghanistan
The death and injury toll is expected to keep rising after a strong quake shook Afghanistan's mountainous northern Hindu Kush region.
Worker trapped under collapsed Rome medieval tower dies
A man who spent hours underneath the rubble of a partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome has died in hospital.
Typhoon kills 66 in Philippines, heads towards Vietnam
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead after battering the Philippines, and is forecast to regain strength as it heads for Vietnam.
Amazon’s cloud unit back to normal after global outage
Normal operations have resumed at Amazon's cloud unit AWS after it was hit by a major outage that disrupted many of the world's biggest websites.
Much-loved soldier dies in routine training accident
Multiple groups will be involved in an investigation into a fatal army training incident as the soldier's superiors pay tribute to his distinguished service.
Tsunami threat passes after earthquake off Philippines
Tsunami warnings have been lifted after a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines damaged buildings, knocked out power and killed at least two people.
US explosives plant blast leaves 18 people missing
A massive blast at a US explosives plant has left 18 people missing and feared dead in rural Tennessee.
Three killed as light plane crashes just after take-off
Three people have been killed in a light plane crash shortly after take-off, in what first responders have described as a "gruesome" scene.
No hope of survivors in US munitions factory blast
Authorities say 16 people have died in a catastrophic blast at an explosives factory in the US state of Tennessee.
‘Wall of water’ wrecked rural town with little warning
Heroic actions of locals prevented further tragedy after a wave of floodwater suddenly struck a rural town, killing two people, an inquest has been told.
Search continues as Indonesia building toll rises to 50
Rescuers are close to ending their search for more than a dozen missing victims of a school building collapse in Indonesia that killed at least 50 people.
Philippines ends quake rescues, focuses on displaced
Attention has now turned to helping survivors of a deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines, after rescue efforts were called off.
Three dead after Indonesian school building collapses
Rescuers are racing to pull dozens of students and workers from under the rubble of a school building that collapsed in East Java, Indonesia.
At least 39 dead, 51 injured in Indian rally stampede
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi say's he's 'deeply saddened' after dozens of people were killed in a stampede at a rally for candidate and actor Vijay.
Typhoon Ragasa aims at China after lashing Taiwan, HK
The most powerful cyclone of 2025 has crashed into the south China coast after battering Hong Kong and killing 17 people in Taiwan.
Heartbroken mum of rural crash victim urges road safety
Facing a lifetime of heartache, the mother of a young driver killed on a rural dirt road wants to help others to ensure his death was not in vain.
Stricken police hailed in restaurant gas leak tragedy
Authorities are investigating the cause of a tragic gas leak at a restaurant that killed a man and left six others hospitalised, including five police officers.
Property markets yet to twig to looming disaster losses
Hundreds of billions of dollars could disappear from property values due to climate change but it's taking time for the worsening threat to influence buyers.
Death toll in Portugal streetcar crash rises to 17
Portuguese are in mourning a day after a famed streetcar derailed and crashed in a Lisbon street, as the death toll from the accident rises to 17.
Afghanistan quake toll tops 2200, as aid crunch looms
The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan has jumped to more than 2200 as search efforts continue and survivors face running out of vital aid.
Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after deadly quakes
Survivors have been shaken by two powerful aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan only days after the region was hit by earthquakes that killed about 2200 people.
Three Britons among dead in Lisbon streetcar crash
Most of the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed in Lisbon were foreigners, Portuguese police say, as investigations continue into the cause of the crash.
Most killed in Lisbon derailment are foreigners: police
Portuguese authorities say most of the 16 people killed when a funicular railway carriage crashed were foreigners.
‘Tragedy’: Dad fatally mauled by ‘obviously huge’ shark
A man killed by a shark while surfing leaves behind a wife and young daughter as beaches remain closed while authorities probe the species involved.
Portugal streetcar probe finds cable failure
A cable connecting two funicular railway carriages gave way just before the deadly crash that left 16 people dead in Lisbon, investigators say.
Afghanistan’s earthquake death toll crosses 1400
Rescuers are struggling with mountainous terrain as they try to get to remote villages after a major earthquake in Afghanistan that's killed over 1400 people.
Race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll soars
The major earthquake in Afghanistan has killed more than 1400 people and injured thousands as rescue and relief efforts are hampered by the rough terrain.
Commandos airdropped to rescue Afghan quake survivors
Dozens of commandos are landing where helicopters can't as rescue efforts continue in eastern Afghanistan after a massive earthquake killed over 1400 people.
Famed Lisbon streetcar derails and crashes, killing 15
An unknown number of foreigners are among dozens of people killed or injured when a famed streetcar derailed and crashed in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon.
‘You just do it’: bravery award for flood rescuer
A man whose quick thinking helped save a woman stranded in a flooded creek has been awarded a bravery decoration for his "unforeseen courage".