All eight people trapped on Pakistan cable car rescued
Army commandos using helicopters have rescued eight people from a broken cable car as it dangled hundreds of metres above a canyon in Pakistan.
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Mock quake to test for cracks in emergency response
Australian and international crews will test their response to a major disaster when they stage a hypothetical earthquake in central Brisbane.
Aussies won’t end trip after ‘terrifying’ ordeal at sea
Rescuers let out a cheer when they found three Australians who spent two nights adrift at sea after a boat capsized during bad weather in Indonesia.
Rescuers search for four missing Aussies off Aceh
Australian tourists are missing after their boat disappeared off the Indonesian coast where local authorities have begun a search and rescue operation.
Harbour search for second missing man scaled back
The search on Sydney Harbour for a man still missing after a boat capsize that claimed the life of art dealer Tim Klingender is being scaled back.
Bushwalker recovering after Gold Coast cliff fall
An injured bushwalker who fell from a cliff in the Lamington National Park on the Gold Coast is recovering in hospital after being airlifted to safety.
Bushwalker found injured in creek bed ‘extremely lucky’
A bushwalker who fell from a cliff has been found seriously injured in a creek bed in the Gold Coast hinterland where authorities will try to winch him out.
Communities rally for victims of horror bus crash
Locals are reaching out to the families and injured victims of the NSW Hunter Valley bus crash, offering meals and accommodation as the site opens to mourners.
Bus driver out of custody as community mourns dead
A bus driver blamed for one of Australia's deadliest crashes has been released on bail as the country wraps its arms around a grieving local community.
Search suspended for missing man off Queensland coast
The search for a missing man off the coast of Queensland's Fraser Island has been suspended three days after his yacht sank.
Search continues for missing man off Queensland coast
The search for a man, who went missing in waters off Queensland's Fraser Island when a yacht carrying two people sank, has resumed.
Missing mother found alive after seven days in bushland
A woman who went missing for a week in north Queensland bush has been found alive after surviving on puddle water and commandeering an all-terrain vehicle.
‘Grave fears’ for paddler missing in Torres Strait
The search for a man missing off Thursday Island has entered a third day after an unmanned outrigger canoe was found 100 metres from shore.
US Coast Guard to resume search for missing Aussie
A US Coast Guard-led search for an Australian man who went overboard on the Quantum of the Seas travelling from Brisbane to Honolulu will resume at first light.
Search called off for fisherman missing 180km off coast
Police hold grave fears for a fisherman still missing after his boat capsized off Mackay four days ago.
Search to continue for man missing at sea in Queensland
A 42-year-old fisherman remains missing while two others were rescued after their boat capsized off the Queensland coast.
Surfboarder rescues swimmer from drowning in rip
A swimmer has been rescued after being seen struggling to keep afloat in a dangerous rip.
Pregnant woman and husband die in light plane crash
Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigators are travelling to the site where a light plane crashed, killing two people in north Queensland.
Search under way for missing plane in central Qld
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre is leading the search mission for a small plane missing in central Queensland.
Search for woman, 78, homes in on Brisbane hiking spot
A popular Brisbane hiking spot has been identified as an area of interest as the search for a missing 78-year-old woman continues.
Navy rescues passengers from stranded luxury yacht
Six passengers from a luxury yacht on its way from Darwin to Townsville have been rescued after becoming stranded in the sea near Indonesia.
Aussies recover dozens of victims after Turkey quake
Australian crews sent to help in the Turkey earthquake recovery effort are returning after helping locals to pull bodies from the rubble.
Five more survivors rescued from quake rubble in Turkey
Five more people have been pulled alive from collapsed building rubble in Turkey more than a week after a deadly earthquake rocked parts of Turkey and Syria.
Teen rescued from rubble in Turkey 10 days after quake
A 17-year-old girl has been found alive in rubble over 10 days after a massive earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria and left over 42,000 people dead.
Miner deaths probe begins as industry, community mourns
The close-knit Queensland community of Cloncurry is mourning the deaths of two miners killed in an incident 125 metres underground.
Two more people rescued 11 days after Turkey quake
As the focus turns to helping the millions left homeless from Turkey and Syria's earthquake, two more people have been pulled alive after 11 days in the rubble.
More rescues as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 45,000
More people including a child have been rescued alive under rubble in Turkey, 11 days after an earthquake that killed more than 45,000 people.
Turkey’s Erdogan vows recovery, rebuilding after quake
Rescue and recovery will go on until everyone is pulled from the rubble, says Turkey's president, who's vowed to repair all of the quake-ravaged country.
Turkish rescuers dig to save family a week after quake
Rescuers are still pulling people from the rubble a week after two devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria as the death toll rises to more than 35,000.
Quake toll tops 28,000, Turkey moves against builders
The death toll from the twin earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 28,000, but the United Nations warns the number may double.
Turkey quake rescuers work through night as hopes fade
A boy and a man have been pulled from the rubble almost 200 hours after the devastating quake in Turkey, but hopes are fading about finding many more survivors.