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Deadly Vietnam tour boat survivor describes his escape

Deadly Vietnam tour boat survivor describes his escape

A Vietnamese man who survived the capsizing of a tour boat in Ha Long Bay says he escaped the overturned vessel by swimming out through a window underwater.

Man whose car hit US crowd was shot, attacked: police

Man whose car hit US crowd was shot, attacked: police

Man whose car hit US crowd was shot, attacked: police

Man whose car hit US crowd was shot, attacked: police

A car has been driven into a crowd outside a nightclub in East Hollywood, injuring at least 30 people, according to Los Angeles authorities.

Dozens injured as car drives into crowd in Los Angeles

Dozens injured as car drives into crowd in Los Angeles

Dozens injured as car drives into crowd in Los Angeles

Dozens injured as car drives into crowd in Los Angeles

A car has rammed a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles, injuring dozens of people.

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Dozens dead after fire at shopping centre in Iraq

Dozens dead after fire at shopping centre in Iraq

A massive fire has ripped through a hypermarket in eastern Iraq, leaving at least 61 people dead, including children, and others missing.

More than 130 dead and 100 missing after Texas floods

More than 130 dead and 100 missing after Texas floods

Around 100 people remain missing in the aftermath of flooding that devastated central Texas.

Natural and a disaster but no fed help for algal bloom

Natural and a disaster but no fed help for algal bloom

Governments are working to find a way to help industries affected by a devastating algal bloom, which falls outside existing natural disaster criteria.

Texas flood death toll rises to 131 as new storms loom

Texas flood death toll rises to 131 as new storms loom

Officials in Texas are keeping a wary eye on river levels after a forecast further heavy rain following deadly flooding in the US state.

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Fires force evacuations of Grand Canyon, other US parks

Fires force evacuations of Grand Canyon, other US parks

Fires force evacuations of Grand Canyon, other US parks

Fires force evacuations of Grand Canyon, other US parks

Two national parks in the US West have been evacuated as hot temperatures and gusty winds feed the flames of wildfires that are only partly contained.

Crews comb flood-stricken Texas for 170 missing people

Crews comb flood-stricken Texas for 170 missing people

Crews comb flood-stricken Texas for 170 missing people

Crews comb flood-stricken Texas for 170 missing people

As the death toll from the Texas floods approaches 120, rescue teams are searching for the more than 170 people still unaccounted for.

Lion 'just playing' when it attacked woman: zoo owner

Lion 'just playing' when it attacked woman: zoo owner

Lion 'just playing' when it attacked woman: zoo owner

Lion 'just playing' when it attacked woman: zoo owner

A zoo owner says a lion was "just playing" when it attacked a woman, leaving her with "macabre injuries", including the loss of an arm.

Texas flood death toll mounts as campers remain missing

Texas flood death toll mounts as campers remain missing

Texas flood death toll mounts as campers remain missing

Texas flood death toll mounts as campers remain missing

Rescuers continue searching for girls missing from a summer camp in Texas inundated by flooding that has killed scores of people including dozens of children.

Death toll rising from Texas floods, dozens missing

Death toll rising from Texas floods, dozens missing

Death toll rising from Texas floods, dozens missing

Death toll rising from Texas floods, dozens missing

The death toll from the catastrophic floods in Texas has risen to 43, while dozens of children from a Christian girls' summer camp remain missing.

Young campers missing as 24 die in Texas flash flooding

Young campers missing as 24 die in Texas flash flooding

Young campers missing as 24 die in Texas flash flooding

Young campers missing as 24 die in Texas flash flooding

At least 24 people in Texas are dead and the search is on for many others missing including over 20 from a girls camp after a storm unleashed major flooding.

Storm-struck communities count costs of 'vigorous' low

Storm-struck communities count costs of 'vigorous' low

Storm-struck communities count costs of 'vigorous' low

Storm-struck communities count costs of 'vigorous' low

Thousands of people have already filed insurance claims after a complex and powerful weather system pounded Australia's east coast.

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Major dam to likely spill as 'bomb cyclone' hits coast

As millions of residents brace for a fast-moving, severe low-pressure system to hit their region, a massive dam is nearly full and could spill in coming days.

Stranded cruise passengers rescued from remote island

All passengers and guides have been rescued after becoming marooned when a low tide caught them unawares on a tour off a remote island in northern Australia.

Latest technology for police amid crime crackdown

A state government will maintain its crime crackdown in a milestone budget, with police to get the latest technology including tasers and body worn cameras.

Hot air balloon crash in Brazil kills at least eight

A hot air balloon has caught fire and tumbled from the sky in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters say.

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'Tragic, unnecessary': missed chance before plane crash

A plane crash that killed three people could have been prevented if a known cabin pressure defect had been reported in a phone call minutes before the incident.

Days of chaos ahead after burst pipe causes evacuation

One of Australia's busiest courthouses has been evacuated and three people have been trapped in elevators after a burst water main led to a power outage.

Air India crash victims identified, US experts on site

DNA samples are being used to identify the remains of dozens of victims of an Air India plane crash as US officials join investigators at the site.

Researchers taking the wind out of cyclone devastation

Australian researchers believe aerosols maybe the key to disrupting the formation of and ultimately taming killer tropical cyclones before they come ashore.

Air India black box recovered as toll climbs to 270

Investigators have found the flight data recorder of the Air India flight as the death toll reaches 270.

'We started a fire': ADF criticised over major blaze

A "systemic failure" by the Australian Defence Force has been partly blamed for a major Black Summer blaze sparked by an army helicopter.

Search for missing after Air India crash kills hundreds

The world's worst aviation disaster in a decade has killed more than 240 people with rescuers searching for missing people and clues on why the plane crashed.

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