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Britney Spears, Dua Lipa among celebrities fleeing LA

Britney Spears, Dua Lipa among celebrities fleeing LA

Britney Spears and Dua Lipa are among the stars to have escaped the ravaging wildfires in Los Angeles.

LA blazes devour thousands of homes, at least 10 dead

LA blazes devour thousands of homes, at least 10 dead

LA blazes devour thousands of homes, at least 10 dead

LA blazes devour thousands of homes, at least 10 dead

Relief from fierce winds has been short-lived for Los Angeles crews battling five destructive wildfires that have burned 10,000 structures and killed 10 people.

Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1.6m for LA wildfire relief

Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1.6m for LA wildfire relief

Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1.6m for LA wildfire relief

Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1.6m for LA wildfire relief

Jamie Lee Curtis and her family will give $1.6 million to relief efforts as the Oscar winner and fellow celebrities reel from the devastating Los Angeles fires.

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Stars lose homes, flee as Los Angeles fires spread

Stars lose homes, flee as Los Angeles fires spread

Paris Hilton and Billy Crystal have described the anguish of losing their homes, as celebrities join thousands fleeing the path of wildfires across Los Angeles.

Hollywood Hills burn as LA engulfed by 'the big one'

Hollywood Hills burn as LA engulfed by 'the big one'

A fast-moving blaze has broken out in the Hollywood Hills, threatening Los Angeles’ famed showbiz spots as the city battles the worst wildfires in its history.

Lengthy probe begins into triple fatal seaplane crash

Lengthy probe begins into triple fatal seaplane crash

Investigators suspect it will take months to comb through and analyse all evidence surrounding the fatal crash of a seaplane near a popular holiday island.

Focus on Tibet quake survivors as search called off

Focus on Tibet quake survivors as search called off

Relief teams in Tibet have shifted their focus to resettling survivors as a search for any remaining victims of a deadly earthquake was wound down.

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Seaplane owners: we're devastated by fatal crash

Seaplane owners: we're devastated by fatal crash

Seaplane owners: we're devastated by fatal crash

Seaplane owners: we're devastated by fatal crash

A seaplane company has expressed its "heartbreak" after one of its aircraft crashed off a popular island, killing three people and injuring three others.

A second wildfire burning out of control in Los Angeles

A second wildfire burning out of control in Los Angeles

A second wildfire burning out of control in Los Angeles

A second wildfire burning out of control in Los Angeles

A fast-moving wildfire has broken out northeast of Los Angeles hours after another blaze tore through the city’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

Urgency mounts in search for survivors of Tibet quake

Urgency mounts in search for survivors of Tibet quake

Urgency mounts in search for survivors of Tibet quake

Urgency mounts in search for survivors of Tibet quake

The search continues for survivors of the Tibet earthquake as temperatures in the region plunge to well below zero.

Two dead after boat capsizes near holiday town

Two dead after boat capsizes near holiday town

Two dead after boat capsizes near holiday town

Two dead after boat capsizes near holiday town

Two people have died and another has been taken to hospital after a boat capsized in waters near a popular summer holiday town.

Search resumes for missing bushwalker amid heat, fire

Search resumes for missing bushwalker amid heat, fire

Search resumes for missing bushwalker amid heat, fire

Search resumes for missing bushwalker amid heat, fire

The search for a bushwalker missing for 11 days resumes after specialist crews have joined the efforts amid soaring temperatures and nearby fires.

Search for man taken by shark ends without finding body

Search for man taken by shark ends without finding body

Search for man taken by shark ends without finding body

Search for man taken by shark ends without finding body

Authorities have concluded the search for a surfer who was seen taken by a shark but have not located his body.

Day 10: search for hiker intensifies as more help sent

Day 10: search for hiker intensifies as more help sent

Day 10: search for hiker intensifies as more help sent

Day 10: search for hiker intensifies as more help sent

Another 50 rescue specialists have joined the 10-day search for missing hiker Hadi Nazari in Kosciuszko National Park’s "bloody tough" terrain.

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'An inch, and we were gone': bridge disaster remembered

As Hobart marks the 50th anniversary of the Tasman Bridge collapse, its most famous survivor and a historian recount the night the deadly disaster unfolded.

Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim's friend says

Surfing on South Australia's west coast is now too dangerous because of a surge in the population of great white sharks, a friend of a shark attack victim says.

Australia swelters in summer heatwave conditions

Blistering heat across much of Australia spells bad news for firefighters, with the hot, dry weather making it difficult to contain existing blazes.

Veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans inspired by IS

Authorities don't believe an army veteran was acting alone when he rammed a truck flying the Islamic State flag into New Orleans revellers, killing 15 people.

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Water source the key to missing hiker's survival

Finding scarce water on one of Australia's most challenging bush trails is key to a missing hiker being found alive after more than a week missing.

South Korea crash probe ramps up as victims identified

Investigators are working to extract data from the flight recorder of a plane that belly-landed and burst into flames in South Korea, killing 179 people.

Airport design questioned amid probe into deadly crash

South Korean investigators are examining an airport embankment, bird strikes and pilot actions as possible factors in an air crash that killed 179 people.

Bushwalker found dead as search for student continues

The family of a student missing in a national park say they are praying for his return, while another bushwalker has fallen to his death from a dangerous peak.

S.Korea probes all air operations after plane disaster

South Korea's entire airline system is undergoing an urgent safety check as officials scramble to learn what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people.

'Be careful': safety plea following holiday drownings

A spate of drownings during the festive season has left authorities urging Australians to prioritise safety around the water during the summer holidays.

Bushfire threat finally eases but warnings to last days

An emergency alert has been downgraded for a bushfire that has had communities on edge but the blaze is expected to keep burning for days.

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