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Passengers in 4WD killed in fatal outback crash

Passengers in 4WD killed in fatal outback crash

Multiple passengers in a four-wheel drive were killed when the vehicle collided with a truck near a small town in the Northern Territory.

Slow Syrian repatriation risk to IS defeat, court told

Slow Syrian repatriation risk to IS defeat, court told

Slow Syrian repatriation risk to IS defeat, court told

Slow Syrian repatriation risk to IS defeat, court told

Slow repatriation of women and children from Syrian refugee camps poses a risk to fully defeating Islamic State, lawyers for a group of Australians say.

More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding fire

More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding fire

More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding fire

More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding fire

Flares lit during celebrations at a wedding in Iraq are believed to have sparked a fire that killed more than 100 people and injured 150 others.

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Cooler weather brings relief as firies battle blazes

Cooler weather brings relief as firies battle blazes

Firefighters are looking to take advantage of cooler conditions as they battle to control several blazes and carry out vital hazard-reduction burns.

Cool change gives small relief to fire crews across NSW

Cool change gives small relief to fire crews across NSW

NSW communities near the Queensland border and on Sydney's western fringe have been told to prepare to take action as multiple bushfires burn across the state.

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

A pilot has escaped injury after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a dam while it was collecting water to battle a blaze in Queensland.

Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases

A bushfire near a tourist hotspot on Tasmania's east coast sparked the evacuation of campers and forced some people to sleep in their cars overnight.

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Girl drowns, another rescued off Victorian coast

Girl drowns, another rescued off Victorian coast

Girl drowns, another rescued off Victorian coast

Girl drowns, another rescued off Victorian coast

A girl has died and another has been rescued by a passer-by after the 12-year-olds got into trouble while swimming at Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula.

Landmine risk adds to Libya flood clean-up, toll rises

Landmine risk adds to Libya flood clean-up, toll rises

Landmine risk adds to Libya flood clean-up, toll rises

Landmine risk adds to Libya flood clean-up, toll rises

Many people in Libya have been left without fresh drinking water since the floods but there's a new danger: landmines displaced by strong currents.

Emerald residents return after bushfire evacuations

Emerald residents return after bushfire evacuations

Emerald residents return after bushfire evacuations

Emerald residents return after bushfire evacuations

Residents in Emerald in central Queensland have been told they can return to their homes after earlier evacuating over a fast-moving bushfire.

Search resumes for swimmer seen 'in distress'

Search resumes for swimmer seen 'in distress'

Search resumes for swimmer seen 'in distress'

Search resumes for swimmer seen 'in distress'

A search is continuing for a man who was swimming at a Byron Bay beach before he disappeared under the water.

Dozens of Syrians missing in catastrophic Libyan floods

Dozens of Syrians missing in catastrophic Libyan floods

Dozens of Syrians missing in catastrophic Libyan floods

Dozens of Syrians missing in catastrophic Libyan floods

A war monitoring group says dozens of Syrians who fled war at home are among the thousands killed and missing in disastrous flooding in Libya

Libya needs rescue equipment, aid to curb cholera: UN

Libya needs rescue equipment, aid to curb cholera: UN

Libya needs rescue equipment, aid to curb cholera: UN

Libya needs rescue equipment, aid to curb cholera: UN

The UN has warned people in Libya need shelter, food, primary medical care because of the worry of cholera, and clean water following catastrophic floods.

Children exposed to 'toxic cloud' at indoor pool

Children exposed to 'toxic cloud' at indoor pool

Children exposed to 'toxic cloud' at indoor pool

Children exposed to 'toxic cloud' at indoor pool

Multiple children and adults have been taken to hospital after being exposed to a "toxic cloud" of chemicals at an indoor pool in Sydney.

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Passengers 'elated' as Greenland cruise ship freed

The Ocean Explorer cruise ship has been successfully pulled free after running aground in Greenland with 206 people on board.

Stranded luxury cruise ship pulled free in Greenland

The luxury Ocean Explorer cruise liner stranded in Greenland with 206 people onboard - including 90 Australians - has been pulled free at high tide.

Thousands missing as Libya flood survivors search ruins

The death toll from floods in Libya caused by Storm Daniel, which broke dams and swept away neighbourhoods, continues to rise as the sea washes bodies ashore.

Melbourne road named Australia's most dangerous

A Melbourne road has come out on top of a list of Australia's most dangerous crash hotspots for the sixth year running.

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Moroccan quake survivors struggle as response scales up

King Mohammed has made his first televised appearance since a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in Morocco, killing almost 3000 and injuring more than 5000.

Huge death toll from Libyan storm expected to climb

The death toll from floods in Libya caused by Storm Daniel, which broke dams and swept away neighbourhoods, is expected to rise as the sea washes bodies ashore.

Luxury cruise ship remains stuck aground in Greenland

A luxury cruise ship with 90 Australians among its 206 passengers and crew members remains stuck after running aground in remote Greenland.

Public memorial to honour Hunter bus crash victims

Victims, survivors and first responders involved in a fatal bus crash following a wedding reception in the NSW Hunter will be honoured at a public memorial.

Lifesavers warn of risky summer despite drowning drop

Drownings over the past year have decreased, but authorities are wary a hot Australian summer and an ageing population could drive them up again.

More than 2000 people dead as Morocco quake toll rises

The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Morocco has climbed to more than 2000 people as rescuers search for survivors among the rubble.

Flooding in Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey kills at least 22

The body of a missing man has raised the death toll from floods in central Greece to 11 with number of missing also increasing.

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