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Thousands evacuated after Indonesia quake kills 53

Thousands evacuated after Indonesia quake kills 53

Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia have recovered six more bodies following a magnitude-7.7 earthquake, bringing the death toll to 53.

Dozens dead after powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia

Dozens dead after powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia

Dozens dead after powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia

Dozens dead after powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia

At least 38 people are dead after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia, and rescue teams are yet to reach the region closest to the epicentre.

Eight dead, thousands stranded as rain slams Japan

Eight dead, thousands stranded as rain slams Japan

Eight dead, thousands stranded as rain slams Japan

Eight dead, thousands stranded as rain slams Japan

Heavy rain has drenched an area near Japan's capital, at least killing eight people, disrupting flights and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes.

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Bus driver charged after student killed in rollover

Bus driver charged after student killed in rollover

Almost a year after a 12-year-old girl died and multiple students were injured in a bus crash, detectives have charged the vehicle's 76-year-old driver.

Disconnected: reform urged as rural Aussies left behind

Disconnected: reform urged as rural Aussies left behind

Approvals to install vital mobile technology in rural Australia can take up to 700 days, with telcos and the industry watchdog calling for a major overhaul.

Colombia quake survivors search enters critical window

Colombia quake survivors search enters critical window

Authorities in Colombia say there is less than a day left of a 72-hour window during which there are far greater chances of finding earthquake survivors.

Fatal crash sparks calls for new buggy racing rules

Fatal crash sparks calls for new buggy racing rules

A fatal crash at an off-road racing event has prompted calls for stricter safety standards, with the driver's widow urging the racing community to take heed.

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Colombia rescue efforts press on after deadly quake

Colombia rescue efforts press on after deadly quake

Colombia rescue efforts press on after deadly quake

Colombia rescue efforts press on after deadly quake

Rescuers are working to free victims trapped in toppled buildings in Colombia a day after a powerful earthquake killed more than 160 people.

Colombia's deadly earthquake claims at least 111 people

Colombia's deadly earthquake claims at least 111 people

Colombia's deadly earthquake claims at least 111 people

Colombia's deadly earthquake claims at least 111 people

At least 111 people have been killed and dozens of buildings have collapsed in cities across western Colombia after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck.

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Firefighters are expected to remain at the scene of an industrial estate fire containing sulphur, after at least one worker was hospitalised.

Horror highway inferno probe after rescuers forced back

Horror highway inferno probe after rescuers forced back

Horror highway inferno probe after rescuers forced back

Horror highway inferno probe after rescuers forced back

Police are investigating a horror two-vehicle crash that killed five people on a major outback highway after onlookers tried to rescue the victims.

Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homes

Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homes

Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homes

Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homes

Residents have found their properties reduced to ash from Greece's fierce blazes, while crews who doused the fires stay on alert for flare-ups.

Two in serious condition after sudden building collapse

Two in serious condition after sudden building collapse

Two in serious condition after sudden building collapse

Two in serious condition after sudden building collapse

Two men have been rushed to hospital after they were pulled out of rubble following the sudden collapse of a building in an inner-city suburb.

Floods kill 14, thousands displaced in southern India

Floods kill 14, thousands displaced in southern India

Floods kill 14, thousands displaced in southern India

Floods kill 14, thousands displaced in southern India

Clean-up operations have begun in flood-affected areas in the Indian state of Kerala, after floods killed 11 people and displaced thousands.

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Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two people are dead after Australian-owned helicopters fighting a fire in Greece collided mid-air in a tragedy that has taken the disaster's death toll to five.

'We are not out of danger,' mass fire evacuations in US

More than 60,000 people have been evacuated in Washington state as fires destroy hundreds of homes, businesses and other structures.

Fires spread in Greece, worsening in France, Spain

Europe continues to be ravaged by wildfires, with people evacuating to escape the flames in Greece as conditions also deteriorate in France and Spain.

Greek fires rage as battle continues in France, Spain

Hundreds of people have fled their homes as strong winds fan blazes in Greece, while France and Spain fight hot spots as Europe's fire-ravaged summer drags on.

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French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

Cooler weather has allowed authorities to be cautiously optimistic about fighting a mega-fire that's raged in southern France for more than a week.

Japan quake survivors left homeless in sweltering heat

Thousands of people face shortages and hot days living in cars and crowded shelters as southern Japan reels from a powerful earthquake that killed 34 people.

Death toll rises after blast at Pakistan coalmine

‌A methane explosion has buried parts of a mining complex and ‌killed at least 34 miners in Pakistan's Balochistan ‌province.

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

Thousands of people can return to their homes in France as moist, cooler conditions raise hopes that firefighters can finally get on top of a massive blaze.

Hope dwindles as Japan quake death toll rises to 25

Time is running out to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that hit southern Japan, as the death toll rises and recovery efforts continue.

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

A house fire has claimed the lives of a father, mother and son whose bodies were found in a granny flat at the rear of an outer suburban property.

Survivors pulled from mall rubble as quake toll rises

Rescuers are racing against time to find people alive amid the destruction after a powerful earthquake rocked southern Japan, killing at least 13 people.

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