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At least 21 killed in Italy tourist bus crash

At least 21 killed in Italy tourist bus crash

A coach has crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens more.

Shark attack victim doing 'great' despite bumpy drive

Shark attack victim doing 'great' despite bumpy drive

Shark attack victim doing 'great' despite bumpy drive

Shark attack victim doing 'great' despite bumpy drive

A woman who was attacked by a shark off the South Australian coast is recovering well and says the worst part of the ordeal was the drive to hospital.

Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fire season is under way as blazes burn across the country driven by volatile conditions with total fire bans in parts of WA, South Australia, Victoria and NSW.

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Sydney on high alert as 100 fires burn around the state

Sydney on high alert as 100 fires burn around the state

As Sydney and seven other NSW regions face surging temperatures and total fire bans, a blaze near Mudgee has sparked an emergency warning.

Shark attack leaves woman with serious leg injuries

Shark attack leaves woman with serious leg injuries

A woman has been attacked by a shark and taken to hospital with extensive leg injuries as emergency services use a drone to search for the animal.

Man dead, another in hospital as boat struck by whale

Man dead, another in hospital as boat struck by whale

A man has died after being thrown from a boat that was struck by a whale in waters off Sydney.

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.

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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.

Cooler weather brings relief as firies battle blazes

Cooler weather brings relief as firies battle blazes

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

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

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

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.

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.

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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

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'

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

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

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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

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

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.

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.

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