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Death toll from Indonesian school collapse rises to 37

Death toll from Indonesian school collapse rises to 37

Indonesian rescuers are searching for 26 missing students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed due to structural failure.

Recovery mission: bodies found in remote alpine region

Recovery mission: bodies found in remote alpine region

Recovery mission: bodies found in remote alpine region

Recovery mission: bodies found in remote alpine region

Hikers have made a grim discovery in a remote alpine region accessible only by foot, prompting a challenging recovery mission for police.

'He has to be somewhere': cop's last hope in boy search

'He has to be somewhere': cop's last hope in boy search

'He has to be somewhere': cop's last hope in boy search

'He has to be somewhere': cop's last hope in boy search

A desperate search for a boy missing from an outback property for six days has failed to turn up fresh evidence, as defence personnel join the operation.

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Philippines quake toll rises to 72, rescue continues

Philippines quake toll rises to 72, rescue continues

The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the central Philippines has risen to 72, the national disaster agency says.

'Aching hearts': family cling to hope for missing boy

'Aching hearts': family cling to hope for missing boy

Fears are mounting for a four-year-old boy who disappeared on his family's remote sheep station but his loved-ones are holding out hope he'll be found safe.

'Unprepared' hikers rescued after bushwalker dies

'Unprepared' hikers rescued after bushwalker dies

A bushwalker is dead and others have been rescued from a remote national park after a group of Chinese nationals "not prepared" for conditions got into trouble.

'Just the beginning': storms unleash wild weather

'Just the beginning': storms unleash wild weather

Tornadoes ripping through fields as heavy rain leads to flooded roads and homes have capped off a wet day that has battered the east coast.

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Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Strong aftershocks hit Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Survivors have been shaken by two powerful aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan only days after the region was hit by earthquakes that killed about 2200 people.

Afghanistan quake toll tops 2200, as aid crunch looms

Afghanistan quake toll tops 2200, as aid crunch looms

Afghanistan quake toll tops 2200, as aid crunch looms

Afghanistan quake toll tops 2200, as aid crunch looms

The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan has jumped to more than 2200 as search efforts continue and survivors face running out of vital aid.

Death toll in Portugal streetcar crash rises to 17

Death toll in Portugal streetcar crash rises to 17

Death toll in Portugal streetcar crash rises to 17

Death toll in Portugal streetcar crash rises to 17

Portuguese are in mourning a day after a famed streetcar derailed and crashed in a Lisbon street, as the death toll from the accident rises to 17.

Commandos airdropped to rescue Afghan quake survivors

Commandos airdropped to rescue Afghan quake survivors

Commandos airdropped to rescue Afghan quake survivors

Commandos airdropped to rescue Afghan quake survivors

Dozens of commandos are landing where helicopters can't as rescue efforts continue in eastern Afghanistan after a massive earthquake killed over 1400 people.

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll crosses 1400

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll crosses 1400

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll crosses 1400

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll crosses 1400

Rescuers are struggling with mountainous terrain as they try to get to remote villages after a major earthquake in Afghanistan that's killed over 1400 people.

'You just do it': bravery award for flood rescuer

'You just do it': bravery award for flood rescuer

'You just do it': bravery award for flood rescuer

'You just do it': bravery award for flood rescuer

A man whose quick thinking helped save a woman stranded in a flooded creek has been awarded a bravery decoration for his "unforeseen courage".

Floods kill at least 34 in India-controlled Kashmir

Floods kill at least 34 in India-controlled Kashmir

Floods kill at least 34 in India-controlled Kashmir

Floods kill at least 34 in India-controlled Kashmir

Heavy rains across the Himalayan mountains have killed at least 34 people in the last 24 hours in India.

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'Boondoggle' dam wall project dismissed amid heavy rain

Heavy rain is expected to move away from the east coast amid an abnormally wet August but floods will threaten some areas through the weekend.

'Miracle': man missing in outback for week found safe

Two days after a police search was called off, a 26-year-old father who had been lost in the outback for a week has been found dehydrated but safe.

At least 68 dead, 74 missing as boat sinks off Yemen

At least 68 migrants have died after a boat sank off Yemen's coast with dozens still unaccounted for, officials say.

'Tragedy hits us hard', five Chilean miners found dead

The final trapped worker in a Chilean mine has been found dead, bringing the final death toll to six after several tunnels collapsed in a strong tremor.

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Empty boat found in search for missing fisherman

Police have located the boat of a missing fisherman days after he failed to return from a trip off Australia's east coast.

Search for missing fisherman off east coast expanded

Rescue workers are scouring the ocean for a fisherman who failed to return from a trip, with a massive 700km stretch covered as part of an expanded search.

Body found near wreckage of Snowy Mountains plane crash

Police have found the body of a man suspected to be the missing pilot of a plane that crashed in the slippery terrain of the Snowy Mountains.

Famine to feast for German backpacker in outback ordeal

A German backpacker has revealed details of her remarkable survival after 12 days lost in the Australian outback while thanking her "angel" rescuer.

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.

Rescued backpacker reveals why she abandoned her van

A backpacker who was lost in the outback for almost two weeks before her remarkable rescue has explained why she walked away from her van into bushland.

German backpacker's outback rescue 'sheer luck'

Police have revealed further details about a 26-year-old backpacker's near two-week ordeal in remote bushland, saying it was pure chance she was found.

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