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Indian rescuers reach 41 men trapped in tunnel

Indian rescuers reach 41 men trapped in tunnel

Rescuers have made a breakthrough in reaching 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India, and are closer to bringing them out.

Search underway for man reported lost in the bush

Search underway for man reported lost in the bush

Search underway for man reported lost in the bush

Search underway for man reported lost in the bush

A multi-agency search is underway for a man in his 30s, who contacted his family to say he was lost in bushland in northern Sydney.

Search for missing Tasmanian swimmer suspended

Search for missing Tasmanian swimmer suspended

Search for missing Tasmanian swimmer suspended

Search for missing Tasmanian swimmer suspended

Tasmanian authorities have suspended the search for a missing swimmer after expert advice that the woman could not have survived.

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Grave concerns for man who fled from police into river

Grave concerns for man who fled from police into river

The search for a man who entered a central Queensland river while fleeing police has recommenced.

Rower rescued by cruise ship after record bid dashed

Rower rescued by cruise ship after record bid dashed

A Brisbane man hoping to become the youngest person to row solo across the Pacific has been rescued by a cruise ship after clinging to his boat for 13 hours.

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.

Morocco quake survivors struggle in shelters

Morocco quake survivors struggle in shelters

The death toll from a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains stands at more than 2800, but that figure looks likely to rise.

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Race to find survivors as Morocco quake toll nears 2500

Race to find survivors as Morocco quake toll nears 2500

Race to find survivors as Morocco quake toll nears 2500

Race to find survivors as Morocco quake toll nears 2500

The death toll from the deadliest earthquake to hit Morocco in more than 60 years is nearing 2500 as rescuers race to find survivors.

Safe but shocked: rescued sailors arrive on dry land

Safe but shocked: rescued sailors arrive on dry land

Safe but shocked: rescued sailors arrive on dry land

Safe but shocked: rescued sailors arrive on dry land

The expedition leader of an inflatable boat attacked by sharks in the Coral Sea has told his tale after arriving on dry land.

More bodies recovered in Europe floods, toll up to 14

More bodies recovered in Europe floods, toll up to 14

More bodies recovered in Europe floods, toll up to 14

More bodies recovered in Europe floods, toll up to 14

Heavy flooding causes damage to buildings, roads and bridges in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria with more bodies recovered by rescue teams.

Three men rescued after sharks attack boat in Coral Sea

Three men rescued after sharks attack boat in Coral Sea

Three men rescued after sharks attack boat in Coral Sea

Three men rescued after sharks attack boat in Coral Sea

Two round-the-world sailors and a crew member have been rescued in the Coral Sea after their inflatable catamaran was attacked and torn open by sharks.

Australian man rescued from remote Antarctic base

Australian man rescued from remote Antarctic base

Australian man rescued from remote Antarctic base

Australian man rescued from remote Antarctic base

It took an icebreaker ship and two helicopters to evacuate an Australian man from the Casey research station in Antarctica.

Crews battle harsh conditions to rescue four from peak

Crews battle harsh conditions to rescue four from peak

Crews battle harsh conditions to rescue four from peak

Crews battle harsh conditions to rescue four from peak

Four hikers have been rescued from a popular mountain in Western Australia's south after bad weather delayed crews' attempts to reach them.

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Arson squad detectives have charged two 13-year-old boys over a suspicious multi-storey building inferno that caused chaos in Sydney's CBD.

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All eight people trapped on Pakistan cable car rescued

Army commandos using helicopters have rescued eight people from a broken cable car as it dangled hundreds of metres above a canyon in Pakistan.

Mock quake to test for cracks in emergency response

Australian and international crews will test their response to a major disaster when they stage a hypothetical earthquake in central Brisbane.

Aussies won't end trip after 'terrifying' ordeal at sea

Rescuers let out a cheer when they found three Australians who spent two nights adrift at sea after a boat capsized during bad weather in Indonesia.

Rescuers search for four missing Aussies off Aceh

Australian tourists are missing after their boat disappeared off the Indonesian coast where local authorities have begun a search and rescue operation.

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Tech entrepreneur found dead after fatal boat accident

Andrew Findlay's body has been recovered near to where leading Indigenous art dealer Tim Klingender was found after a fatal boating accident in Sydney Harbour.

Harbour search for second missing man scaled back

The search on Sydney Harbour for a man still missing after a boat capsize that claimed the life of art dealer Tim Klingender is being scaled back.

First memorial for bus victim as new safety probe opens

A beach memorial will be held in Sydney for a victim of the Hunter bus crash as a new investigation opens and a cricket club reflects on an emotional week.

Communities rally for victims of horror bus crash

Locals are reaching out to the families and injured victims of the NSW Hunter Valley bus crash, offering meals and accommodation as the site opens to mourners.

Bus driver out of custody as community mourns dead

A bus driver blamed for one of Australia's deadliest crashes has been released on bail as the country wraps its arms around a grieving local community.

Humpback whale freed after eight-hour rescue

Two vessels were called to free a whale entangled in a series of lines and floats off the NSW south coast.

Leaked engine fumes killed six in seaplane crash

A crash that killed six people when a plane nosedived north of Sydney in 2017 was likely caused by engine fumes that leaked into the cabin, a coroner has found.

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