Authorities are warning a trifecta of heat, wind and lightning over Perth on Sunday could brew the perfect conditions for bushfires as the metro area enters a heatwave.
Oliver Lane
An investigation into a deadly Hong Kong inferno is expected to be done within nine months, as the city searches for answers to its worst tragedy in decades.
Clare Jim and Jessie Pang
A weather warning has been issued, with residents told to expect severe conditions over the next several hours.
Katherine Kraayvanger
The 62-year-old was reported missing on the night of December 2.
Claire Sadler
Residents in a state capital face total fire bans and extreme conditions after blazes threatened outer suburban homes with scorching temperatures ahead.
Robyn Wuth
Indian authorities say two brothers linked to a Goa nightclub that caught fire and killed 25 people have been arrested in Thailand.
Staff Writers
One worker is dead and three others are buried after a collapse at a library construction site in South Korea.
About 100 firefighters have been battling bushfires for more than five hours, with the operation expected to go through the night and into tomorrow.
Hannah Cross, Claire Sadler, Caleb Runciman and Jessica Evensen
Authorities are responding to a crash landing involving a plane at Jandakot Airport.
Firefighters have warned of challenging conditions as they battle two out-of-control bushfires that sparked emergency warnings for people to leave.
Aaron Bunch
A serious aviation disaster was narrowly averted after a freak accident resulted in a skydiver being suspended from the tail of a light aircraft.
Andrew Stafford
Two buildings have collapsed in Fez, a former capital of Morocco, killing at least 22 people.
Crews are searching for survivors after two buildings collapsed in the Moroccan city of Fez, killing at least 19 people and injuring 16 others.
Several cows have died after the road train they were being carried on rolled near Ongerup on Wednesday morning.
Hannah Whitehead
Firefighters have successfully contained and controlled a large bushfire two days after it broke out in West River and Fitzgerald and sparked an emergency evacuation warning.
Jacki Elezovich and Melissa Sheil
As a community takes stock after a blazing inferno that destroyed 16 homes, legal advocates say being prepared for the worst case scenario is crucial.
Alex Mitchell
The 25-year-old female driver and a 30-year-old male passenger died after the car smashed into a tree.
Neil Watkinson
Six businesses in the Great Southern have been recognised at the Volunteer Employer Recognition Awards for their vital support of emergency service volunteers.
Amy Towers
The death toll from a fire which ripped through a seven-storey office block in Jakarta has risen to 22.
Two people have been taken to hospital after their cars collided on South Coast Highway in Youngs Siding on Tuesday morning.
Melissa Sheil
The RAC Rescue helicopter is responding to a boating incident in South Yunderup.
A firefighter has died in NSW after being struck by a tree near the Bulahdelah bushfire disaster zone.
Max Corstorphan
A veteran firefighter has been killed protecting homes as hot weather combined with moderate winds threatens to bring another day of elevated fire dangers.
Tom Wark and Farid Farid
A deputy administrator of the Louvre says a water pipe leak damaged books in a library of the Egyptian antiquities department.
