Shaken locals have slept in their cars and camped in parks in Istanbul after a strong earthquake and aftershocks struck the Turkish city.
Staff Writers
People have fled from buildings in Istanbul as it was struck by one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the Turkish city in recent years.
Daren Butler
An urgent ocean search for a missing Perth man near Kalbarri is continuing for a second day after he was swept into the depths while body surfing.
Caleb Runciman
Residents have been rattled from their sleep by a shallow earthquake as seismologists warn aftershocks could continue for a week or more.
Alex Mitchell
Tropical cyclones have become less frequent in Australian waters but experts say claims that they're not intensifying miss important context.
Tom Wark
A strong 5.8 magnitude earthquake has shaken Taiwan, setting off alarms in the capital Taipei, but with no damage reported so far.
Mount Kanlaon's latest eruption in the Philippines has scattered ash in at least four farming villages southwest of the volcano on Negros island.
Rescue efforts after a large earthquake in Myanmar are winding down, with officials saying at least 3600 people were killed.
The official death toll from the Myanmar earthquake exceeds 3350, with the figure expected to rise significantly as rescuers continue to sift through rubble.
Aid agencies in earthquake-hit Myanmar are warning the combination of rain and extreme heat could cause outbreaks of devastating diseases, including cholera.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, officials say.
As the death toll from Myanmar's earthquake surpasses 3000, the devastated country faces a possible new crisis from diseases brought on by hot and wet weather.
Grieving relatives can enjoy a brief moment with support dogs taking a break from searching for survivors in the earthquake rubble of a tower in Bangkok.
Napat Wesshasartar and Thomas Suen
A volcano has erupted again in southern Iceland, spewing lava and smoke in a fiery display that followed the evacuation of a nearby town and spa.
The entire population of a remote town have fled for higher ground after a levee broke as floodwaters twice the size of Victoria cause more havoc.
Laine Clark and Fraser Barton
A megaquake off Japan's coast could trigger devastating tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people, as well as devastate the nation's economy.
A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake has hit near the Pacific nation of Tonga and an initial tsunami warning was lifted hours later.
A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake has hit near Tonga, prompting a tsunami warning for the Pacific island country.
The horrific reality of the devastating earthquake that struck Southeast Asia is becoming clear, as the death toll rises to 1700, with authorities fearing it could reach 10,000.
Max Corstorphan
Aid teams from India, China, Singapore and Thailand are on the ground in Myanmar as the death toll from a devastating earthquake climbs to more than 1700.
More than a dozen leading aid organisations have banded together to launch an appeal for a humanitarian response to the earthquakes that rocked Myanmar.
Hannah Cross
Horrifying footage continues to emerge after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck across Southeast, so far claiming 144 lives, as the desperate search for survivors amongst rubble continues.
More flood warnings have communities across three states on high alert following days of heavy rain and, for some, the worst flooding in 50 years.
Samantha Lock and Laine Clark
A deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit Thailand and Myanmar, bringing down a high-rise in Bangkok and sparking emergency declarations in both countries.
