Survivors of Afghanistan's devastating earthquakes are camping out in the rain without tents rather than risk falling victim to further aftershocks.
Mohammed Yunus Yawar and Sayed Hassib
Aussies in one state hoping for a warm and sunny weekend to welcome spring will likely be disappointed by the latest forecasts.
Andrew Hedgman
Fears of more death and destruction follow powerful aftershocks in a part of Afghanistan where thousands of people were killed in earlier earthquakes.
Mohammad Yunus Yawar
Almost half of claims for small business grants in flood-smashed NSW regions were knocked back, a budget estimates hearing has been told.
Nathan Schmidt
Australia, which has committed funds to help Afghans impacted by two large earthquakes, says it will ensure that the money does not go to the Taliban regime.
Staff Writers
Emergency services are doorknocking homes as a 40-million-litre dam shows signs of failure, sparking flood warnings.
Elodie Jakes
About a third of these Australians who applied for disaster relief have received their initial $5000 more than 100 days after the severe weather event.
A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed hundreds of people and injured thousands more, as a desperate search for survivors continues.
Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Charlotte Greenfield
Thousands took to the streets for anti-immigration marches and counter protesters across Australia on Sunday with most protesters engaged in peaceful demonstrations.
Liam Beatty, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer, Elodie Jakes, Thomas Henry and Clareese Packer
Residents of New Orleans are marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which claimed nearly 1400 lives across the US.
JACK BROOK
The BoM has issued a severe weather warning as destructive winds up to 130km/hr and snow threaten southeastern states from Friday.
George Al-Akiki
This action in relation to disaster grants has been taken after it was revealed three-quarters of primary producers are still waiting after almost 100 days.
Heavy rains across the Himalayan mountains have killed at least 34 people in the last 24 hours in India.
Munir Ahmed and Sheikh Saaliq
A report has flagged plummeting swimming skills as Australia has its deadliest year of drownings on record, emphasised by one stunning statistic.
Thomas Henry
Pakistan's agricultural heartland is being evacuated under threat of flooding after neighbour and rival India warned it plans to release water from a dam.
Mubasher Bukhari and Asif Shahzad
Aussies are being warned to prepare for a severe Antarctic blast amid forecasts wind, rain and snow will pelt the southern regions.
Elodie Jakes and Thomas Henry
On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's 20th anniversary, US emergency management staff have hit out at the Trump administration for risking public safety.
Tim Reid
Less than a quarter of primary producers have had their grant applications approved almost 100 days after floods wrecked havoc on NSW’s Mid-North Coast.
People have been advised to avoid beaches in one coastal area after council workers made this grim discovery.
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.
Jack Gramenz and Farid Farid
It’s been one of the wettest Augusts on record in one major city, but rain-soaked residents are about to get a reprieve.
Elodie Jakes, George Al-Akiki
The record rainfall comes with roads across NSW cut off due to major flooding, while two men are dead after crashing into a river during heavy rain.
Elodie Jakes and George Al-Akiki
Flood-weary residents are bracing for rivers to rise dangerously as a weather system threatens days of more relentless rain across several states.
Rescue and relief teams have returned to their posts in flood-hit northwest Pakistan after more heavy rain forced them to take shelter.
Mushtaq Ali
