At least 17 people are dead and 13 are missing after flash flooding that triggered a landslide in Central Java.
Staff Writers
Officers are investigating a fire in South Perth which left an apartment with extensive damage.
Jessica Evensen
Six golf buggies caught fire at a golf course in Perth’s northern suburbs in the early hours of Wednesday.
A hazmat general warning is in place for residents in Hilbert in the City of Armadale, with the smoke blowing in a westerly direction.
A raging bushfire in Serpentine has been downgraded to watch and act as firefighters battle the blaze and reduce its rate of spread.
The death toll from a Turkish ski resort hotel fire has risen to 76, with dozens more reportedly injured in the devastating blaze.
Mert Ozkan and Huseyin Hayatsever
A family, community and first responders are reeling after a tragic house fire killed two sisters, sparked during the elder's birthday celebrations.
Adrian Black
The older sister of an infant who was killed in a house fire on the weekend has also died, police have confirmed.
David Johns
A five-year-old boy who was crushed after a parking meter fell on him at a Bunbury museum has died in hospital.
Caleb Runciman
Police say a silver Hyundai Tucson sedan was driving on Albany Highway when it left the carriageway, crashing into a home in the Riverside Gardens Estate, Gosnells.
Lives and buildings, including a small airstrip, north of Esperance are under immediate threat as firefighters battle an out of control bushfire.
Neighbours have been praised for their bravery after trying to help during a house fire that killed a baby girl and left her sister fighting for life.
Ethan James
Emergency services raced the man to Narrogin Hospital. He will be flown to Royal Perth Hospital this afternoon.
Californians are bracing for a 'particularly dangerous situation' with gusty winds predicted less than two weeks after blazes killed at least 27 people.
At least 86 people have died after an oil tanker exploded when it overturned in northern Nigeria.
Dyepkazah Shibayan
A teen who died trying to save a girl who also lost her life after jumping into a waterfall is being hailed as a hero in emotional tributes on social media.
Savannah Meacham
The family of a taxi driver who died when a driver slammed head-on into his taxi in Cloverdale last week is hoping to return his body to his homeland of Ethiopia.
Bethany Hiatt
Four crews of firefighters are currently on scene attempting to put out the blaze.
Lisa Thomas
A baby girl has died and another young child is fighting for life after a house fire in a suburban town.
The images of what was left of the charred wreckage and car parts strewn across Leach Highway on Monday morning immediately evoked a strong sense of horror.
Shannon Hampton
At least 60 corpses have been recovered from the scene of a oil tanker explosion after it overturned in northern Nigeria.
Wild weather is threatening regions around Australia as a tropical cyclone impacts exports, amid fears for the occupants of a car swept away by floodwaters.
Jack Gramenz, Savannah Meacham and Luke Costin
Bushfire advice for the City of Busselton has been downgraded to ‘stay informed’ as the fire is currently contained..
Claire Sadler
At least two people have been injured and others were lucky to survive after a big tree fell onto pedestrians at one of Australia's best-known inner city parks.
Duncan Murray, Alex Mitchell and Rhett Watson
