At least 20 people died and another 134 were injured after a fire and explosion at a factory in Russia, local emergency services say.
Staff Writers
Denmark’s Bushfire Ready team have been invited to present the story of their successes to an international conference which comes to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from August 26-29.
Claire Middleton
More soldiers are being sent to fight wildfires in Spain as a fire on the Dardanelles peninsula forces the closure of visitor facilities at Gallipoli.
BARRY HATTON
Nigerian authorities say about 40 people are missing after a boat capsized on its way to a popular market in northwest Sokoto State.
A house fire in Guildford is believed to have been started by a lithium-ion battery in one of a cache of stolen e-scooters and bikes stored in the garage, according to police.
Oliver Lane
Hundreds have been killed in the deadliest downpour of the monsoon season in Pakistan's northwest, with the search on for more missing people.
The death toll from heavy rain in Pakistan has jumped to over 200 after rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from homes destroyed by floods and landslides.
Muhammad Sajjad
Police are investigating the death of a man in Perth’s northern suburbs overnight.
Hannah Cross
Firefighters in Spain, Portugal, and Greece continue to battle wildfires amid a prolonged heatwave.
At least 49 people are dead after rain triggered flash floods in Pakistan, adding to the hundreds who've perished in rain incidents in the country since June.
Riaz Khan
Police in Spain have arrested a man in for allegedly starting a fire on a plot of land used to dump rubbish illegally.
David Latona and Charlie Devereux
Torrential rain has caused flash floods and landslides in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 32 people and leaving dozens more missing.
An elderly driver has died after her hatchback collided with another car.
Caleb Runciman
Holidaymakers were evacuated from a popular hotel in Perth after a fire broke out in a second floor room.
Caitlin Vinci
Wildfires have intensified across southern Europe, burning homes and forcing people to flee in Greece, Spain, Portugal and Albania.
The Italian coast guard says at least 26 people have died after a boat carrying about 100 migrants capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
At least three people are dead as firefighters continue to battle wildfires across southern Europe that have forced thousands of people from their homes.
Wildfires are burning in southern Europe as millions of people across the continent struggle to adapt to searing temperatures in excess of 40C.
David Latona and Pietro Lombardi and Stevo Vasiljevic
A swarm of jellyfish has forced a French nuclear plant offline after the creatures were sucked into its water cooling systems.
Authorities say four children and two adults have been killed after fire ripped through a house in Waldorf, Maryland.
A wildfire is spreading extensively across Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano overlooking Scotland's capital Edinburgh.
Trucks were ordered to park up after the busy Pacific Motorway was closed and lighter vehicles detoured following a deadly crash near Brunswick Heads.
As wildfires continue to spread in Greece, France is breathing a sigh of relief as massive blazes have been contained.
A bus carrying mourners from a funeral in southwestern Kenya has overturned, killing at least 25 people including a 10-year-old girl.
