A ferry has caught fire off Indonesia's Madura Island with at least five people killed and 41 still missing.
Staff Writers
The National Guard and firefighters from more than a dozen US states are helping as wildfires burn out of control across huge swathes of Washington state.
Kenrick Cai
Europe continues to be ravaged by wildfires, with people evacuating to escape the flames in Greece as conditions also deteriorate in France and Spain.
Nepal-born renowned mountain climber and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja and nine others have died in an avalanche while climbing in Pakistan.
MUNIR AHMED and RIAZ KHAN
Thirteen people have been killed in a plane accident in Peru, after a small plane carrying tourists crashed in a field outside the city of Nazca.
A woman who was found dead in her car is the latest victim of Japan's earthquake, bringing the death toll to 36, while the number of missing remains unknown.
MARI YAMAGUCHI
Hundreds of people have fled their homes as strong winds fan blazes in Greece, while France and Spain fight hot spots as Europe's fire-ravaged summer drags on.
Police are investigating after a crash near Geraldton killed a 21-year-old man on Friday.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
Night waterbombing raids flown by Australian firefighters will be a new weapon against France's raging wildfires after calls for help were answered down under.
Tom Wark
A passenger bus travelling in eastern Algeria has crashed, killing 25 people and injuring 44, authorities say.
An 11-year-old boy died a shocking death after waking to find a bat sitting on his nose and mouth while he slept.
Troy de Ruyter
A man has died after his Mini Coupe veered off the road in Wuraming, west of Boddington and collided with a tree on Friday afternoon.
Melissa Sheil
Cooler weather has allowed authorities to be cautiously optimistic about fighting a mega-fire that's raged in southern France for more than a week.
A woman has been injured in a serious crash near Broomehill on Thursday, with the RAC Rescue helicopter now transporting her to hospital.
Cameron Newbold
A house fire has claimed the lives of a father, mother and son whose bodies were found in a granny flat at the rear of an outer suburban property.
Nick Wilson and Annabelle Banfield
Thousands of people can return to their homes in France as moist, cooler conditions raise hopes that firefighters can finally get on top of a massive blaze.
New national safety standards mandating minimum drop heights for firefighting aircraft have been introduced to address gaps exposed by a near-fatal Boeing 737 crash in WA’s South West.
Charlton Hart
A motorist has died in a crash near Perth Airport on Wednesday morning as WA’s horror week on the roads continues.
Rhianna Mitchell
Firefighters have made headway against a major blaze west of Bordeaux, but rising temperatures mean the danger of France's biggest wildfire is yet to pass.
Two young daughters of a woman violently stabbed by her partner before he fled and caused a deadly head-on collision were exposed to ‘traumatic events no child should ever have to experience’.
Brooke Rolfe
A suspected white phosphorus leak at a US military base near the South Korean capital Seoul has prompted local officials to alert residents.
Crews fighting massive blazes in France and Spain are making the most of the favourable weather before another round of scorching heat rolls across Europe.
Yves Herman and Javi West Larranaga
About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in neighbouring Spain more than 75,000 people have been told to leave their homes due to wildfires.
A water outage has left passengers at the United Kingdom's second busiest airport without access to toilets.
