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Evacuations urged as bushfire threatens WA homes

An out-of-control bushfire is threatening homes and properties in Western Australia, and residents are being warned to leave now or put their lives in danger.

Recovering Bardot tells fans not to worry

Recovering Bardot tells fans not to worry

Former French movie star Brigitte Bardot is currently recovering and wants to reassure those concerned about her health not to worry.

Southeast Asia storm death toll tops 600

A mosque stands at an area hit by deadly flash floods in Palembayan in Indonesia's West Sumatra...

Southeast Asia storm death toll tops 600

The death toll has mounted to more than 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia.

'Journalist' charged over satanic child sex abuse material

Police allege Landon Germanotta-Mills played a leading role in the child sex abuse material ring....

'Journalist' charged over satanic child sex abuse material

A self-described independent news site editor is one of four Australians charged over alleged involvement in a satanic child sex abuse material ring.

Mourners flock to site of deadly Hong Kong blaze

People pay tributes to victims of the fire at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, in Tai Po,&nbsp...

Mourners flock to site of deadly Hong Kong blaze

Thousands have turned out to pay tribute to the victims of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in more than 75 years.

Illegal military links alleged

Flag of Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: Getty Images

Illegal military links alleged

South African police have arrested four men on their way to Russia on suspicion they would contravene the country’s laws against assisting foreign military forces.

Pro-business president seeks new economic reality

Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz. Photo: Reuters

Pro-business president seeks new economic reality

A clock running clockwise marks end of leftist regime in Bolivia

Obituary: primatologist uncovered uncannily human world of chimps

Jane Goodall speaks at the Regent, Dunedin, in 2017. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Obituary: primatologist uncovered uncannily human world of chimps

In 1987, the American cartoonist Gary Larson drew one of his surreal Far Side sketches of two apes sitting on a branch.

Death toll from Indonesian floods, landslides, passes 300

Indonesian military personnel and joint rescuers prepare a body bag for a victim recovered from...

Death toll from Indonesian floods, landslides, passes 300

The death toll from floods and landslides following cyclonic rains in the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 303.

Tensions rise as Trump says Venezuelan airspace is closed

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a rally against American military escalation in...

Tensions rise as Trump says Venezuelan airspace is closed

US President Donald Trump said the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety," stirring anxiety and confusion as Washington ramps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government.

Hong Kong mourns victims of fire that killed 128 and counting

The charred remnants of the apartment complex that went up in flames in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong mourns victims of fire that killed 128 and counting

Hong Kong's leaders oversaw a ceremony on Saturday to mourn the at least 128 people killed in a high-rise apartment complex fire, a toll that is likely to rise further with 200 others still unaccounted for days after the tragedy.

Video shows Israeli forces killing two Palestinians after surrender

Israeli forces with one of the two surrendered Palestinian men, moments before shooting him dead....

Video shows Israeli forces killing two Palestinians after surrender

The United Nations said on Friday that the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces the previous day appeared to be a "summary execution."

Zelenskiy's top aide quits after anti-corruption raid on home

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and top aide Andriy Yermak. File photo: Reuters

Zelenskiy's top aide quits after anti-corruption raid on home

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's powerful chief of staff Andriy Yermak, a close ally who has headed Ukraine's negotiation team at fraught US-backed peace talks, has quit, hours after anti-corruption agents searched his home.

Teen fights for life after Black Friday brawl at Adelaide mall

A 16-year-old boy has life-threatening injuries and another man has also been stabbed during a brawl involving four people at a suburban Adelaide shopping mall.

Scores killed in floods in Southeast Asia

A man stands next to a damaged car in a flooded area in the Hat Yai district of Thailand's...

Scores killed in floods in Southeast Asia

The death toll from floods across large swathes of Southeast Asia rose to at least 161 on Friday.

Stronger police powers to be tested during Melbourne protest

Expanded weapon search powers will be put to the test as Melbourne police prepare for possible clashes between anti-immigration demonstrators and counter-protesters.

National Guard member dies after shooting

Sarah Beckstrom, a West Virginia National Guard Soldier with the 863rd Military Police Company,...

National Guard member dies after shooting

US President Donald Trump says a National Guard member has died after being shot in an ambush by an Afghan national - an attack he blamed on Biden-era immigration vetting failures.

'Heroic' passerby praised for saving shark victim

A Swiss tourist was killed by a shark at a remote NSW beach, but a passerby's heroic efforts might have saved the life of the man she was with.

Towers blaze: Search phase to end as death toll climbs

The estate had been undergoing renovations and was wrapped in flammable bamboo scaffolding and...

Towers blaze: Search phase to end as death toll climbs

Hong Kong fire authorities say they expect to wrap up operations after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years tore through a massive apartment complex, killing at least 94 people.

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