A blaze that broke out at a hotel has killed nine people in the Indian city of Kolkata, as firefighters struggled to reach people trapped on the upper floors.
Staff Writers
Three members of the same family have drowned and a fourth is fighting for life after they were swept into difficulty at a beach in England.
Troy de Ruyter
Thousands of people remain homeless after a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia, with authorities particularly concerned with helping traumatised children.
Firdia Lisnawati
A private helicopter has crashed on the popular Greek tourist island of Sifnos, killing three people, Greek authorities say.
Local authorities say one person is missing and then people have been injured after a luxury yacht collided with a rigid inflatable boat near Cannes.
Authorities in India are checking the cause of a "stampede-like" incident among devotees observing a Hindu holy month, in which six people have been killed.
Shilpa Jamkhandikar
Firefighters are battling a wildfire tearing through Belgium's largest nature reserve, with the blaze described as the country's worst.
Kate Abnett
An out-of-control fire has torn through a family home in Perth’s western suburbs in a nightmare late-night emergency.
Brooke Rolfe
It is near impossible to stand on your own two feet when a seven-tonne helicopter hovers only metres above you - but it’s just part of the job for this seasoned emergency services team.
Caleb Runciman
Four people, including two children, have been taken to hospital following a serious crash in the State’s Peel region.
Jessica Evensen
An uncontrolled bush fire is raging in WA’s north, burning on either side of Great Northern Highway with as much as 75,000 hectares already ravaged.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
The car’s engine had began to smoke before the vehicle erupted into flames on a Subiaco street.
Two serious accidents in the same spot within 24 hours have left one dead and another fighting for life.
Rachel Fenner
Rescuers are battling rising water as they search for workers after a tunnel collapsed at an Indian hydropower project, killing at least seven people.
Biswajeet Banerjee
Days of disruptions at a Sicilian airport are set to continue for longer due to the ash from Mount Etna's latest eruption.
The crash in West Pinjarra left a man in a serious condition, while two others were taken to hospital.
An explosion sparked by a fire at an ammunition factory has sent up a towering plume of smoke in southeast Italy.
One person is dead and six others are injured after an explosion at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
A WA truck driver nearly lost his life after the road train he was driving burst into flames.
Jacki Elezovich
A young driver has been left shaken and several cows dead after a horrific crash at night on South Coast Highway near Albany, when a herd of cattle were roaming freely on the road. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
Melissa Sheil
The Narrikup Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade has received improved technology through the Southern Ports community investment program.
Claire Middleton
Two US soldiers have died after the Army helicopter in which they were travelling crashed into a field about 100km north of Austin, Texas.
A fatal crash at an off-road racing event has prompted calls for stricter safety standards, with the driver's widow urging the racing community to take heed.
Nick Wilson
Downpours have stranded vehicles and turned roads into rivers in China's capital as Typhoon Dolphin continues its record drenching across the country.
