A Yellowstone National Park trail has been shut after a bear attacked a hiker and left him with serious injuries.
Staff Writers
A Kojonup man has been deemed a hero after extinguishing a petrol station fire sparked by an allegedly stolen ute crashing through fuel bowsers at high speeds last month.
Hannah Whitehead
A hiker who became injured on the Bald Head trail in Torndirrup National Park was successfully rescued on Tuesday evening, after emergency services embarked on a six-hour rescue mission to retrieve her.
Melissa Sheil
Two people were rescued after their boat capsized off Garden Island on Tuesday morning.
Caitlin Vinci
Authorities are investigating the cause of a tragic gas leak at a restaurant that killed a man and left six others hospitalised, including five police officers.
Jack Gramenz and Farid Farid
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash in Newdegate this morning.
Hannah Cross
A boat with nearly 500 passengers has caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 107 people and leaving 146 missing, authorities say.
A gas tanker truck has exploded and burned multiple vehicles under a Mexico City highway overpass, killing three people and injuring 70 others
Megan Janetsky and Fernando Llano
Tornadoes ripping through fields as heavy rain leads to flooded roads and homes have capped off a wet day that has battered the east coast.
Kat Wong and Allanah Sciberras
Cuban authorities say the country's electrical grid has collapsed and that the causes are being investigated.
Heavy rain has flooded the holiday island of Bali, causing widespread disruption and killing at least six people.
Police are pleading for information about a crash where an elderly woman sustain serious injuries, after being hit and trapped by a minivan while she crossed Albany Highway on her mobility scooter.
Melissa Sheil and Hannah Whitehead
Two Mt Barker firefighters have recently returned to the Great Southern after being deployed to Canada for more than a month to help local crews fight wildfires, along with crews from across Australia.
Jacki Elezovich
The Shire of Plantagenet re-issued a warning to residents about the dangers of floodwaters after a man was rescued when his car floated away in floodwater covering Woodgenellup Road on Sunday morning.
A hiking group have been rescued from Stirling Range National Park after spending the night in freezing conditions, with one of their party injured and unable to walk out.
Hannah Whitehead and Jacki Elezovich
Some 122,000 have been moved from a central Pakistani city in 24 hours as flooding from weeks of rain continues to drench the country and neighbouring India.
Asim Tanveer and Munir Ahmed
BHP will pay $110 million to aggrieved Australian investors who bought shares in the Big Australian just before the deadly Samarco dam collapse in Brazil.
Daniel Newell
A devastated Rob Wignall has issued a lithium-ion battery warning after revealing he avoided death by three minutes when his warehouse exploded into flames last week.
Claire Middleton
Albany-born firefighter Ian Anderson received the Department of Fire and Emergency Services operational staff individual achievement award at the WA Fire and Emergency Services awards last month.
Emergency services rushed to the scene about 7.40am on Sunday.
Jessica Evensen
A cable connecting two funicular railway carriages gave way just before the deadly crash that left 16 people dead in Lisbon, investigators say.
The identity of a surfer who died after being mauled by a shark at a Sydney beach has been revealed.
Amy Cavender and Kimberley Braddish
Fire crews were kept busy overnight with two major structure fires, with the cause of one still unknown.
A man killed by a shark while surfing leaves behind a wife and young daughter as beaches remain closed while authorities probe the species involved.
Jack Gramenz, Luke Costin and Alex Mitchell