Power has been restored to homes in NSW's Hunter region after its third earthquake in weeks, but seismologists warn more aftershocks are likely to follow.
Adrian Black
Tropical Storm Shanshan is bringing torrential rain to Japan's Shizuoka area, leaving at least six people dead, one missing and more than 100 injured.
Yuri Kageyama
The Federal Government has pledged $55m to fund 26 different projects across WA aimed at better preparing the State and protecting it from future extreme and destructive bushfires, floods and storms.
Ellen Ransley
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has struck central NSW and was felt hundreds of kilometres away, coming a day after another quake shook the region.
Rachael Ward
Coal mining activity could have set off a 5.0-magnitude earthquake that hit NSW's upper Hunter region on Friday.
Sam McKeith and Alex Mitchell
A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December.
Marco Di Marco and David Keyton
Major flooding has turned streets into raging rivers in parts of Connecticut, killing two women.
Staff Writers
One of Russia's most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.
There are no immediate reports of fatalities or damage after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 34km off Taiwan's eastern city of Hualien.
Yimou Lee
The United States Geological Survey says a magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck the Los Angeles area.
The first-ever warning of a huge earthquake risk for Japan's Pacific coast has spurred the prime minister to cancel an Asia trip so he can lead preparations.
Sakura Murakami and Kantaro Komiya
A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 struck off southern Japan, prompting a tsunami warning.
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake northwest of Los Angeles has shaken a large swathe of Southern California but there are no immediate reports of damage.
Further tremors could follow an earthquake that rumbled parts of Victoria, which experts consider an aftershock to a record quake that struck the state in 2021.
Rachael Ward and Adrian Black
Authorities said there was the potential for further aftershocks.
Sowaibah Hanifie
There are as yet no reports of damage or requests for help after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck southern Italy.
Preparations, emergency warnings and recovery grants have been found lacking following a long-running inquiry into a devastating flood.
The earthquake was felt about 2am AEST.
Dominique Tassell
At least 25 people have died in China and dozens are missing after heavy rain caused flash flooding and the collapse of a highway bridge.
The Great Southern has been granted a share in the nearly $1.3 million Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal pledge to strengthen communities’ drought durability.
Hannah Whitehead
Thirty people are missing following flooding in China's Sichuan province while two tropical cyclones are expected to bring heavy rain to the east this week.
Dozens of people are missing after a highway bridge collapsed following torrential rain and flooding in northern China, killing at least 11 people.
Authorities in Chile are checking for possible damages to people, alterations to basic services or infrastructure" as a result of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake.
