Disaster and Emergency

Students are among the at least 14 people killed in a collision between a university bus collided with a passenger vehicle in Kenya.Police say 12 people died on the spot and two others succumbed on the way to the hospital.The bus had 30…

Twelve worshippers have died and others were injured when a temple floor collapsed in the Indian city of Indore in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, local broadcaster NDTV reports.More than 30 people had fallen into an old well under the…

The McGowan Government’s latest funding to help communities rebuild from the ravages of cyclone Seroja has been panned by Opposition Leader Shane Love, who says the speed of aid has been “completely inadequate”.As the two-year anniversary…

An urgent hunt for a dangerous convicted paedophile has ended with police laying five charges on Thursday afternoon.Tyrone Corbett had been on the run from police since Friday (24 March) after he allegedly removed his tracking…

E-scooter retailers are offering to help customers modify the devices to reach illegal speeds, it can be revealed.The West Australian canvassed multiple Perth stores selling e-scooters and found it was alarmingly common for riders to want…

While covering a deadly school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, a local reporter said she was also a survivor of a school shooting.The 28-year-old shot and killed three children and three staff members on March 27 at The Covenant…

A dramatic ocean rescue has unfolded off the Mindarie coast after two crayfishermen were thrown into the water and forced to cling to the bow of the vessel for more than an hour after it was hit by a rogue wave.The Australian Maritime…

At least 39 migrants have died after a fire broke out at a migrant holding centre in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, the government's National Migration Institute says.In a statement, the INM said there were 68 adult men…

Footage has emerged of a brazen e-scooter rider narrowly missing an oncoming car as the Opposition labelled safety legislation around the machines as “either ineffective” or “simply being ignored”.The footage, which emerged on Tuesday,…

Footage has emerged of a brazen e-scooter rider narrowly missing an oncoming car as the Opposition labelled safety legislation around the machines as “either ineffective” or “simply being ignored”.The footage, which emerged on Tuesday,…