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Six bodies found after a suspected gas explosion collapsed a building in Athens. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumSix bodies recovered from collapsed Athens building

Greek crews have recovered six bodies from a building near the Acropolis in Athens after an explosion that may have been linked to a gas leak.

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WA Police major crash officer.

CRIMEPremiumHorror WA crash leaves one dead as cops hunt driver

A 34-year-old man has died after an SUV slammed into a tree near Pingelly, with Major Crash detectives still trying to determine which of the two surviving occupants was behind the wheel.

Charlton Hart

Floodwaters spread across Bangkok, blocking roads and stopping traffic. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumEvacuations as heavy rain and flooding in soaks Bangkok

Thailand's capital is inundated after days of constant rain, which has disrupted traffic and forced some residents to leave their homes.

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Lifesavers expect summer to be "one of the most challenging patrol seasons in recent years". (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumFlags go up ahead of challenging lifesaving season

Forecast hot conditions are expected to draw large crowds as iconic red and yellow lifesaving flags go up at NSW beaches.

John Kidman

At least 14 people are dead, including military personnel, after a plane crashed in DR Congo. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumAt least 14 dead in Congo plane crash

A plane returning to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has crashed after developing a "technical fault".

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A blast has turned a building into a mess of ?twisted metal, broken balconies and concrete slabs. (EPA PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumFive missing after blast fells central Athens building

A blast has shaken the Greek capital's district of Plaka, causing a building to collapse and injuring three people while five are missing, authorities say.

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Parked cars were smashed with falling debris from the explosion in Athens' Plaka district. (EPA PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPowerful explosion fells building in heart of Athens

A gas leak is suspected to be behind a blast that collapsed a building near the Acropolis in Athens, injuring two people and hurling rubble across the street.

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Hannah Camplin and her partner Mark Hutchings had been soaking up time with their newborn daughter Sofia when Ms Camplin suffered a cardiac arrest in hospital on September 9.

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New details revealed about death of Eagles star’s partner

A much-loved Perth mother who died suddenly two days after giving birth is being remembered as caring, funny, smart and beautiful by her heartbroken family.

Rhianna Mitchell

Kaine Fisher, 22, owned a landscaping and gardening business and was using a whipper-snipper outside a Carramar property on Monday.

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Young landscaper killed while working on friend’s garden

Horrific details about the death of a young entrepreneur who was fatally hit by a car when tending to a family friend’s front garden have been revealed.

Caleb Runciman

Detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the three-vehicle crash. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumThree teens remain seriously injured after fatal crash

A 17-year-old boy and two 16-year-olds are in a serious condition after a bus and two cars crashed on a regional highway.

Samantha Lock

Constable Mia Lay is being remembered as a brave young woman who served with distinction. (HANDOUT/NSW POLICE)

Disaster and EmergencyPremium'Dark day': promising young constable killed in crash

Mia Lay had only been on the force for 16 months but had showed exceptional promise before she died in a crash while in a police car pursuing a stolen vehicle.

Sarah Spina-Matthews and Farid Farid

BHP ?operates the Escondida copper ?mine in Chile while Rio ?Tinto holds a 30 per cent ?stake. (EPA PHOTO)

MiningPremiumBHP halts work at world's largest copper mine after worker death

BHP says operations at the ‌world's largest copper mine in Chile have been halted following the death of a worker in an accident.

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Glencore says mining operations continue despite an attack on a rail ?line in Cerrejon. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumGlencore coal mine in Colombia suffers rail attack

Miner Glencore says one of its rail lines in northern Colombia has been attacked with explosives ‌.

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The Colosseum was closed to the public for a day to mourn a 22-year-old worker who died inside. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumRome's Colosseum closed after worker falls to his death

Italy's prime minister has paid tribute to a young worker who died after plunging 10 metres while installing lighting at the Colosseum in Rome.

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Denmark Bushfire Ready's Murray Brooker and Emily Harper.

readiness rewardedPremiumBushfire ready weekend earns Denmark group top State award

Denmark Bushfire Ready has won a major State award for their annual bushfire ready weekend, taking out the community award in WA’s Resilient Australia awards

Jacki Elezovich

Sriram Parameswaran, whose wife went missing in the Nepal disaster, is appealing for more support. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumShared grief and plea from families of Nepal missing

The relatives of several Australians missing in Nepal have asked the government for additional support amid ongoing uncertainty about their loved ones' fates.

Catherine Bouris

Efforts are under way to right Virgo Transport 8 more than a week after it capsized and sank. (AP PHOTO)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDeath toll from capsized Indonesian ship climbs to 28

Rescuers expect to find more bodies as they widen their search of a passenger ship that overturned and sank in bad weather in the Java Sea.

Ananda Teresia

Sorrento Beach shark attack victim Greg James O'Neill

Disaster and EmergencyVideoPremium‘Extremely difficult’: SLSC breaks silence on shark attack

The Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club has broken its silence for the first time following the tragic fatal shark attack on the club’s doorstep.

Caitlin Vinci

A young driver has been killed in a crash with a truck in Tapping.

WA NewsPremiumYoung driver killed in morning crash in Perth’s north

The 20-year-old was rushed to hospital, but could not be saved.

Bryce Luff

Team WA after a challenge.

Emergency services challengeGreat Southern volunteers shine at national SES challenge

A crew of Great Southern State Emergency Service volunteers represented WA in the National Disaster Rescue Challenge earlier this month, going head-to-head with experienced teams from around the country. 

Jacki Elezovich

Beaches in the area have been re-opened following Friday’s devastating shark attack.

WA NewsRare catch-kill order for deadly Perth shark called off

Authorities have confirmed the rare catch-and-kill order has been suspended just days after deploying capture gear off Sorrento Beach.

Zosia Melanczuk

Footage from the scene shows the vehicle engulfed in flames with emergency crews alarms blaring as they rushed to the area.

PerthVideoWATCH: Alarming footage shows vehicle up in flames in Perth

Footage from the scene shows the vehicle engulfed in flames with emergency crews alarms blaring as they rushed to the area.

Sophie Gannon

South Beach in Port Denison.

EmergencyPremiumMan dies from suspected medical episode at Mid West beach

A 65-year-old man who was pulled from the water at Port Denison’s South Beach in WA’s Mid West has died.

Kate Campbell

Greg James O’Neill was swimming at Sorrento Beach, in Perth’s north, when he was fatally attacked by a large great white shark. Supplied by family

WA News‘Much-loved’ Greg remembered after fatal shark attack

Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club has paid tribute to the ‘much-loved’ grandfather killed in a fatal shark attack, as the Cook Government defended its decision to order the animal caught and killed.

Sophie Gannon