A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck in the waters off northeast Japan, triggering tsunami warnings for waves of up to three metres in several coastal areas.
Staff Writers
Residents in some parts of Wellington have been evacuated after heavy rain smashed the New Zealand capital overnight, triggering flash flooding and landslides.
Heavy rain has sparked flash flooding around New Zealand's capital, closing roads and forcing some residents to evacuate.
Parts of Australia have been waking up to sub-zero temperatures as experts warn the icy cold weather will generate the chilliest night of the year so far.
Emma Kirk and Jack Nivison
A major blaze has broken out at one of Australia's two remaining oil refinery plants, disrupting petrol production amid the global fuel crisis.
Nick Wilson and Callum Godde
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has been felt by thousands of people along Australia's east coast and halted operations at a major gold mine.
Stephanie Gardiner
Hundreds of people have evacuated as a powerful cyclone makes landfall on New Zealand's North Island.
Christine Chen
Thousands are on alert as a dangerous tropical cyclone barrels towards Australia - with impacts possible in a matter of days.
Georgia Palgan and Andrew Hedgman
Australians are riding out blackouts and violent winds in a well-known tourist destination as a powerful cyclone threatens to derail flights home.
Andrew Hedgman
A drenched territory's small businesses and non-profit organisations will be able to access recovery grants worth up to $10,000 to help recover from floods.
Lloyd Jones
A fresh travel warning has been issued for one of Australia’s Pacific neighbours as twin tropical cyclones loom off the coast.
Euan Kennedy
The body of a 65-year-old man who was swept away by floodwaters in South Australia's far north has been found following a three-day search effort.
Duncan Murray
A magnitude-5.5 earthquake has jolted residents awake in the outback, swinging light fittings and rattling windows.
Robyn Wuth
A magnitude of 5.8 earthquake has struck parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, with an epicentre about 150km east of the Afghan city of Kunduz.
The woman was heard calling for help at the base of the notorious mountain before police made the grim discovery.
Alexandra Feiam
Israel’s ambassador to Australia has astonishingly claimed the country “should be commended” for going to war with Iran.
Ria Pandey and Nathan Schmidt
Eerie scenes have captured the extent of Tropical Cyclone Narelle’s arrival in Western Australia, before it left a trail of destruction in its path.
Steve Zemek and Emma Kirk
More than 327,000 people remain without power in Russia's Dagestan region due to bad weather, the regional ministry of emergency situations says.
The wild ride of ex-tropical cyclone Narelle is easing but not before unleashing a string of unpredictable hits across WA.
Troy de Ruyter
RECAP: Narelle has been downgraded but Mandurah has been left resembling the canals of Venice as the storm still rages on.
Fraser Williams and Troy de Ruyter
It has been a tense ordeal for 22 people waiting in a cyclone shelter just outside of Exmouth for almost 20 hours while Narelle batters their home town.
Brooke Rolfe
A country council hit hard by natural disasters is calling for a national tax on major polluting companies to pay for drought, fire and flood recovery.
Blair Jackson
Kenya is on high alert following fresh flooding across several parts of the country which has killed almost 90 people and displaced more than 34,000.
Magdalene Mwaniki
It’s the longest-running abalone farming operation in the southern hemisphere – but one catastrophe is “the final straw”.
David Hannant
