natural disaster
23 killed as thunderstorms, dust storm lash Pakistan
Massive thunderstorms and a dust storm lashed Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh provinces, killing at least 23 people, injuring scores of others.
Nepal's Gorkha district hit with moderate intensity earthquake
A moderate intensity earthquake hit Nepal's Gorkha district, the tremors of which were also felt in the Himalayan nation's capital.
Death toll in Iran floods rises to 76
Seventy-six people have been killed in Iran by floods in recent weeks, according to a new toll published on Sunday.
70 dead, thousands evacuated as more rain forecast in Iran
Iran moved to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after forecasts for more rains in the southwest of the country.
South Korea declare National Emergency amid mammoth forest fire
A giant forest fire swept across swathes of South Korea on Friday, as authorities declared a rare national disaster.
Mozambique cyclone death toll climbs to 417: Government
The death toll in Mozambique has climbed to 417 after a cyclone devastated swathes of the southern African country.
Cyclone lashes remote Australian coast with wind, rains
A vast and powerful cyclone made landfall on Saturday along a remote stretch of the northern Australian coast.
Emergency declared as Australia braces for powerful twin cyclones
Australia on Thursday declared a state of emergency and evacuated people from its Northern Territory.
Problems amount as aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims
Aid workers raced on Wednesday to help survivors and meet spiralling humanitarian needs in three southern African countries.
Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as UN boosts aid
The death toll from a cyclone in Mozambique and Zimbabwe rose to more than 300 as rescuers raced against the clock to help survivors.