Australia
Heavy rain, floods lash eastern Australia, help with fires
Heavy rains lashed parts of the wildfire and drought-stricken Australian east coast on Friday, bringing some flooding in Sydney and relief to firefighters still dealing with dozens of blazes in New South Wales.
2 Australian minor parties to elect new leaders
Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale announced on Monday he is quitting politics to give a new leader of his environmentally-focused minority party an opportunity to expose government failings during the nation's wildfire crisis.
Australian wildfires fan argument over impact of arsonists
What's to blame for scores of wildfires devastating Australia's southeast?
Wildfire creates state of emergency in Australian capital
The Australian capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of an out-of-control forest fire burning erratically to its south.
Wildfire threatens homes on Australian capital's outskirts
A wildfire sparked by a military helicopter helping firefighting efforts was blazing out of control and threatening homes on the outskirts of Australia's capital on Wednesday as fire danger escalated across the country's southeast.
Former Premier League stars headline wildfire recovery match
Former Premier League stars Didier Drogba, Dwight Yorke and Park Ji-Sung are among an initial group of international footballers confirmed for an exhibition match in Sydney in May to aid in the country's recovery from devastating wildfires.
Eye surgeon named Australian of the Year
Eye surgeon James Muecke has been named the Australian of the Year for 2020 for his work preventing blindness.
3 Americans dead after plane crashes while fighting bushfire
Three U.S. firefighters were killed when a water tanker plane crashed while fighting bushfire in Australia, local authorities confirmed on Thursday.
Over 30,000 homes without power after wild thunderstorms lash Australia's east coast
A mammoth clean-up has been underway since Tuesday after freak thunderstorms lashed Australia's east overnight, leaving around 30,000 homes without power.
Hail, floods, dust hit Australia amid raging wildfires
Dust storms, hail and flash floods have battered beleaguered Australian cities in recent days, extreme weather that has diminished the threat from scores of wildfires that continue to blaze across the country's southeast.