Australia is sending more aid to Nepal as the death toll in the disaster zone continues to rise.

Covering the Nepal flood disaster on the ground is dangerous and can feel like a crushing responsibility. But the Nepalese people want the world to know what is happening.

There are tough choices ahead for new UK PM Andy Burnham – if he has the stomach to make any.

A US man was heading to a dentist appointment when a bolt of lightning struck him right outside his house.

Critical economic and political decisions have not only been made on the fly, they have been made with little consultation from experts.

People are coming to take photos of the green-painted house, which kept the Pyakurel family safe as raging floodwaters destroyed the area around them.

Footage shows Thomas Fahmy suddenly drop to the ground in a fiery flash outside his home in New York’s Staten Island. After being discharged from hospital, he bought a lottery ticket and then went to church.

The green house in Dhunge Bazar went viral after footage showed it withstanding the raging floodwaters.

Donald Trump has spoken at length about a "brutal" friend taking obesity drugs that he said looked like "s---", during a rambling speech.

Chogyal Dorie Lama grieves his wife, brother and sister-in-law, who owned a hotel where several Australians were staying.

A shooting in the US Mid=West has left multiple victims, including two police officers.

Coins featuring US President Donald Trump's face are now in circulation in America, according to US officials

Supplies from Australia have arrived in Nepal aboard an RAAF aircraft.

Golf star Tiger Woods will have his licence suspended for five years after reaching a plea deal over a car crash.

The US president said “if I were the royal family, I would not have taken them back”.

Woods had his licence suspended for five years after agreeing to a reduced charge of reckless driving following the rollover crash in Florida.

With Vanuatu filing a case on its long-running boundary dispute to the International Court of Justice, others will be watching closely – especially other Pacific states with their own territorial claims.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.

The death toll from the disaster has surpassed 1000, with close to 4000 people still missing across the region.

With 260 foreigners from 23 countries believed to be among the missing, the rescue operations under way at the Tibet-Nepal borders are a lot more than an internal China issue.