Two workers have been pulled alive from a tunnel nine days after Nepal’s devastating flash floods.

The number of Australians missing since last week’s flood has been revised down to 36, while Nepalese officials remain hopeful that more hydropower workers will be rescued.

The brutal reality of unstinting heatwaves has forced a cultural shift in a country where home owners usually weather the summer with open windows and fans.

The annual Nevada desert “freak fest” known for its anything-goes excess seems to be turning into a turn-off for Gen Z.

Rescuers have pulled several survivors from tunnels in Nepal after more than a week of being trapped by the catastrophic flooding and landslides.

In the village of Thulo Bharkhu on the Nepal-Tibet border, families mourn the loved ones lost, even as relatives of the Australians missing after the floods continue their desperate search.

The president linked the issue to the Iran war by noting, again, that former British prime minister Keir Starmer turned down his request for military support to help open the Strait of Hormuz.

Tributes have flowed to journalist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who has died aged 92.

Renowned feminist Gloria Steinem has died at her home in New York City, surrounded by loved ones.

The war-weary USS Abraham Lincoln has finally docked in Thailand bearing all the scars of a gruelling eight-month deployment in the Middle East.

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.