Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan tour the fire-damaged town of Harcourt in Victoria ...

Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said Sunday, as they confirmed the first death from the disaster. Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave ...

A 16-year-old is being questioned by police in connection with a bushfire in the Australian state of Queensland, which destroyed 36 structures in the region’s east coast. It was one of a number of ...

The fire danger was elevated across wider swathes of southern Australia on Thursday, with residents warned to avoid at-risk areas as smoke from bushfires choked Sydney and other major cities.

PERTH, Australia — Cooler temperatures and easing winds on Monday helped firefighters contain a bushfire that killed two people and razed 143 properties, with clean-up efforts getting underway. The ...

Bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside. Temperatures ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The world's attention is focused on Australia, where more than 200 active bushfires are burning. Most of those are burning along the coast, where more than 85% of the country's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (2nd L) holds a press conference at the Bendigo Incident Control Centre in Bendigo.