A building under construction in Bangkok collapses after an earthquake on Friday.

Earthquake death toll in Myanmar jumps to more than 1600

The powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday,destroying buildings,a bridge and a dam.

  • David Rising andJintamas Saksornchai

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Rescuers work to find survivors in Bangkok.

Rescuers tread lightly to find survivors they know are still breathing

Although the violence of the Bangkok building collapse in the massive earthquake is sapping hope that the rest of the missing will be found alive,not all is lost.

  • Zach Hope
Myanmar soldiers pass in review during the Armed Forces Day ceremony in the new capital of Naypyitaw in 2007,the first time Western journalists were allowed to view the new city.

Earthquake turns Myanmar’s shiny capital city to dust

Now the brilliant white streets and eight-lane roads of the capital Naypyitaw are veined with gaping splits and cracks,its prized airport in ruins.

  • Verity Bowman,Sarah Newey andNandi Theint
Tour boats anchored at Nusa Penida,a top snorkelling destination in Bali.

‘I was panicking’:How a bucket-list trip to paradise turned into tragedy

Holly and Josie were excited to have scored the final two seats on a snorkelling boat as they left their Bali hostel and headed to the port that morning. But what happened once onboard would leave them traumatised.

  • Zach Hope andAmilia Rosa
Six-year-old Caleb Wesley,who was struck and killed by a car in Teesdale on Friday.

Caleb loved books and learning. He was killed on his way to school

Caleb Wesley loved learning and reading books. He was walking to the school bus stop when he was struck and killed by a car.

  • Cassandra Morgan
A police vehicle in front of the hospital in Hurghada,where survivors received medical care after a tourist submarine sank at the popular Egyptian Red Sea destination.

Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast,killing six

Dozens of foreign tourists were also rescued when the vessel sank off the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.

  • Sam Magdy,Mohamed Ezz andNayera Abdallah
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An e-bike rider has been killed after a collision with a police car in Waterloo.

$10,000,drugs found on e-bike rider hit and killed by police car,detectives hunting CCTV of incident

A police officer alone in a patrol car tried to pull the man over on an inner Sydney street on Friday morning when he was struck.

  • Riley Walter andSally Rawsthorne
Six-year-old Caleb Wesley,who was struck and killed by a car in Teesdale on Thursday.

Six-year-old boy killed in alleged hit-run identified,84yo woman released from custody

An 84-year-old woman has been released from police custody after the alleged hit-run death of a six-year-old boy.

  • Brittany Busch,Cassandra Morgan andAlexander Darling
Quinn McPherson will walk free after pleading guilty to reckless conduct endangering life.

Tradie avoids jail after friend dies during play fight

Quinn McPherson put Alex Robinson in a chokehold after hours of drinking and using cocaine. He only let go after realising his friend’s lips had turned blue.

  • Tara Cosoleto
Ambulances outside the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Wednesday night.

‘He’s dying’:Distressed comedy fans say show continued after man’s collapse

Shocked audience members have described how the show went on while a man died during the opening night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

  • Cassandra Morgan