At least 1000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake

The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan has hit 1000, with the toll expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages.

Tremors rock SA as Victoria hit by biggest recorded earthquake

Tremors from a magnitude 5.8 earthquake which hit Victoria this morning also shook parts of Adelaide and forced the evacuation of CBD buildings and a part of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Volunteers search a building that collapsed after an earthquake, in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City. Photo: AP/Eduardo Verdugo

Quake near Mexico City kills more than 138

At least 138 people have died after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico, toppling buildings in the heavily populated capital where rescuers searched rubble frantically for survivors.