A fast-moving wildfire dubbed the Canyon Fire has scorched nearly 5,000 acres across Ventura and Los Angeles counties, prompting mandatory evacuations and a local emergency proclamation. The blaze erupted Thursday afternoon near Lake Piru and quickly spread eastward,

Canyon Fire becomes one of four wildfires burning across Southern California on Thursday, forcing evacuations east of Lake Piru as crews battle flames.

A fast-growing wildfire in Southern California triggered multiple evacuation orders in Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Thursday, spreading to over 5,300 acres by Friday as first responders look to improve containment of the blaze.

Firefighting operations continued on Saturday in south-western France to ensure that the largest wildfire the country has experienced in decades does not flare up again, a fire brigade spokesman said.

France's biggest wildfire in decades will burn for several more days even though it has been brought under control, authorities said Friday as hundreds of firefighters kept up a battle

Greece and other Mediterranean countries are in an area dubbed "a wildfire hot spot" by scientists, with blazes common during hot and dry summers. These have become more destructive in recent years due to a fast-changing climate, prompting calls for a new approach.

Two Vietnamese tourists died at sea in Greece on Friday, the coastguard said, as gale-force winds confined many ferries to port, disrupting tens of thousands of summer travellers, and sparked