21st May - Today's News: Cyclone Roanu Bears Down on Bangladesh

Five dead, thousands flee as Cyclone Roanu nears Bangladesh

Torrential rain, winds up to 109kph and monster waves hit Western Australia

And in NZ, strong winds lift roofs off homes in Waikato as storm hammers North Island

'Half a million flee homes' as Sri Lanka grapples with deadly floods, landslides 

Worth watching: Web cam captures dazzling double rainbow timelapse over Wasatch Range

Volcano ash covers Costa Rica towns 

Alice Springs surrounds rocked by magnitude 6.1 earthquake but, perhaps slightly with tongue in cheek, "the Bureau of Meteorology said there was no risk of it causing a tsunami".

And later this year a massive dust storm will cover most of Mars, scientists say