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About 1,000 firefighters are battling a brush fire in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

Greek firefighters planned to continue to work through the night to contain dozens of wildfires, including a massive blaze outside Athens, authorities said.

Many fled their homes Sunday as massive forest fires burned out of control on the northeast outskirts of Athens.

A raging wildfire in northern California scorched more than 5,000 acres and hundreds of firefighters struggled to bring it under control Friday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

Firefighters got a temporary assist from the weather in their battle against a blaze that has destroyed 80 homes and forced thousands ...

A destructive fire in the hills of Santa Barbara flared up early this morning, prompting officials to evacuate thousands of more residents.

A five-part Los Angeles Times series on the futility of government efforts to quell the growing threat of wildfires won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday, and the New York Times claimed five of journalism's highest awards in a year that recognized the watchdog function of the press even as newspapers struggle to survive.

A verdict has been reached in the penalty phase of the trial of a man convicted of murdering five federal firefighters who were overrun by a wildfire he ignited in Southern California in 2006.

The confirmed death toll from Australia's deadly wildfires reached the grim milestone of 200 Tuesday, and a police official said some bodies reduced to ash in the inferno would never be identified.

The koala moved gingerly on scorched paws, crossing the blackened landscape as the fire patrol passed. Clearly in pain, the animal stopped when it saw firefighter David Tree following behind.