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 Mexico |
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WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'| The UN's top health official has opened a forum on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable | | |
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 Paris |
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Air France jet 'broke on impact'| French investigators trying to find out why a plane crashed in the Atlantic say they believe it broke up on contact with water, not in the air | |
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France |
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Miracle plane crash survivor back in France |
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| Wed. |
 Comoros |
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Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital| The father of a girl who remarkably survived a plane crash has described how his daughter was ejected from the plane into the Indian Ocean | |
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France |
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France reverses 'black box' claim |
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Comoros |
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Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash| A massive rescue effort was under way after a young child was found among the wreckage of a downed Yemeni jet off the coast of Comoros | |
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Paris |
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France 'banned Yemen crash plane' |
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| Mon. |
Comoros |
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Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard| A Yemeni jetliner en route to Moroni has crashed in the Indian Ocean an hour before reaching its destination, Moroni, the capital of Comoros. The Airbus 310 was operated by the state carrier Ye... | |
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Northern Italy |
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14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast
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Swine flu 'shows drug resistance' |
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| Jun. 22 |
 Washington |
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Fatal crash on subway system| Two rush-hour trains have collided in Washington DC, killing 7 people and injuring several others | |
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| Jun. 19 |
UN |
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World hunger 'hits one billion' |
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| Jun. 18 |
New Jersey |
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Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies
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| Jun. 11 |
 Global |
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WHO declares swine flu pandemic The World Health Organization raised the alert to its highest level, saying the virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic
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| Jun. 8 |
Brazil |
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Air France tail section recovered
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| Jun. 7 |
Brazil |
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Bodies found from missing Air France plane
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| Jun. 5 |
North Mexico |
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29 children die in day care center fire
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| Jun.1 |
 Brazil |
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Air France plane feared to have crashed 
The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
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| May.28 |
Brazil |
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Dam bursts after more rain 
Map of State of Ceara Brazil A dam burst in the northeastern village of Cocal left a girl dead and three people missing. 800 to 2,000 homes near the dam were inundated
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| May.19 |
 Indonesia |
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Nearly 100 dead in military plane crash Map of Madiun Indonesia 112 people were thought to be aboard when the Hercules transport plane crashed into a residential area in east Java
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| May.3 |
Global |
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WHO: cases of H1N1 virus now at 787 The number of swine flu cases worldwide now stands at 787 with two additional deaths reported in Mexico
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| May.1 |
Hong Kong |
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'Flu' hotel sealed off
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| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
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Mexico shuts down to control flu
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Confirmed swine flu cases leap |
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| Apr.29 |
Geneva |
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WHO raises pandemic alert
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Texas |
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First U.S. swine flu death confirmed
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| Apr.27 |
Global |
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WHO raises swine flu alert level |
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| Apr.25 |
Mexico |
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WHO: Mexico flu 'a potential pandemic'
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| Apr.24 |
Mexico |
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'Swine flu' kills 60 Map of Mexico City Mexico The World Health Organization says it suspects flu has killed 60 people and infected 800 others; majority of the cases were in the capital
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| Apr.9 |
Italy |
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Italy mourns earthquake victims |
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| Apr.7 |
Italy |
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Death toll rises to 207 in quake |
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| Apr.5 |
 Italy |
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About 300 dead in strong quake A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January
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| Mar.6 |
Zimbabwe |
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PM's wife killed in car crash |
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| Feb.25 |
Netherlands |
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Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes |
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| Feb.12 |
New York |
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50 die after plane crashes into house A Continental Airlines plane crashed in suburban Buffalo. There were 44 passengers, 4 crew members killed on board and one on the ground
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| Feb.11 |
Siberia |
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Russian and US satellites collide |
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| Feb.9 |
 Melbourne |
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Toll from bush fires claimed 181 Some people died in their cars trying to escape the fires. Some of the fires in the state of Victoria were started deliberately
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| Jan.15 |
New York |
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Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River A US Airways plane with 155 people on board went into a chilly river, apparently after striking birds upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport
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| Jan.11 |
Indonesia |
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Ferry disaster leaves 246 missing 21 have been rescued. Rescue crews continued their search for the missing a day after The Teratai Prima capsized off the coast of Majena
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| Dec.31 |
Thailand |
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Dozens killed in nightclub fire |
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| Dec.4 |
Antarctica |
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Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast |
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| Dec.2 |
 Zimbabwe |
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Cholera deaths near 500 More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August
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| Nov.27 |
Brazil |
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Death toll climbs in flooding |
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| Nov.7 |
Haiti |
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At least 84 dead in school collapse |
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| Oct.2 |
California |
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Fossett plane found |
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| Sep.23 |
Global |
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China's tainted milk scare spreads globally |
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| Sep.17 |
 China |
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3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula Drinking formula tainted with the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year by Mengniu Dairy Group
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| Sep.14 |
China |
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Death toll from landslide reaches 254 |
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| Sep.13 |
Russia |
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No survivors in jetliner crash |
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Texas |
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Hurricane Ike pounds Texas coast |
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| Sep.12 |
Los Angeles |
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24 killed, 135 injured in train collision |
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| Aug.27 |
Bihar |
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Flooding kills dozens, ruins 225,000 homes |
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| Aug.20 |
 Spain |
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153 dead in Madrid plane crash 19 people survived when the passenger plane swerved off the runway at Barajas airport but some are in critical condition
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| Jul.25 |
Manila |
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Hole forces Qantas plane to land |
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| Jun.21 |
Philippines |
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Ferry hit by typhoon |
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| May.12 |
Southern China |
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Quake death toll 50,000 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
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| May.6 |
 Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
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| May.3 |
Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
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| Jan.30 |
China |
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Stranded take buses anywhere |
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| Nov.23 |
Antarctica |
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Sinking ship 'struck iceberg' |
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| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 |
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| Nov.14 |
Chile |
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Thousands homeless after quake |
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| Nov.11 |
Russia |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing |
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| Nov.2 |
Mexico |
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Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead |
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| Oct.23 |
 Southern California |
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500,000 flee wildfires Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in...
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
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Gore says prize must spur action |
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| Sep.18 |
Shanghai |
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Millions flee as typhoon rips into China |
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| Sep.16 |
Thailand |
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87 killed in plane crash |
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| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa |
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| Sep.4 |
Nevada |
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Famed flier Fossett missing |
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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
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63 died from forest fires
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| Aug.16 |
Peru |
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337 killed in earthquake
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| Aug.3 |
India |
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Millions flee 'worst ever' floods |
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| Aug.1 |
Minnesota |
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi
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| Jul.23 |
England |
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UK fights worst floods in 60 years |
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| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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About 200 dead from plane crash
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| May.5 |
Cameroon |
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Jet with 100 aboard crashes |
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| Apr.19 |
Australia |
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'Ghost yacht' found |
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| Feb.4 |
Indonesia |
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Floods: 340,000 homeless |
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| Feb.1 |
Paris |
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Warming 'very likely' human-made |
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| Jan.18 |
London |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe |
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| Dec.29 |
Indonesia |
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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 |
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| Sep.29 |
Amazon |
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Plane lost over Amazon |
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| Aug.22 |
Eastern Ukraine |
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Russia airliner with 170 aboard crashes |
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| Jul.17 |
Indonesia |
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650 dead as quake triggers tsunami |
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| May.27 |
Indonesia |
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Java quake kills 6,000
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| May.12 |
Indonesia |
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Red alert for volcano Mount Merapi |
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| May.2 |
Sochi |
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Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board |
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| Feb.19 |
Mexico |
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Blast traps 66 in mine |
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| Feb.16 |
Philippines |
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Mud wipes out village, 1,000 dead |
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| Feb.11 |
Italy |
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Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe |
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| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea |
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| Jan.28 |
Poland |
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Hall collapse traps many. 66 died |
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| Jan.12 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Hajj stampede kills at least 345 |
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| Jan.5 |
Saudi Arabia |
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76 dead in Mecca hotel collapse |
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| Jan.2 |
Bavaria |
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Rink collapse kills 15 |
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| Oct.7 |
Pakistan |
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Aug.31 |
Baghdad |
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1,000 dead in stampede |
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| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast
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| Aug.16 |
Venezuela |
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160 believed dead in jet crash |
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| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead
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| Oct.17 |
Darfur |
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Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur |
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| Aug.1 |
Paraguay |
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Supermarket fire death toll tops 300 |
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| Dec.25 |
Iran |
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28,000 dead after earthquake
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| Aug.14 |
New York |
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Major power outage |
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France |
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10,000 dead in heat wave
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| Jul.8 |
Singapore |
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Twins dead after separation |
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| May.21 |
Algeria |
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More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake |
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| Mar.13 |
Hong Kong |
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First alert over SARS
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| Feb.20 |
New England |
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96 killed in nightclub inferno |
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| Feb.1 |
Texas |
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Space shuttle and crew lost
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| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
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1,800 people died as ferry sinks |
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| Nov.12 |
New York |
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Jet crashes, killing 260 |
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| Sep.11 |
New York |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Apr.1 |
Southern China |
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U.S. spy plane lands in China
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| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide |
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| Jan.26 |
Gujarat |
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people
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| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
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Kursk submarine went down |
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| Jul.25 |
Paris |
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Concorde crash kills 113 |
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