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| May. 9 |
 Indonesia |
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Russian plane missing in Indonesia 
Map of Jakarta Indonesia| Sukhoi Superjet 100, passenger airliner went missing Wednesday after it disappeared from radar screens over a mountainous region of Indonesi | |
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| Apr. 20 |
 Pakistan |
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No survivors from Pakistan plane crash 
Map of Islamabad Pakistan A commercial airplane carrying 127 people crashed in Islamabad just before it was to land at a nearby airport. Poor weather is a possible factor
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| Apr.11 |
 Aceh |
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Tsunami scare tests emergency plans| Fears that Wednesday's 8.6-magnitude quake and resulting tsunami alert could bring a repeat of the 2004 disaster dissipated quickly | |
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| Apr.7 |
Pakistan |
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135 Pakistani soldiers trapped in avalanche Map of Siachen Pakistan| Up to 135 people are now feared dead in an avalanche which hit a military camp in the disputed Kashmir region | |
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| Apr.5 |
 Alaska |
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US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' Map of Sitka Alaska USA| The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami | |
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| Apr.1 |
Siberia |
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Russian plane crashes kills 32 |
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| Mar.10 |
Northern Japan |
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Japan marks deadly anniversary
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| Mar.2 |
Indiana |
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Fierce storms leave 20 dead in US
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| Feb.22 |
 Argentina |
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Argentina train crash 'kills 49' Map of Buenos Aires Argentina A train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 49 people with hundreds more injured
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| Feb.15 |
 Honduras |
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Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire Map of Comayagua Honduras At least 272 inmates were dead and the fate of 105 others was unknown as families clamored to learn whether their loved ones perished
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| Feb.9 |
Ukraine |
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Deep freeze puts strain on Ukrainian EMS |
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| Feb.2 |
 Papua New Guinea |
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More than 200 rescued after ferry sinks Map of Cape Fortification Papua New Guinea The Australian authorities have been helping Papua New Guinea with rescue efforts after the ship, the MV Rabaul Queen, sank off Cape Fortification
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| Jan.25 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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High-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead |
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| Jan.17 |
Italy |
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Cruise captain under house arrest |
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| Jan.13 |
 Italy |
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Cruise ship runs aground in Italy Map of Giglio island Italy At least six people are reported dead after the Costa Concordia carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off Italy
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| Dec.22 |
Southern Philippines |
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Floods: More than 1,000 remain missing |
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| Dec.17 |
 Southern Philippines |
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Philippines storm kills hundreds Map of Mindanao Philippines A tropical storm has killed at least 430 people in the Philippines, with flash floods leaving many others missing. Tens of thousands of people have fled
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| Dec.8 |
India |
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At least 89 died in fire in Calcutta hospital fire Map of Calcutta India Investigators have arrested six hospital managers after a fire. A majority of the bed-ridden patients were abandoned by most of the staff on duty
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| Nov.9 |
 Turkey |
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Turkish earthquake topples hotel At least four people died and 50 more were buried under rubble from an earthquake in eastern Turkey. 16 people were rescued from under rubbl...
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| Oct.23 |
Turkey |
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7.2 quake strikes eastern Turkey In the most powerful earthquake in a decade, citizens were using flashlights and shovels as they clambered over the rubble of collapsed buil...
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| Oct.20 |
 Thailand |
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Thai flooding threatens capital Thais waded through flooded streets, their belongings and children perched on their shoulders
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| Oct.10 |
New Zealand |
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NZ ship oil spill 'significant' |
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| Sep.13 |
Pakistan |
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Floods kill more than 200 in Pakistan |
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| Sep.7 |
Russia |
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Airliner with ice hockey team in fatal crash |
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| Aug.28 |
New York |
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Huge storm tears across New York |
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| Jul.27 |
South Korea |
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Landslide leaves 32 dead, dozens injured |
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| Jul.23 |
Southern China |
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Bullet train derails, cars fall off bridge |
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| Jul.19 |
Somalia |
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UN to declare famine in Somalia |
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| Jul.10 |
Russia |
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Cruise ship sinks with 182 aboard |
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| Jun.20 |
Australia |
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Ash cloud grounds Australian flights |
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| May.30 |
Hamburg |
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E. coli infections kill 6, sicken hundreds |
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| May.23 |
Missouri |
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89 killed by Missouri tornado |
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| Apr.28 |
 Alabama |
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Death toll from storms in South nears 300 A barrage of storms claimed nearly 300 lives and reduced once-familiar neighborhoods to piles of bricks and lumber
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| Apr.12 |
Northern Japan |
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Japan disaster now on Chernobyl level |
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| Apr.5 |
 Northern Japan |
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Water radiation millions of times over limit An attempt to plug a leak of highly radioactive water from a nuclear reactor has shown a significant difference, despite the material not se...
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| Mar.28 |
Northern Japan |
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Radioactive water found outside plant |
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| Mar.14 |
Northern Japan |
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Meltdown alert at Japan reactor |
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| Mar.11 |
Northern Japan |
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Massive quake, tsunami hit Japan A 8.9 earthquakeis causing a tsunami that swept debris miles inland. Dozens of nations, including the U.S., are under a tsunami warning
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 New Zealand |
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Deadly quake strikes New Zealand A 6.3-magnitude earthquake ripped through Christchurch, causing multiple fatalities as it toppled buildings onto buses, buckled streets
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| Jan.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding |
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| Jan.12 |
 Queensland |
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Brisbane flood levels reach peak The city of Brisbane has woken to widespread flooding, although the peak level is a meter lower than feared
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| Dec.28 |
Queensland |
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Flood chaos forces mass evacuations |
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| Dec.24 |
European Union |
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Snow paralyses transport in W. Europe |
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| Dec.14 |
Australia |
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'Many drown' in asylum shipwreck |
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| Dec.2 |
Northern Israel |
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Dozens killed in northern Israel forest fire |
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| Nov.23 |
New Zealand |
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Mine: 'No survivors' after second blast |
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| Nov.22 |
Cambodia |
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350 die in stampede at festival |
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| Nov.8 |
Haiti |
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Haiti capital cholera fears grow |
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| Oct.26 |
Sumatra |
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112 dead, 500 missing after quake |
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Indonesia |
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Thousands flee Indonesia volcano |
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| Oct.22 |
 Haiti |
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Haiti cholera outbreak kills 138 The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to more than 150 confirmed deaths
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| Oct.13 |
 Chile |
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Last trapped Chile miner rescued The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued
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| Oct.7 |
Hungary |
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Hungarian sludge reaches Danube |
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| Aug.22 |
Chile |
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33 trapped miners alive after 17 days Miners are alive and in a shelter, President Pinera said, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly 3 weeks since the mine collapsed
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| Aug.6 |
Chile |
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33 workers trapped in mine |
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| Aug.2 |
 Moscow |
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Russian fires prompt state of emergency Authorities have imposed a state of emergency around about 500 towns and villages because of wildfires burning across the west of the countr...
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| Aug.1 |
NW Pakistan |
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More than 1,100 dead in flooding
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| Jul.27 |
Pakistan |
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Plane crashes in Pakistan capital |
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| Jul.24 |
Ruhr |
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Festival stampede kills 19 |
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| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking |
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| May.30 |
Washington |
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster' |
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| May.29 |
Guatemala |
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Deadly storm hits Central America |
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| May.27 |
India |
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100 dead after 'sabotage' derails train |
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| May.21 |
Southern India |
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Plane crash leaves about 160 dead |
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| May.12 |
Libya |
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Child is sole Libya jet crash survivor
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| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig
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| Apr.17 |
Iceland |
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Volcanic ash wreaking travel chaos
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| Apr.13 |
Western China |
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Hundreds dead in 6.9 earthquake |
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| Apr.10 |
Russia |
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Polish president died in plane crash
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| Apr.6 |
USA |
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Blast killed at least 25 miners
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil |
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| Mar.26 |
South Korea |
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South Korean navy ship sinking near North
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| Feb.28 |
France |
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Storm batters Europe, at least 51 dead |
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| Feb.27 |
Chile |
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Massive 8.8 quake hits Chile
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| Feb.20 |
Portugal |
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Madeira floods and mudslides kill 43 |
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| Feb.19 |
Morocco |
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Minaret collapse kills 41 |
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| Jan.24 |
Lebanon |
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Ethiopian airliner crashes; 90 on board |
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| Jan.20 |
Haiti |
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US to send 4,000 extra troops to Haiti |
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| Jan.13 |
Haiti |
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Haiti capital 'flattened,' many feared dead |
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| Jan.12 |
Haiti |
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'Catastrophic' earthquake slams Haiti
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| Dec.4 |
Ural |
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152 killed in nightclub blast and fire |
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| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
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'Balloon boy' found alive at home |
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| Sep.30 |
Sumatra |
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Indonesia quake death kills thousands |
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| Aug.23 |
Greece |
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Fire threat empties Athens suburb |
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| Jun.11 |
Global |
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WHO declares swine flu pandemic |
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| Jun.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France plane crashed
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| Apr.24 |
Mexico |
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'Swine flu' kills 60
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| Apr.5 |
Italy |
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About 300 dead in strong quake
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| Feb.9 |
Melbourne |
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Toll from bush fires claimed 181
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| Jan.15 |
New York |
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Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River |
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| Jan.11 |
Sulawesi |
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Ferry disaster leaves 246 missing |
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| Sep.17 |
China |
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3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula |
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| Aug.20 |
Spain |
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153 dead in Madrid plane crash |
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| May.12 |
Southern China |
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Quake death toll 50,000
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000
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| May.3 |
Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing |
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| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
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500,000 flee wildfires |
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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.1 |
Minnesota |
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi |
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| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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About 200 dead from plane crash |
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| Dec.29 |
Indonesia |
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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing |
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| May.27 |
Indonesia |
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Java quake kills 6,000
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| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea |
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| Jan.12 |
Mecca |
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Hajj stampede kills at least 345 |
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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 |
Southern 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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| Mar.13 |
Hong Kong |
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First alert over SARS
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| Feb.1 |
Texas |
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Space shuttle and crew lost
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| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
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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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| Jan.26 |
Gujarat |
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people |
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