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| Yesterday |
 Myanmar |
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Storm aid frustrations grow| Top aid envoys are ramping up pressure on Burma, as reports suggest aid is still not reaching the region worst hit by Cyclone Nargis | |
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 China |
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President Hu Jintao visits quake area 
Map of Sichuan Province China| Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake | | |
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Nigeria |
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100 killed in pipeline fire |
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China |
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Quake death toll could reach 50,000 
Map of Sichuan province China| The official death toll has now topped 19,500. But casualty figures from various cities indicate a higher number of dead | |
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| Yesterday |
China |
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China steps up rescue operation |
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China |
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Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours Map of Sichuan Province China| A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage | |
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Myanmar |
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UN raises Burma cyclone estimate| The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by cyclone Nargis to 2.5m people | |
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China |
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Quake toll close to 15,000 |
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Beijing |
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Child-killing virus hits Beijing |
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| Tue. |
China |
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China presses search for survivors |
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China |
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Rescuers reach epicentre Map of Sichuan Province China| Chinese rescue teams have reached the epicentre of earthquake, Wenchuan county, where an estimated 60,000 people remain missing. A few hundred soldiers and police ... | |
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China |
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Quake death toll tops 12,000 | Rescue workers frantically tried to pull victims from the rubble and clear roads so more relief can be delivered | |
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Spain |
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Drought forces Barcelona to ship in water |
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| Mon. |
China |
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Death toll rises in quake
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China |
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Quake death toll jumps past 7,600 Map of Sichuan Province China 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
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| Sun. |
Haiti |
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11 dead after overloaded ferry sinks |
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| Sat. |
Oklahoma |
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Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states
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Myanmar |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters
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Hezbollah takes over west Beirut
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| May. 8 |
Myanmar |
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Rotting corpses pile up |
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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. 5 |
Myanmar |
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Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000 |
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Myanmar |
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Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000' Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone
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| May. 4 |
Myanmar |
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Hundreds feared dead in cyclone |
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| May. 3 |
China |
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China on alert over deadly child virus Map of Anhui China Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to 22
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Officials: rivals face runoff
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| Apr. 27 |
China |
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Train collision kills at least 66 |
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Captive woman had 7 children by father
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| Apr.16 |
Congo |
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Plane crash kills 38; others missing |
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| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
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54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer |
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IMF slashes world growth forecast
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| Feb.22 |
Guam |
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B-2 stealth bomber crashed |
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| Feb.21 |
Venezuela |
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Jetliner crashes in mountains
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Kosovo declares independence
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| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
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Third undersea Internet cable cut
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| Jan.30 |
China |
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Stranded take buses anywhere Crowds at some of major train stations thinned slightly as thousands took advantage of a break in the nation's worst weather for 50 years
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
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Jetliner with 56 people on board crashed |
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| Nov.23 |
 Antarctica |
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Sinking ship 'struck iceberg' More than 150 passengers and crew aboard Norwegian cruise ship MS Nord Norge have been rescued to safety
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| Nov.18 |
 Bangladesh |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage
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Ukraine |
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63 killed after coal mine blast |
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| Nov.14 |
 Chile |
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Thousands homeless after quake Thousands may have to sleep in the streets after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the north part of the country, killing at least 2 people
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| Nov.11 |
 Russia |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing At least 2 sailors died and 23 were missing when 5 ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea
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Musharraf imposes emergency rule
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| Nov.2 |
 Mexico |
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Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead Rescuers in boats and helicopters worked to evacuate people stranded by a flood, one of the worst natural disasters' to hit Mexico
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| Oct.29 |
Dominican Republic |
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11 dead from Tropical Storm Noel |
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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 Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is a chance to 'elevate global consciousness' about the threat posed by climate change
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| Oct.3 |
South Africa |
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3,200 workers trapped in gold mine |
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone
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| Sep.18 |
Shanghai |
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Millions flee as typhoon rips into China
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'1,000 monks' march
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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.13 |
Indonesia |
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4th earthquake strikes Indonesia |
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| Sep.6 |
Nicaragua |
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Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100 |
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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 The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
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| Aug.21 |
Mexico |
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Dean slams into Yucatan, loses steam |
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Student riots flare
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| Aug.16 |
 Peru |
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337 killed in earthquake All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima
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6 Italians die in 'clan execution'
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Mortgage concerns hit US markets
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| Aug.3 |
England |
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Farm infected with foot-and-mouth |
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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 A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
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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 TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rai...
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| Jul.16 |
Northern Japan |
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Nuke plant leaked after earthquake |
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Soldiers storm mosque
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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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Battle rages on after 25 dead
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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 A ferry carrying around 850 passengers was travelling from Semarang in Central Java to the port of Kumai in Kalimantan
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Saddam Hussein hanged
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 |
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General Pinochet dead
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Democrats seize control of House
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| Sep.29 |
Amazon |
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Plane lost over Amazon |
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'Croc Hunter' died in stingray attack
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| Aug.22 |
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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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| May.27 |
Indonesia |
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Java quake kills 6,000 20,000 people have been hurt and 200,000 left homeless. The quake hit at 0554 local time
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| May.12 |
Indonesia |
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Red alert for volcano Mount Merapi |
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Zuma acquitted in rape case
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| May.2 |
North Caucasus |
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Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board |
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Taylor on flight back to Liberia
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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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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Hamas won elections
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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 |
Germany |
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Rink collapse kills 15 |
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| Dec.6 |
Iran |
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110 killed in plane crash |
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| Nov.27 |
Northern China |
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169 workers die in mine blast |
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Pinochet charged over dissidents
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| Nov.22 |
Northern China |
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Harbin water supplies cut off |
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Sharon to quit Likud party
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57 killed in 3 hotel blasts
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| Oct.21 |
Mexico |
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Hurricane batters resorts |
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| Oct.9 |
Guatemala |
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Slide toll may hit 1,400 |
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| Oct.7 |
Pakistan |
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Major quake kills thousands
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza
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| Sep.3 |
New Orleans |
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Massive airlift rescues 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.25 |
Paris |
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Apartment fire kills 16 |
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| Aug.24 |
Romania |
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Floods cause havoc across Europe |
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| Aug.16 |
Venezuela |
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160 believed dead in jet crash |
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| Aug.14 |
Greece |
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Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead |
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| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
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Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe |
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| Aug.2 |
Canada |
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All survive Air France jet crash and fire |
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| Jul.31 |
Mumbai |
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Floods toll reaches 1,000 |
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Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win
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88 died as explosions rock resort town
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Bombs kill 52
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| May.20 |
Chile |
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Missing 41 troops feared dead |
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| Apr.24 |
Japan |
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100 dead as train derails |
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Mar.28 |
Indonesia |
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Quake kills at least 300 on island of Nias |
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Kyoto Protocol comes into force
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| Jan.26 |
Iraq |
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31 Marines killed in chopper crash |
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| Dec.30 |
Argentina |
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175 dead in Buenos Aires club fire |
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| Dec.29 |
Southeast Asia |
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Wave toll 'could exceed 100,000' |
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Yushchenko declares victory in re-vote
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Aceh |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead
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| Nov.30 |
Philippines |
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Storm kills 1000 |
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Storm of protest at poll result
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Arafat died
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Bush re-elected
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| Oct.17 |
Darfur |
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Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur |
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350 dead after troops storm school
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| Aug.1 |
Paraguay |
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Supermarket fire death toll tops 300 |
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EU welcomes 10 new members
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NASA rover lands safely on red planet
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| Dec.25 |
Iran |
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28,000 dead after earthquake
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Saddam captured
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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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Saddam's sons killed in raid
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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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Baghdad falls to US forces
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Mar.13 |
Hong Kong |
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First alert over SARS
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Serbian Prime Minister assassinated
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| Feb.20 |
New England |
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96 killed in nightclub inferno |
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182 died after arson attack in subway
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| Feb.1 |
Texas |
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Space shuttle and crew lost
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U.N. passes Iraq resolution 1441
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Russian troops storm theater
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183 people dead after bomb blasts
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| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
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1,800 people died as ferry sinks |
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| |
Euro mark celebrations
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| Nov.12 |
New York |
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Jet crashes, killing 260 |
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| |
US begins military strike
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| Sep.11 |
New York |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Apr.1 |
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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Closest Presidential election
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| |
Intifada started by Sharon visit
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| |
Olympic Games open
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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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| |
Y2K bug fails to bite
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