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Malaysia |
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1st anniversary of Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane |
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Donbass |
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33 bodies recovered from eastern Ukraine mine disaster |
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| Feb. 22 |
 Bangladesh |
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48 dead after Bangladesh ferry with 100 passengers sinks 
Map of Daulatdia-Paturia Bangladesh| A river ferry carrying up to 140 passengers capsized in central Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit by a cargo vessel | |
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| Feb. 19 |
Chicago |
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Record-breaking cold in US East |
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| Feb.3 |
 Taiwan |
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35 dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river 
Map of Keelung river Taipei Taiwan A plane belonging to Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways has crash-landed. Ten people were injured. More than 50 people were onboard
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| Jan.29 |
 Mexico |
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Mexico City gas truck explodes near maternity hospital Map of Cuajimalpa Maternal Hospital Mexico City Mexico| A gas tank lorry has exploded outside a maternity and children's hospital in Mexico City, killing at least 7 people - including 4 babies. Dozens more were injured by flying glass. About hu... | |
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| Jan.27 |
 New York |
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US admits snow forecast errors | The US National Weather Service has admitted its forecasts were wrong, after predicting a 'potentially historic blizzard' would strike | |
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| Jan.20 |
 Jakarta |
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AirAsia flight QZ8501 'climbed too fast'| The AirAsia flight that crashed in the Java Sea, killing 162 people, climbed too fast before stalling, Indonesia's transport minister has said | |
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| Jan.7 |
Indonesia |
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Tail of crashed AirAsia plane found Map of Java Sea Indonesia Part of the tail of crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 has been found in the Java Sea, Indonesian searchers say. The tail houses the black boxes
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| Dec.30 |
Indonesia |
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AirAsia QZ8501: Officials say debris is missing plane Map of Karimata Strait Indonesia Indonesian officials have confirmed that bodies and debris found in the Java Sea off Borneo are from AirAsia flight that went missing on Sunday
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Southern Italy |
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Italy takes over 'migrant ship' after distress scare |
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| Dec.27 |
Indonesia |
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Singapore-bound AirAsia plane with 162 on board missing Map of Java Sea Indonesia The single-aisle Airbus A320-200 asked air traffic controllers if it could divert from its flight path due to weather before disappearing over the Java Sea
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| Dec.25 |
Aceh |
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Tsunami-hit nations mark anniversary |
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| Dec.7 |
Philippines |
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Typhoon sweeps across Philippines |
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| Dec.6 |
 Philippines |
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Philippines typhoon makes landfall Map of Dolores Philippines Typhoon Hagupit has made landfall in the town of Dolores in the eastern Philippines, the country's weather agency says
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| Nov.10 |
 India |
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Indian botched sterilisations kill eight women Map of Chhattisgarh India Eight women have died after undergoing sterilisation surgery at a health camp organised by the government in the central Indian state
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South Korea |
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Ferry captain sentenced to 36 years in jail |
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| Oct.31 |
Southern California |
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Virgin spacecraft crash kills pilot Map of Mojave Desert USA At least one person is dead and another injured after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert
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| Oct.29 |
Sri Lanka |
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Hundreds feared buried after Sri Lanka mudslide |
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| Oct.25 |
West Africa |
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Ebola outbreak cases pass 10,000 The number of cases in the Ebola outbreak has exceeded 10,000, with 4,922 deaths, the World Health Organization says in its latest report
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| Oct.20 |
Moscow |
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Total oil company CEO dies in Moscow plane crash |
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| Oct.17 |
South Korea |
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At least 16 dead in vent grate collapse at concert in S. Korea |
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| Oct.15 |
 Nepal |
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17 trekkers die in heavy Himalayan snow At least 17 people from around the world died after being trapped in heavy snowfall while trekking at high altitude
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| Oct.6 |
Colombia |
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Lightning strike kills 11 members of indigenous tribe |
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Madrid |
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Nurse infected with Ebola in Spain |
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| Sep.30 |
Dallas |
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First Ebola case diagnosed in the US |
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| Sep.27 |
 Japan |
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Japan volcano: 30 hikers feared dead on Mt Ontake Rescuers have found 30 hikers in critical condition, feared dead, near the peak of Mount Ontake, after Saturday's sudden volcanic eruption
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| Sep.26 |
West Africa |
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W Africa Ebola deaths 'pass 3,000' The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 3,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says
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| Sep.15 |
 Malta |
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500 feared dead after boat sunk off Malta coast 2 heavily loaded boats were wrecked in the past week, possibly killing 700 people fleeing Africa for Europe
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| Aug.27 |
 Iceland |
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Earthquakes rock Iceland volcano Earthquakes are rocking Bardarbunga volcano, adding to concerns that magma movements may trigger an eruption that could hinder air traffic
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| Aug.13 |
 Sao Paulo |
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Brazilian presidential candidate among those killed in plane crash Eduardo Campos died Wednesday when a small plane carrying him to a campaign stop crashed into a residential neighborhood, state media report...
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| Aug.3 |
 Southern China |
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Strong earthquake kills at least 367 in southern China The magnitude-6.1 quake in Yunnan province toppled thousands of homes on Sunday, killing at least 175 people and injuring more than 1,400
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| Jul.24 |
 Mali |
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Air Algerie says missing plane likely crashed in Mali An Air Algerie flight with at least 116 people on board which dropped off the radar in the early hours of Thursday has apparently crashed in...
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| Jul.23 |
Taiwan |
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Dozens feared dead in Taiwan plane crash Forty-seven people were killed and 11 were injured in Wednesday's twin-engine turboprop plane crash on one of Taiwan's Penghu Islands
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MH17 victims arrive in Netherlands Two planes carrying bodies from crashed flight MH17 have landed in the Netherlands where a day of mourning for the 298 victims has been decl...
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| Jul.17 |
 Donbass |
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Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border A Malaysian airliner reportedly with 295 people on board has crashed near the Russian border, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
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| May.17 |
Bosnia |
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Thousands flee, 25 die in record Balkan floods |
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| May.13 |
Turkey |
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Explosion at mine in western Turkey left 200 workers dead
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| May.2 |
Ukraine |
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Police: 38 dead in protest-linked Odessa fire |
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Northern Afghanistan |
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Afghan landslide 'kills hundreds'
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| Apr.15 |
South Korea |
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South Korea ferry: Hundreds missing as ship sinks
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| Apr.12 |
Western Australia |
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Long search for missing jet looms as pings go silent |
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| Apr.6 |
Western Australia |
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Malaysia Airlines searchers say more pings consistent with black boxes |
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| Apr.5 |
Western Australia |
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Malaysia missing plane search China ship 'picks up signal' |
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| Mar.24 |
Malaysia |
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Flight MH370 'crashed in south Indian Ocean' - Malaysia PM |
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| Mar.23 |
Pacific Northwest |
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Many killed by a landslide in US state of Washington |
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| Mar.22 |
Guinea |
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Ebola 'caused Guinea fever deaths'
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| Mar.19 |
Western Australia |
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Australia sees possible plane debris |
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| Mar.13 |
Malaysia |
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Search for missing jet heads west
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| Mar.8 |
Italy |
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Two aboard missing Malaysia Airlines jet traveling with stolen passports |
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| Mar.7 |
Malaysia |
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Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people
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| Feb.12 |
North Carolina |
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Storm bears down on US east coast |
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England |
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Storm with 106-mph gusts slams flooded Britain |
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| Feb.9 |
Denmark |
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Giraffe killed despite campaign |
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| Jan.23 |
Canada |
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Deadly fire at Quebec elderly home |
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| Jan.5 |
Toronto |
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'Polar vortex' grips North America
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| Dec.25 |
Antarctica |
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Russian ship stuck in ice near Antarctica |
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| Dec.19 |
London |
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Apollo Theatre roof collapses in London |
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| Dec.6 |
Hamburg |
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Deadly storm and tidal surge batter northern Europe |
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| Nov.29 |
Scotland |
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Helicopter crashes into Glasgow pub |
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| Nov.21 |
Latvia |
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50 dead, including 3 firefighters, after supermarket roof collapse
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| Nov.17 |
Russia |
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'Dozens dead' in Russian plane crash |
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| Nov.9 |
Southern Philippines |
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Hundreds feared dead in typhoon
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| Oct.28 |
England |
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Hurricane-force winds batter northern Europe
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| Oct.20 |
Australia |
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Fears Australia blazes could merge
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| Oct.16 |
Southern Philippines |
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More than 100 dead after earthquake hits the Philippines |
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| Oct.3 |
Southern Italy |
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Hundreds feared dead in Italy shipwreck
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| Sep.16 |
Italy |
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Costa Concordia ship set upright |
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Mexico |
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Mexico battered by deadly storms |
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| Sep.1 |
Northern Japan |
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Fukushima radiation levels '18 times higher' than thought |
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| Aug.22 |
California |
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Tourists flee wildfire near Yosemite |
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| Jul.24 |
Spain |
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At least 77 die as Spanish train derails in Galicia
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| Jul.6 |
Canada |
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Fuel train explodes in Canadian town
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| May.20 |
Oklahoma |
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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado
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| Apr.24 |
Bangladesh |
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More than 1000 dead in Dhaka collapse
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| Feb.15 |
Ural |
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Meteor injures hundreds in Russia
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| Jan.27 |
Brazil |
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Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria
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| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
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40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos
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| Oct.29 |
New Jersey |
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Severe flooding as Sandy strikes
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| Apr.20 |
Pakistan |
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No survivors from Pakistan plane crash |
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| Jan.13 |
Italy |
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Cruise ship runs aground in Italy
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| Dec.17 |
Southern Philippines |
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Philippines storm kills hundreds |
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| Oct.23 |
Turkey |
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7.2 quake strikes eastern Turkey |
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| Oct.20 |
Thailand |
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Thai flooding threatens capital |
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| Apr.28 |
Alabama |
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Death toll from storms in South nears 300 |
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| Apr.5 |
Northern Japan |
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Water radiation millions of times over limit
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| Mar.11 |
Northern Japan |
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Massive quake, tsunami hit Japan
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| Feb.21 |
New Zealand |
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Deadly quake strikes New Zealand
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| Jan.12 |
Queensland |
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Brisbane flood levels reach peak |
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| Oct.22 |
Haiti |
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Haiti cholera outbreak kills 138
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| Oct.13 |
Chile |
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Last trapped Chile miner rescued
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| Aug.22 |
Chile |
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33 trapped miners alive after 17 days |
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| Aug.2 |
Moscow |
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Russian fires prompt state of emergency
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| Aug.1 |
NW Pakistan |
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More than 1,100 dead in flooding |
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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.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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| Mar.26 |
South Korea |
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South Korean navy ship sinking near North |
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| Feb.27 |
Chile |
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Massive 8.8 quake hits Chile |
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| Jan.12 |
Haiti |
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'Catastrophic' earthquake slams Haiti |
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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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| May.12 |
Sichuan |
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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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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
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63 died from forest fires |
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| May.27 |
Indonesia |
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Java quake kills 6,000 |
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| Oct.7 |
Pakistan |
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Major quake kills thousands |
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| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast |
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| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead |
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| Dec.25 |
Southern Iran |
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28,000 dead after earthquake |
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| Aug.14 |
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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