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 Oklahoma |
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Oklahoma tornado: Search for survivors continues 
Map of Oklahoma City Southern U.S.| Emergency workers in the US are continuing to search for survivors of the gigantic tornado that tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City | |
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| Yesterday |
Oklahoma |
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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado Map of Oklahoma City OK Southern U.S. At least 91 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise
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Turkey |
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1 dead, 18 hurt as hot air balloons collide in Turkey |
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| Fri. |
Southern China |
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Southern China rains kill 55, leave 14 missing |
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| Wed. |
 Cambodia |
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Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7 Map of Phnom Penh Cambodia| The ceiling of a factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed, in the latest accident to spotlight lax safety conditions in the global garment industry | |
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 Bangladesh |
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Cyclone bears down on Bay of Bengal Map of Bay of Bengal Bangladesh| Cyclone Mahasen is bearing down on the Bay of Bengal, with thousands of people ordered to evacuate low-lying areas in Bangladesh and Burma | |
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| May. 13 |
Myanmar |
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Rohingya boat sinks off west Burma |
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| May. 11 |
Sichuan |
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China colliery blast kills 27 miners |
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| May. 10 |
Bangladesh |
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Survivor pulled from Bangladesh rubble Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| 'I'm alive!' a woman's voice as workers approached the basement 16 days after the building had collapsed and 10 days since rescuers had given up | |
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| May. 9 |
Bangladesh |
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Dhaka collapse toll passes 1,000 Map of Dhaka Bangladesh The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage
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 Sydney |
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2 cruise line passengers missing off Australian coast Authorities launched a search Thursday after two passengers went missing overnight when the Carnival Cruise ship Spirit docked in Sydney
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| May. 8 |
Bangladesh |
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8 killed in Bangladesh garment factory fire |
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| May. 7 |
Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh death toll climbs above 700 |
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| May. 3 |
Southern California |
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Major wildfires spread in California Map of Camarillo CA California More than 3,000 firefighters are battling six major wildfires in California, the state fire agency says
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| May. 2 |
Bangladesh |
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Dhaka collapse death toll passes 500 |
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| Apr. 28 |
Bangladesh |
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Fire in wrecked Bangladesh building |
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| Apr. 26 |
Bangladesh |
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Survivors found in collapsed factory |
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| Apr. 25 |
 Moscow |
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Dozens die in Russia hospital fire At least 36 people have been killed in a fire at psychiatric hospital in Ramenskiy village in the Moscow region, officials say
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| Apr. 24 |
Bangladesh |
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Frantic search for Dhaka survivors |
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Bangladesh |
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More than 600 dead in Dhaka collapse Map of Dhaka Bangladesh Many more are feared trapped after an eight-storey building collapsed on the outskirts of the capital
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| Apr.20 |
 Sichuan |
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Earthquake has killed more than 150 people Map of Lushan Sichuan Southern China A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake has killed more than 150 people and injured several thousand in China's rural south west
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| Apr.17 |
Texas |
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Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant Many people are reported to be injured and others are trapped in burning buildings after an explosion at at the West Fertilizer plant near W...
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| Apr.16 |
 Southern Iran |
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Strong earthquake rocks Iran, Pakistan At least 40 people are feared dead in Iran and seven more in Pakistan after a powerful 7.8 earthquake near the countries' shared border
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| Apr.13 |
Bali |
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All survive as Bali jet lands in sea |
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| Apr.12 |
Hong Kong |
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Death toll climbs to 10 in bird flu crisis |
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| Apr.9 |
Southern Iran |
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Quake strikes Iran, near nuclear site |
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| Apr.5 |
 Mumbai |
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Mumbai building collapse toll rises The death toll from the collapse of a building near the Indian city of Mumbai has risen to more than 60, police say
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Shanghai |
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20,000 birds slaughtered as bird flu death toll rises Chinese authorities have killed more than 20,000 birds from a live-poultry trading zone in Shanghai after an unusual strain of bird flu
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| Mar.1 |
Florida |
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Florida man swallowed by sinkhole |
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| Feb.26 |
 Egypt |
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Tourists killed as hot air balloon explodes in Egypt Hot air balloon exploded over the city of Luxor. Eighteen tourists were killed when the balloon dropped almost 300 meters
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| Feb.15 |
Ural |
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Meteor injures hundreds in Russia A meteor crashing in Russia's Ural mountains has injured at least 950 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings
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| Feb.14 |
Alabama |
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Crippled cruise ship reaches land The Carnival Triumph with more than 4,000 people aboard has reached land, four days after an engine fire knocked out the vessel's power
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| Feb.8 |
Massachusetts |
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'Historic' snowstorm blankets US Thick snow is blanketing the north-eastern US as a major storm cuts power to thousands of homes and plays havoc with transport schedules
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| Jan.31 |
 Mexico |
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Mexico City blast at Pemex, state oil giant, kills 25 At least 25 people have died and more than 100 were injured in Mexico City after an explosion at the headquarters of state oil company, Peme...
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| Jan.27 |
 Brazil |
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Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria At least 230 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say
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| Jan.15 |
Japan |
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Japan emergency hits Dreamliners |
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| Jan.7 |
Australia |
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Heat and wind fan Australia fires High winds and record temperatures have fanned fires in south-east Australia, as the prime minister warned of a 'very dangerous day'
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| Jan.5 |
Venezuela |
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Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela |
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| Jan.1 |
Ivory Coast |
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Dozens of children crushed to death in stampede |
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| Dec.5 |
 Southern Philippines |
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Philippine storm toll passes 300 Hundreds more are missing in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which cut a swathe of devastation across the southern Philippines
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| Nov.25 |
Bangladesh |
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Second fire breaks out at clothes factory
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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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| Oct.25 |
Cuba |
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Sandy kills 11 in Cuba, then batters Bahamas |
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| Oct.1 |
Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong boat collision kills 36 |
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| Jun.3 |
Nigeria |
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Passenger plane crashes into Lagos building |
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| May.29 |
Northern Italy |
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Deadly earthquake hits northern Italy |
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| Apr.20 |
Pakistan |
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No survivors from Pakistan plane crash
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| Apr.7 |
Pakistan |
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135 Pakistani soldiers trapped in avalanche |
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| Apr.5 |
Alaska |
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US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' |
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| Feb.22 |
Argentina |
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Argentina train crash 'kills 49' |
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| Feb.15 |
Honduras |
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Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire |
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| Feb.2 |
Papua New Guinea |
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More than 200 rescued after ferry sinks |
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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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| Dec.8 |
India |
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At least 89 died in fire in Calcutta hospital fire |
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| Nov.9 |
Turkey |
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Turkish earthquake topples hotel |
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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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| 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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| 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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| Sep.30 |
Sumatra |
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Indonesia quake death kills thousands |
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| Aug.23 |
Athens |
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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 |
Madrid |
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153 dead in Madrid plane crash |
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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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| 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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| 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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