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| Jul. 30 |
Australia |
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Change call after Australia fires |
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NW Pakistan |
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Deaths rise in South Asia monsoon |
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Moscow |
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Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires |
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| Jul. 29 |
Congo |
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80 die in ferry accident |
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| Jul. 27 |
 Pakistan |
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Plane crashes in Pakistan capital 
Map of Islamabad Pakistan An Airbus A321 crashed as it was about to land, in heavy monsoon rain and poor visibility, killing all 152 people on board
| The domestic flight from the southern city of Karachi was operated by the private Pakistani airline Airblue
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| Jul. 25 |
Ruhr |
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Number of dead at music festival rises |
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| Jul. 24 |
Louisiana |
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Oil spill vessels return to site |
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 Ruhr |
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Festival stampede kills 19 
Map of Duisburg West Germany At least 17 people have been killed at the Love Parade electronic music festival in the German city of Duisburg after panic sparked a stampede
| The revellers panicked at a tunnel entrance. About 100 people were also injured. Police had been trying to stop people reaching the parade area because of overcrowding.
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| Jul. 22 |
 Louisiana |
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Storm forces ships off spill site | Dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico have been ordered to leave the site of the BP spill by the US government as Tropical Storm Bonnie gathers pace | |
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| Jul. 18 |
India |
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At least 45 dead in train collision |
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Louisiana |
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Seepage detected at oil spill site |
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| Jul. 15 |
Louisiana |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking| BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion. The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test that could la... | |
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| Jul. 3 |
Congo |
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Hundreds killed in oil tanker explosion |
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| Jun.29 |
Louisiana |
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Hurricane hits Gulf oil clean-up |
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| Jun.16 |
U.S. Congress |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief |
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| Jun.15 |
Washington |
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Obama in national address on oil |
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| Jun.12 |
 Global |
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American teenage sailor rescued| Abby Sunderland who ran into problems trying to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world has been rescued in the Indian Ocean | |
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| Jun.10 |
Louisiana |
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Oil leak was 'greater than estimated' |
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| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
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BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf |
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| Jun.3 |
Bangladesh |
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Housing-block fire kills more than 100 |
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| Jun.1 |
Guatemala |
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More than 175 dead from weekend storm |
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| May.30 |
Washington |
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster' White House energy adviser Carol Browner: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced
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| May.29 |
 Guatemala |
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Deadly storm hits Central America Tropical Storm Agatha unleashed torrential rains over Guatemala, southeast Mexico and much of El Salvador, triggering flash floods and mudslides
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| May.27 |
 India |
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100 dead after 'sabotage' derails train Map of West Bengal India Rescue workers are trying to free survivors from the wreckage of a train in eastern India after a blast on the line
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Louisiana |
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Work resumes to plug US oil well |
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| May.21 |
Southern India |
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Plane crash leaves about 160 dead Map of Mangalore India Only six or seven people had survived and were being treated in hospitals. The Air India Express' Boeing 737-800 was arriving from Dubai
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| May.16 |
Northern England |
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Ash closes airports in England, Ireland |
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| May.12 |
 Libya |
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Child is sole Libya jet crash survivor Map of Tripoli Libya 92 passengers and 11 crew members were killed. An 8-year-old boy who is a Dutch citizen is the sole survivor of a deadly Afriqiyah Airways crash
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| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames
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| Apr.17 |
 Iceland |
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Volcanic ash wreaking travel chaos A cloud from an Icelandic volcano continued to blanket Europe, shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing misery for millions of tra...
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| Apr.13 |
 Western China |
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Hundreds dead in 6.9 earthquake Some 300 people are feared dead after a rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area
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| Apr.10 |
 Russia |
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Polish president died in plane crash Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors
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| Apr.6 |
USA |
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Blast killed at least 25 miners One of the men killed in coal mine explosion at the Massey Energy Co. knew of the danger but didn't let it bother him
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 Rio de Janeiro |
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Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil About 287 people have been rescued, and others were trapped under mudslides caused by the rain
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| Apr.5 |
China |
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China rescues 115 from flooded mine |
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| Apr.3 |
Australia |
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Alert over oil leak on Great Barrier Reef |
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| Mar.26 |
 South Korea |
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South Korean navy ship sinking near North 104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea
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| Feb.28 |
 France |
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Storm batters Europe, at least 51 dead A winter storm named 'Xynthia' battered the western coast of Europe, its high winds downing trees and power lines
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| Feb.27 |
 Chile |
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Massive 8.8 quake hits Chile An earthquake is killing at least 147 people and triggering tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific basin. The quake struck at 3:34 a.m. off...
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| Feb.21 |
Portugal |
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Flood rescuers search streets and houses |
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| Feb.20 |
 Portugal |
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Madeira floods and mudslides kill 43 After torrential rains 63 others were reported have been injured on the Atlantic island, which is popular with foreign tourists
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| Feb.19 |
 Morocco |
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Minaret collapse kills 41 A 400-year-old minaret in Bab Berdieyinn mosque collapsed on worshipers, killing 36 and injuring 71 in the middle of prayers
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| Jan.27 |
Haiti |
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Girl, 16, pulled from rubble |
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| Jan.24 |
 Lebanon |
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Ethiopian airliner crashes; 90 on board The Boeing 737-800 was thought to have gone down after takeoff from Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut at 2:27 a.m.
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| Jan.20 |
 Haiti |
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US to send 4,000 extra troops to Haiti The US is sending another 4,000 sailors and marines for the earthquake relief effort, diverting them from deployments in the Gulf and Africa
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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.18 |
England |
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Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel |
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| Dec.4 |
Ural |
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152 killed in nightclub blast and fire |
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| Oct.23 |
Puerto Rico |
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Fire rages at fuel depot |
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| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
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'Balloon boy' found alive at home |
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| Oct.1 |
Sumatra |
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Quake deaths pass 1,000 |
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| Sep.30 |
Sumatra |
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Indonesia quake death kills thousands
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| Sep.29 |
Samoa |
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85 deaths reported after quake |
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| Aug.23 |
Greece |
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Fire threat empties Athens suburb
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| Aug.10 |
Taiwan |
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'Hundreds lost' in typhoon |
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| Jul.15 |
Iran |
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168 feared dead as plane crashes |
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| Jun.29 |
Comoros |
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Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard |
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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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| May.3 |
Global |
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WHO: cases of H1N1 virus now at 787 |
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| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
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Mexico shuts down to control flu |
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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.12 |
Upstate New York |
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50 die after plane crashes into house |
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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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| Dec.2 |
Zimbabwe |
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Cholera deaths near 500 |
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| Nov.7 |
Haiti |
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At least 84 dead in school collapse |
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| Sep.23 |
Global |
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China's tainted milk scare spreads globally |
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| Sep.17 |
China |
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3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula
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| Sep.14 |
China |
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Death toll from landslide reaches 254 |
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| Sep.12 |
Los Angeles |
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24 killed, 135 injured in train collision |
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| Aug.20 |
Spain |
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153 dead in Madrid plane crash
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| Jun.21 |
Philippines |
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Ferry hit by typhoon |
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| May.12 |
Southern China |
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Quake death toll 50,000
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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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| Jan.30 |
China |
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Stranded take buses anywhere |
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| Nov.23 |
Antarctica |
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Sinking ship 'struck iceberg' |
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| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 |
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| Nov.14 |
Chile |
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Thousands homeless after quake |
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| Nov.11 |
Russia |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing |
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| Nov.2 |
Mexico |
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Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead |
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| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
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500,000 flee wildfires |
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| Sep.18 |
Shanghai |
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Millions flee as typhoon rips into China |
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| Sep.16 |
Thailand |
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87 killed in plane crash |
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| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa |
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| 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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| Jul.8 |
Singapore |
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Twins dead after separation |
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| May.21 |
Algeria |
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More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake |
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| Mar.13 |
Hong Kong |
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First alert over SARS
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| Feb.20 |
New England |
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96 killed in nightclub inferno |
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| Feb.1 |
Texas |
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Space shuttle and crew lost
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| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
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1,800 people died as ferry sinks |
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| Nov.12 |
New York |
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Jet crashes, killing 260 |
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| Sep.11 |
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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| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide |
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| Jan.26 |
Gujarat |
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people |
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| Aug.12 |
Arctic |
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Kursk submarine went down |
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| Jul.25 |
Paris |
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Concorde crash kills 113 |
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