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| Jan.9 |
West Pakistan |
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No survivors in US plane crash |
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| Jan.18 |
Congo |
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Volcano kills 45 people
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| Jan.19 |
 Congo |
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Half of the city has been burned 
Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu
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| Jan.20 |
Congo |
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Goma petrol station blast kills 50 |
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| Jan.25 |
Texas |
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Former Enron VP commits suicide |
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| Jan.28 |
 Nigeria |
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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead| killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump | |
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 Ecuador |
 |
Airliner crashed with 92 people Fog hampers search for TAME airline's internal flight 120 from capita Quito
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| Feb.3 |
Turkey |
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6.0 earthquake, 40 people killed |
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| Feb.7 |
Argentina |
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Man detained on US flight |
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| Feb.12 |
Iran |
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Plane crash kills 117 |
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| Feb.20 |
Egypt |
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Train inferno kills 350 |
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| Mar.4 |
Afghanistan |
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US helicopter shot down. 7 killed |
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| Mar.6 |
Kabul |
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5 peacekeepers die in blast |
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| Mar.26 |
 Northern Afghanistan |
 |
Quake kills 2,000 Series of earthquakes struck remote northern province of Baghlan. Up to 20,000 had been left homeless
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| Apr.14 |
South Korea |
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Chinese jet crashes
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| Apr.18 |
 Milan |
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Plane hits Milan skyscraper A small plane has hit a skyscraper setting the top floors of the 30-storey building on fire and killing 3 people
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| May.4 |
Northern Nigeria |
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Aircraft with 75 people crashed |
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| May.7 |
Northeast China |
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Airliner crashes into the sea |
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| May.12 |
Kazakhstan |
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Russian cosmodrome roof collapses |
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| May.25 |
 Taiwan |
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Airliner with 225 people crashed into sea| There is little hope of finding survivors after a Boeing 747-200 crashed on its way to Hong Kong | |
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| May.28 |
Libya |
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Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
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| Jun.2 |
London |
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Fire at Buckingham Palace
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| Jun.22 |
Iran |
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300 killed in earthquake
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| Jun.23 |
Arizona |
|
Wildfires merge, form massive blaze |
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| Jul.1 |
 West Germany |
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71 dead in midair collision Map of UEBERLINGEN Germany| A Tupolev 154 airliner and a Boeing 757 cargo plane collided over the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Jul.20 |
Peru |
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Nightclub fire kills 28 |
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| Jul.27 |
 Western Ukraine |
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83 die in worst airshow crash Map of Lviv Ukraine| The Russian fighter jet Sukhoi Su-27 crashed into a crowd at an airfield and exploded in a huge fireball. 115 people were injured | |
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| |
Pennsylvania |
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All 9 pulled alive from mine
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| Aug.6 |
Mexico |
|
Bus crash kills 35 pilgrims |
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| Aug.9 |
Afghanistan |
|
26 killed in explosion in Jalalabad |
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| Aug.13 |
 Czech Republic |
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Prague floods surge to new peaks| There are fears that river defences will be overwhelmed and the old city completely inundated | |
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| Aug.15 |
Eastern Germany |
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Dresden evacuated as waters rise
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| Aug.16 |
Eastern Germany |
|
Dresden swamped in record floods |
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| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
|
Crash: 115 servicemen dead| Soldiers and crew are feared dead after a military helicopter crash-landed. Indications that a fire had broken out | |
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| Aug.22 |
 Southern China |
|
Million people battling lake Map of Lake Dongting Hunan China| Families living nearby China's second largest freshwater lake have begun to flee their homes.. 850,000 civilians and soldiers have mobilised to shore up dykes... | |
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| Aug.24 |
China |
|
Flooded lake reaches crest |
|
|
| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
|
Clean up after deadly typhoon |
|
| Sep.6 |
Taiwan |
|
Typhoon Sinlaku hits, 1,000 evacuated
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| Sep.9 |
Bihar |
|
100 feared dead in rail tragedy
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| Sep.13 |
South Africa |
|
Oil spill threatens wildlife park |
|
| Sep.14 |
China |
|
Food poisoning kills 40 |
|
| Sep.21 |
North Caucasus |
|
Avalanche: 100 feared dead
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| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
|
U.S. students evacuated |
|
| Sep.27 |
 Senegal |
 |
1,800 people died as ferry sinks| The Atlantic Ocean ferry Joola carrying almost 800 passengers and crew has sunk in a fierce storm | |
|
|
| Oct.6 |
 Yemen |
|
French tanker explodes A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack
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| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
|
Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid
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| Oct.29 |
Sicily |
|
Etna burns through forests |
|
| Oct.31 |
Southern Italy |
|
Children killed in earthquake| Rescuers have pulled the bodies of at least 4 children from the rubble of a school where the roof collapsed | |
|
| |
Southern Italy |
|
20 trapped in debris of collapsed school |
|
|
| Nov.1 |
Morocco |
|
Jail fire kills 49 |
|
| |
Southern Italy |
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New quake as death toll hits 29 |
|
| Nov.6 |
Luxembourg |
|
17 die in plane crash |
|
| Nov.19 |
 Spain |
|
Tanker sank spilling oil 17,000 tonnes of fuel oil was leaking
|
|
| Dec.1 |
Venezuela |
|
Nightclub Blaze in Caracas Kills 47
|
| |
Bangladesh |
|
Stampede kills 36 |
|
| Dec.4 |
Sydney |
|
Wildfires ravage Sydney |
|
| Dec.11 |
French Guiana |
|
Europe's super rocket explodes |
|
| Dec.15 |
England |
|
Cargo wreck obstructs Dover Straits |
|
| Dec.21 |
Kabul |
|
Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport |
|
| Dec.23 |
Iran |
|
Ukrainian plane crash kills 46
|
| Dec.24 |
California |
|
Pregnant woman missing |
|
| Dec.27 |
 Florida |
 |
Cloned baby birth claim Clonaid, company linked to a philosophical sect, says that it has produced the world's first cloned human baby
|
| Dec.31 |
Mexico |
|
New Year fireworks blast kills 28
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.20 |
Congo |
Goma petrol station blast kills 50 |
|
| Feb.20 |
Egypt |
Train inferno kills 350 |
|
| Jun.2 |
London |
Fire at Buckingham Palace
|
| Jun.23 |
Arizona |
Wildfires merge, form massive blaze |
|
| Jul.20 |
Peru |
Nightclub fire kills 28 |
|
| Nov.1 |
Morocco |
Jail fire kills 49 |
|
| Dec.1 |
Venezuela |
Nightclub Blaze in Caracas Kills 47
|
| Dec.4 |
Sydney |
Wildfires ravage Sydney |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Feb.3 |
Turkey |
6.0 earthquake, 40 people killed |
|
| Mar.26 |
Northern Afghanistan |
Quake kills 2,000 Series of earthquakes struck remote northern province of Baghlan. Up to 20,000 had been left homeless
|
| Jun.22 |
Iran |
300 killed in earthquake
|
| Oct.31 |
Southern Italy |
Children killed in earthquake| Rescuers have pulled the bodies of at least 4 children from the rubble of a school where the roof collapsed | |
|
| Oct.31 |
Southern Italy |
20 trapped in debris of collapsed school |
|
| Nov.1 |
Southern Italy |
New quake as death toll hits 29 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.6 |
Mexico |
Bus crash kills 35 pilgrims |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid
|
| Dec.27 |
Florida |
Cloned baby birth claim Clonaid, company linked to a philosophical sect, says that it has produced the world's first cloned human baby
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.27 |
Senegal |
1,800 people died as ferry sinks| The Atlantic Ocean ferry Joola carrying almost 800 passengers and crew has sunk in a fierce storm | |
|
| Oct.6 |
Yemen |
French tanker explodes A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack
|
| Dec.15 |
England |
Cargo wreck obstructs Dover Straits |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.18 |
Congo |
Volcano kills 45 people
|
| Jan.19 |
Congo |
Half of the city has been burned Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu
|
| May.28 |
Libya |
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
|
| Oct.29 |
Sicily |
Etna burns through forests |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.24 |
California |
Pregnant woman missing |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
Clean up after deadly typhoon |
|
| Sep.6 |
Taiwan |
Typhoon Sinlaku hits, 1,000 evacuated
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.1 |
Bangladesh |
Stampede kills 36 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.13 |
Czech Republic |
Prague floods surge to new peaks| There are fears that river defences will be overwhelmed and the old city completely inundated | |
|
| Aug.15 |
Eastern Germany |
Dresden evacuated as waters rise
|
| Aug.16 |
Eastern Germany |
Dresden swamped in record floods |
|
| Aug.22 |
Southern China |
Million people battling lake Map of Lake Dongting Hunan China| Families living nearby China's second largest freshwater lake have begun to flee their homes.. 850,000 civilians and soldiers have mobilised to shore up dykes... | |
|
| Aug.24 |
China |
Flooded lake reaches crest |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.9 |
West Pakistan |
No survivors in US plane crash |
|
| Jan.28 |
Ecuador |
Airliner crashed with 92 people Fog hampers search for TAME airline's internal flight 120 from capita Quito
|
| Feb.7 |
Argentina |
Man detained on US flight |
|
| Feb.12 |
Iran |
Plane crash kills 117 |
|
| Mar.4 |
Afghanistan |
US helicopter shot down. 7 killed |
|
| Mar.4 |
Afghanistan |
US helicopter shot down. 7 killed |
|
| Apr.14 |
South Korea |
Chinese jet crashes
|
| Apr.18 |
Milan |
Plane hits Milan skyscraper A small plane has hit a skyscraper setting the top floors of the 30-storey building on fire and killing 3 people
|
| May.4 |
Northern Nigeria |
Aircraft with 75 people crashed |
|
| May.7 |
Northeast China |
Airliner crashes into the sea |
|
| May.25 |
Taiwan |
Airliner with 225 people crashed into sea| There is little hope of finding survivors after a Boeing 747-200 crashed on its way to Hong Kong | |
|
| May.28 |
Libya |
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
|
| Jul.1 |
West Germany |
71 dead in midair collision Map of UEBERLINGEN Germany| A Tupolev 154 airliner and a Boeing 757 cargo plane collided over the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
|
| Jul.27 |
Western Ukraine |
83 die in worst airshow crash Map of Lviv Ukraine| The Russian fighter jet Sukhoi Su-27 crashed into a crowd at an airfield and exploded in a huge fireball. 115 people were injured | |
|
| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
Crash: 115 servicemen dead| Soldiers and crew are feared dead after a military helicopter crash-landed. Indications that a fire had broken out | |
|
| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
Crash: 115 servicemen dead| Soldiers and crew are feared dead after a military helicopter crash-landed. Indications that a fire had broken out | |
|
| Nov.6 |
Luxembourg |
17 die in plane crash |
|
| Dec.21 |
Kabul |
Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport |
|
| Dec.21 |
Kabul |
Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport |
|
| Dec.23 |
Iran |
Ukrainian plane crash kills 46
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.13 |
South Africa |
Oil spill threatens wildlife park |
|
| Nov.19 |
Spain |
Tanker sank spilling oil 17,000 tonnes of fuel oil was leaking
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| May.12 |
Kazakhstan |
Russian cosmodrome roof collapses |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.21 |
North Caucasus |
Avalanche: 100 feared dead
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.25 |
Texas |
Former Enron VP commits suicide |
|
| Jan.25 |
Texas |
Former Enron VP commits suicide |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.9 |
Bihar |
100 feared dead in rail tragedy
|
| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
U.S. students evacuated |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Mar.6 |
Kabul |
5 peacekeepers die in blast |
|
| Sep.14 |
China |
Food poisoning kills 40 |
|
| Nov.1 |
Morocco |
Jail fire kills 49 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.27 |
Pennsylvania |
All 9 pulled alive from mine
|
| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
U.S. students evacuated |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Oct.6 |
Yemen |
French tanker explodes A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack
|
| Dec.11 |
French Guiana |
Europe's super rocket explodes |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.9 |
West Pakistan |
No survivors in US plane crash |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.28 |
Nigeria |
Lagos blasts leave 500 dead| killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump | |
|
| Mar.6 |
Kabul |
5 peacekeepers die in blast |
|
| Aug.9 |
Afghanistan |
26 killed in explosion in Jalalabad |
|
| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid
|
| Dec.31 |
Mexico |
New Year fireworks blast kills 28
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