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| Jan.1 |
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Quake shakes Bali |
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| Jan.4 |
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Gym blast kills 12 |
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| Jan.16 |
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WHO: 4th death linked to bird flu The latest fatality is a 5-year-old boy from Nam Dinh province
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| Jan.22 |
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Human bird flu confirmed |
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| Jan.23 |
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6th bird flu death
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| Jan.24 |
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PM admits bird flu secrecy
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| Jan.25 |
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Bird flu claims first Thai victim One of two boys sick with the virus died
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| Jan.28 |
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Crisis talks as flu hits Bangkok |
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Bird flu crisis: Mass cull needed |
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| Feb.1 |
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WHO: Human bird flu link possible |
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| Feb.3 |
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Downer warns attacks 'inevitable'
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| Feb.4 |
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Bird flu kills 2 more children
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| Feb.5 |
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Quake toll put at 23 |
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| Feb.14 |
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Bird flu claims its 20th fatality |
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| Feb.19 |
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Cats, leopard die from bird flu
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| Feb.20 |
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Nuclear scandal: Man 'confesses' Police say Buhary Syed Abu Tahir has confessed to helping a top Pakistani scientist sell nuclear secrets and supplies to Libya
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| Feb.27 |
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Manila ferry fire: 110 missing |
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| Mar.8 |
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Cleric sentence reduced |
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| Mar.21 |
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Schumacher makes it two in a row |
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Landslide for moderates |
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| Mar.27 |
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Scores injured in bomb blast
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| Mar.29 |
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Terror attack averted
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| Mar.30 |
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Explosives stolen in attack |
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| Apr.3 |
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Myanmar reverses on Suu Kyi
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| Apr.16 |
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Opposition offices reopened |
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| Apr.20 |
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Tainted general run for president |
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| Apr.27 |
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97 killed in attacks Co-ordinated attacks on security posts by black-clad bandits in the country's predominantly Muslim south
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| Apr.28 |
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Split over deadly attacks |
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| Apr.29 |
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Fresh arrest for cleric Ba'asyir
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| May.2 |
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38 dead in boat tragedy |
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| May.9 |
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Violence mars poll |
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| Jun.20 |
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Arroyo re-elected
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| Jul.1 |
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Powell meets N Korean minister |
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| Jul.5 |
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Ex-general ahead in poll A poetry-writing, guitar-playing Yudhoyono has taken the early lead in first direct presidential election
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| Jul.10 |
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Fate of Filipino hostage unclear
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| Jul.11 |
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Annan urges action against Aids At the Aids conference the Secretary General has warned the international community it is not doing enough
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Philippines refuses hostage-takers demand |
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| Jul.12 |
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Tape sets Filipino hostage deadline
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Source: Filipino hostage to be released
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Philippines troop offer in Iraq
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Condom divide at AIDS meet |
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| Jul.13 |
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Manila begins troop pullout A move is being made to satisfy demands by kidnappers of a Filipino hostage
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| Jul.14 |
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Allies slam Philippine move
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U.S. rejects U.N. AIDS plea |
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| Jul.16 |
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Philippines begins Iraq pullout
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| Jul.22 |
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Terror trial 'unlawful'
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| Jul.26 |
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Run-off for presidency |
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| Aug.4 |
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Terrorists target Westerners in Asia |
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| Aug.6 |
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Jakarta rejects Timor convictions |
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| Aug.20 |
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Kerry files Vietnam ads complaint |
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| Sep.1 |
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Court frees Anwar
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| Sep.8 |
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Deadly car bomb near Australian Embassy A powerful bomb has hit Jakarta's central business district, killing at least 6 people and wounding nearly 100
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| Sep.9 |
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JI 'claims Jakarta car bombing' |
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Pledge to 'hunt' Jakarta bombers |
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| Sep.10 |
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Text 'warned of Jakarta bombing'
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| Sep.14 |
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Anwar loses court bid |
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| Sep.19 |
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Presidential poll opens |
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| Sep.20 |
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Ex-general Yudhoyono heads for win Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appears to be on his way to victory over incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri
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| Oct.3 |
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14 dead in fireworks fire |
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| Oct.4 |
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Megawati 'accepts' Indonesia vote
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| Oct.6 |
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King asks to abdicate |
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| Oct.7 |
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Paris embassy bomb blast hurts 10 |
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| Oct.13 |
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Cambodia set for royal succession |
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| Oct.14 |
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Cambodia chooses new monarch Norodom Sihamoni has been named as new king by 9-member throne council
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| Oct.16 |
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Cleric faces charges over Bali |
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| Oct.19 |
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PM replaced
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Yudhoyono being sworn in |
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| Oct.26 |
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78 die after riot| People were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks in Muslim-dominated south | |
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| Oct.27 |
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Cleric's trial begins
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| Oct.29 |
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PM bids to calm restive south |
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| Nov.23 |
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4 men held over Jakarta bomb |
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| Nov.30 |
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Storm kills 1000| 50 others missing after landslides and flash floods in the eastern Philippines | | |
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31 dead in plane crash |
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| Dec.12 |
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Blast at Market Kills 13 |
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| Dec.23 |
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Deadly blast in southern Thailand |
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| Dec.25 |
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5 killed by Vietnam War shell |
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| Dec.26 |
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Asia quake death toll tops 4,700 Massive tsunamis triggered by the largest earthquake wiped out coastal areas across Southeast Asia
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead 
Map of http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/Neic_slav_fig72.gif/306px-Neic_slav_fig72.gif People across Asia are flocking to morgues seeking lost loved ones after tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean
| A great undersea earthquake occurred at an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra. The earthquake triggered tsunamis along the coasts of landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing large people and inundating coastal communities. The tsunami devastated the shores of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand with waves up to 30 m and caused serious damage and deaths as far as the east coast of Africa
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Asia quake death toll 13,000| Massive tsunamis triggered by the largest earthquake to shake the planet in more than 40 years wiped out coastal areas | |
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| Dec.27 |
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UN mobilizing biggest relief operation Millions are homeless, and the disaster zone is now threatened with outbreaks of disease
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| Dec.28 |
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Tsunami toll rises above 33,000 The international community scrambles to help the region cope with the disaster
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Quake prompts massive aid effort
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Asia earthquake toll rising to 60,000 The relief teams reach outlying towns and more bodies wash up
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| Dec.29 |
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Wave toll 'could exceed 100,000'| The toll would rise sharply when victims are counted on India's Andaman and Nicobar islands | |
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World sends help for tsunami victims
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| Dec.30 |
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Tsunami death toll tops 116,000 Indonesia reported nearly 80,000 people were killed in that country alone
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UN urges 'special' wave response
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| Dec.31 |
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Tsunami death toll tops 135,000 Military aircraft and trucks began bringing food and medicine to the hardest-hit areas
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US pledges $350m in tsunami aid The US plans to increase by 10-fold its contribution to help the survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami
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Aid struggles to arrive as death toll 135K
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U.N.: Tsunami toll approaches 150,000 Aid has begun to reach tsunami victims in remote areas of Indonesia
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Tsunami aid effort gathers pace
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New Year tainted by deep sorrow |
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|
| 2004 |
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| Mar.30 |
Explosives stolen in attack |
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| Apr.20 |
Tainted general run for president |
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| Apr.27 |
97 killed in attacks Co-ordinated attacks on security posts by black-clad bandits in the country's predominantly Muslim south
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| Jul.10 |
Fate of Filipino hostage unclear
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| Jul.12 |
Philippines troop offer in Iraq
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| Jul.13 |
Manila begins troop pullout A move is being made to satisfy demands by kidnappers of a Filipino hostage
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| Jul.16 |
Philippines begins Iraq pullout
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| Aug.6 |
Jakarta rejects Timor convictions |
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| Dec.25 |
5 killed by Vietnam War shell |
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|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Quake shakes Bali |
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| Jan.16 |
WHO: 4th death linked to bird flu The latest fatality is a 5-year-old boy from Nam Dinh province
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| Jan.22 |
Human bird flu confirmed |
|
| Jan.23 |
6th bird flu death
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| Jan.25 |
Bird flu claims first Thai victim One of two boys sick with the virus died
|
| Jan.28 |
Crisis talks as flu hits Bangkok |
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| Jan.28 |
Bird flu crisis: Mass cull needed |
|
| Feb.1 |
WHO: Human bird flu link possible |
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| Feb.4 |
Bird flu kills 2 more children
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| Feb.5 |
Quake toll put at 23 |
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| Feb.14 |
Bird flu claims its 20th fatality |
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| Feb.19 |
Cats, leopard die from bird flu
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| Feb.27 |
Manila ferry fire: 110 missing |
|
| May.2 |
38 dead in boat tragedy |
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| Jul.11 |
Annan urges action against Aids At the Aids conference the Secretary General has warned the international community it is not doing enough
|
| Jul.14 |
U.S. rejects U.N. AIDS plea |
|
| Oct.3 |
14 dead in fireworks fire |
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| Oct.26 |
78 die after riot| People were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks in Muslim-dominated south | |
|
| Nov.30 |
Storm kills 1000| 50 others missing after landslides and flash floods in the eastern Philippines | | |
|
| Nov.30 |
31 dead in plane crash |
|
| Dec.25 |
5 killed by Vietnam War shell |
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| Dec.26 |
Asia quake death toll tops 4,700 Massive tsunamis triggered by the largest earthquake wiped out coastal areas across Southeast Asia
|
| Dec.26 |
9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead Map of http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/Neic_slav_fig72.gif/306px-Neic_slav_fig72.gif People across Asia are flocking to morgues seeking lost loved ones after tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean
| A great undersea earthquake occurred at an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra. The earthquake triggered tsunamis along the coasts of landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing large people and inundating coastal communities. The tsunami devastated the shores of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand with waves up to 30 m and caused serious damage and deaths as far as the east coast of Africa
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| Dec.26 |
Asia quake death toll 13,000| Massive tsunamis triggered by the largest earthquake to shake the planet in more than 40 years wiped out coastal areas | |
|
| Dec.27 |
UN mobilizing biggest relief operation Millions are homeless, and the disaster zone is now threatened with outbreaks of disease
|
| Dec.28 |
Tsunami toll rises above 33,000 The international community scrambles to help the region cope with the disaster
|
| Dec.28 |
Quake prompts massive aid effort
|
| Dec.28 |
Asia earthquake toll rising to 60,000 The relief teams reach outlying towns and more bodies wash up
|
| Dec.29 |
Wave toll 'could exceed 100,000'| The toll would rise sharply when victims are counted on India's Andaman and Nicobar islands | |
|
| Dec.30 |
Tsunami death toll tops 116,000 Indonesia reported nearly 80,000 people were killed in that country alone
|
| Dec.30 |
UN urges 'special' wave response
|
| Dec.31 |
Tsunami death toll tops 135,000 Military aircraft and trucks began bringing food and medicine to the hardest-hit areas
|
| Dec.31 |
Aid struggles to arrive as death toll 135K
|
| Dec.31 |
U.N.: Tsunami toll approaches 150,000 Aid has begun to reach tsunami victims in remote areas of Indonesia
|
| Dec.31 |
Tsunami aid effort gathers pace
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|
| 2004 |
|
| Mar.21 |
Schumacher makes it two in a row |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.4 |
Gym blast kills 12 |
|
| Feb.3 |
Downer warns attacks 'inevitable'
|
| Mar.8 |
Cleric sentence reduced |
|
| Mar.27 |
Scores injured in bomb blast
|
| Mar.29 |
Terror attack averted
|
| Apr.29 |
Fresh arrest for cleric Ba'asyir
|
| Jul.10 |
Fate of Filipino hostage unclear
|
| Jul.12 |
Tape sets Filipino hostage deadline
|
| Jul.12 |
Source: Filipino hostage to be released
|
| Jul.22 |
Terror trial 'unlawful'
|
| Aug.4 |
Terrorists target Westerners in Asia |
|
| Aug.6 |
Jakarta rejects Timor convictions |
|
| Sep.1 |
Court frees Anwar
|
| Sep.8 |
Deadly car bomb near Australian Embassy A powerful bomb has hit Jakarta's central business district, killing at least 6 people and wounding nearly 100
|
| Sep.9 |
JI 'claims Jakarta car bombing' |
|
| Sep.10 |
Text 'warned of Jakarta bombing'
|
| Sep.14 |
Anwar loses court bid |
|
| Oct.7 |
Paris embassy bomb blast hurts 10 |
|
| Oct.16 |
Cleric faces charges over Bali |
|
| Oct.19 |
PM replaced
|
| Oct.26 |
78 die after riot| People were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks in Muslim-dominated south | |
|
| Oct.27 |
Cleric's trial begins
|
| Nov.23 |
4 men held over Jakarta bomb |
|
| Dec.12 |
Blast at Market Kills 13 |
|
| Dec.23 |
Deadly blast in southern Thailand |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.24 |
PM admits bird flu secrecy
|
| Jan.28 |
Crisis talks as flu hits Bangkok |
|
| Feb.3 |
Downer warns attacks 'inevitable'
|
| Feb.20 |
Nuclear scandal: Man 'confesses' Police say Buhary Syed Abu Tahir has confessed to helping a top Pakistani scientist sell nuclear secrets and supplies to Libya
|
| Mar.21 |
Landslide for moderates |
|
| Apr.3 |
Myanmar reverses on Suu Kyi
|
| Apr.16 |
Opposition offices reopened |
|
| Apr.20 |
Tainted general run for president |
|
| Apr.28 |
Split over deadly attacks |
|
| May.9 |
Violence mars poll |
|
| Jun.20 |
Arroyo re-elected
|
| Jul.1 |
Powell meets N Korean minister |
|
| Jul.5 |
Ex-general ahead in poll A poetry-writing, guitar-playing Yudhoyono has taken the early lead in first direct presidential election
|
| Jul.11 |
Annan urges action against Aids At the Aids conference the Secretary General has warned the international community it is not doing enough
|
| Jul.11 |
Philippines refuses hostage-takers demand |
|
| Jul.12 |
Condom divide at AIDS meet |
|
| Jul.14 |
Allies slam Philippine move
|
| Jul.14 |
U.S. rejects U.N. AIDS plea |
|
| Jul.26 |
Run-off for presidency |
|
| Aug.20 |
Kerry files Vietnam ads complaint |
|
| Sep.1 |
Court frees Anwar
|
| Sep.9 |
Pledge to 'hunt' Jakarta bombers |
|
| Sep.19 |
Presidential poll opens |
|
| Sep.20 |
Ex-general Yudhoyono heads for win Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appears to be on his way to victory over incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri
|
| Oct.4 |
Megawati 'accepts' Indonesia vote
|
| Oct.6 |
King asks to abdicate |
|
| Oct.13 |
Cambodia set for royal succession |
|
| Oct.14 |
Cambodia chooses new monarch Norodom Sihamoni has been named as new king by 9-member throne council
|
| Oct.19 |
PM replaced
|
| Oct.19 |
Yudhoyono being sworn in |
|
| Oct.29 |
PM bids to calm restive south |
|
| Dec.28 |
Quake prompts massive aid effort
|
| Dec.29 |
World sends help for tsunami victims
|
| Dec.30 |
UN urges 'special' wave response
|
| Dec.31 |
US pledges $350m in tsunami aid The US plans to increase by 10-fold its contribution to help the survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami
|
| Dec.31 |
Aid struggles to arrive as death toll 135K
|
| Dec.31 |
New Year tainted by deep sorrow |
Southeast Asia
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