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| Jan.3 |
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Java village buried by landslide At least 200 people are feared dead and 100 homes have been swept away by a landslide triggered by rains
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| Jan.4 |
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Hundreds feared dead in landslide
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| Feb.3 |
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Game show stampede kills 88
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| Feb.10 |
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PM about Islam-West divide |
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| Feb.11 |
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Denmark urges citizens out of Indonesia |
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| Feb.16 |
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Mud wipes out village, 1,000 dead| A major landslide in the central Philippines is reported to have buried an entire village of Guinsaugon | |
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| Feb.17 |
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Hundreds feared dead in mudslide |
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Rescue bid after 1,500 missing
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| Feb.18 |
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1,800 feared dead in mudslide
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Rains hit mudslide rescues
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Mudslide traps kids in school |
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| Feb.19 |
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Aid boost for Philippines rescue
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'No sign of life' at buried school |
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| Feb.20 |
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'Signs of life' heard at school Sounds have been detected by rescuers using high-tech equipment at the site of a school buried by mudslide
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Dogs search for life under mudslide |
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| Feb.21 |
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Slide focus now on relief efforts |
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Bird flu tests for death
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| Feb.23 |
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Army 'foils coup plot' The army says it has thwarted an attempt by soldiers to overthrow the president Gloria Arroyo
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| Feb.24 |
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State of emergency |
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| Feb.25 |
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Emergency rule shadows anniversary |
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| Mar.5 |
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Thousands rally against PM Thousands of opponents of Thaksin are protesting, vowing not to disperse until prime minister resigns
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| Apr.1 |
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Thais vote amid political crisis |
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| Apr.2 |
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Thais await crunch poll outcome |
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| Apr.3 |
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Thaksin claims Thai election win Prime Minister says his party won more than 50% of the vote in an election he hoped would end a crisis
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| Apr.4 |
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Prime minister Thaksin to resign A day after claiming victory in a national election, Thaksin Shinawatra has announced he will resign
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| May.7 |
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Constitutional Court rules election invalid
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| May.11 |
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Ahmadinejad: Iran open to talks |
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| May.12 |
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Red alert for volcano Mount Merapi The authorities have ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents living on the slopes of the 9,700ft peak
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| May.13 |
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Volcano alert raised |
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Mount Merapi eruption may be imminent |
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| May.14 |
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New warning as volcano intensifies Mount Merapi is spewing out near continuous clouds of hot ash and debris. Villagers were told to stand by
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| May.19 |
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150 seamen missing after typhoon |
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| May.25 |
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Fierce gunbattles 3 people killed, as international troops started arriving to help quell a rebellion by disgruntled ex-soldiers
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Rebels kill unarmed police |
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| May.26 |
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Myanmar extends Suu Kyi detention
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Hundreds die in Java quake
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| May.27 |
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Powerful earthquake killed at least 2,901
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Java quake kills 6,000 20,000 people have been hurt and 200,000 left homeless. The quake hit at 0554 local time
| The quake, measuring 6.3, is hitting a densely-populated area on the southern coast.
People fled as their homes collapsed around them. Electricity and communications across the city of Yogyakarta were also down.
The airport was closed. The runway had cracked.
Rain compounds quake misery
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| May.28 |
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Food aid starts to arrive for quake victims
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| May.29 |
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Quake toll over 5,100 An aid began to trickle in to help 6,500 injured and thousands more left homeless
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Urgent need for hospitals, tents
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Looting in capital Dili |
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| May.30 |
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Emergency rule for President Machete-wielding mobs torched homes and ransacked buildings as desperate residents scuffled over scarce food
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Hope fades of finding survivors |
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| May.31 |
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Quake toll climbs but crisis eases
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Quake death toll surpasses 6,200 |
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| Jun.8 |
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Volcano spreads panic |
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| Jun.13 |
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Bali bomb cleric freed from jail Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was convicted over the 2002 nightclub bombings, which killed 202 people
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Volcano threat eases |
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| Jun.14 |
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Volcano threat grows |
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Thousands flee volcano
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| Jun.15 |
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Volcano eruption traps two Soldiers wearing heat-retardant clothing dug through debris trying to reach two people
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| Jun.20 |
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80 dead in floods |
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| Jun.22 |
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Flood toll passes 200 4 days of heavy rains have triggered deadly floods and landslides; 130 are still missing
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Ship sinks off Sumatra, 40 missing |
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| Jun.23 |
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Manila kills off death penalty |
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| Jun.25 |
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Defiant PM stays in power |
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PM ready to resign
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| Jun.28 |
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Asia tsunami warning system ready |
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| Jul.9 |
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Ramos-Horta sworn in as PM |
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| Jul.14 |
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Top Khmer Rouge leader 'in coma' |
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| Jul.17 |
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650 dead as quake triggers tsunami| A 7.2 earthquake off the coast of Java and a tsunami has killed 37 people, but the death toll is expected to rise. Most of the deaths have been caused by the tsunami, but some may have died in th... | |
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Java tsunami death toll increases |
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| Jul.18 |
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300 perish in Java quake, tsunami |
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Death toll in tsunami has risen to 520
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| Jul.19 |
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Strong earthquake rattles Jakarta
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Indonesia bird flu deaths hit 42 |
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| Jul.20 |
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Khmer Rouge 'butcher' dies at 80
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| Jul.22 |
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Tsunami death toll rises to 650 |
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Hundreds pay respects to Ta Mok |
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| Jul.23 |
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Quake sparks fresh tsunami fears |
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| Jul.25 |
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Thailand records bird flu death |
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| Jul.27 |
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Powerful quake strikes Indonesia |
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N Korea threatens to quit talks |
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| Jul.28 |
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ASEAN: N. Korea spurns nuke talks |
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| Aug.6 |
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Volcano 'set to erupt' |
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| Aug.16 |
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Man detained over JonBenet death 41-year-old US schoolteacher arrested in connection with the murder of American 6-year-old
child beauty queen
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Indonesia cuts Bali prison terms |
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| Aug.17 |
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Suspect confesses to JonBenet killing |
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| Sep.16 |
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Six bombs explode, killing 4 |
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| Sep.17 |
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Pope apology fails to end anger |
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| Sep.19 |
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Tanks appear in Bangkok - reports |
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Army chief leads coup while PM away| The chiefs of the army, navy and air force met with King Adulyadej to declare they were taking over the country. Army chief Gen. Boonyaratkalin announced that the military and opposition Party of Democratic
Reform were taking over while Thaksin Shinawatra was at a U.N. meeting.
Thaksin canceled a sched... | |
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Military tightens grip |
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| Sep.20 |
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Coup leader vows new PM in weeks |
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King gives blessing to coup
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United States condemns Thai coup |
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| Sep.21 |
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Junta bans political meetings
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| Sep.22 |
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Bird flu kills boy |
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| Sep.23 |
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Banker 'favored as next PM' |
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| Sep.24 |
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Spotlight falls on ex-PM's assets |
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Anti-graft body begins work |
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| Sep.28 |
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Typhoon Xangsane hits Philippines |
|
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| Oct.7 |
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Smoke blankets region |
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| Oct.29 |
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Typhoon whips northern Philippines |
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| Nov.11 |
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Suu Kyi leaves home to meet U.N. envoy |
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| Nov.13 |
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Vietnam off US religion blacklist |
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| Nov.16 |
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Bush arrives for regional summit
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| Nov.18 |
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APEC statement on N. Korea pleases Bush |
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APEC vows to salvage trade talks Leaders were expected to wrap up a Pacific Rim summit with a pledge to kick-start stalled global trade talks
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| Nov.19 |
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Bush welcomes bringing Russia into WTO |
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Bush praises Vietnam's economic growth |
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| Nov.20 |
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Protests greet Bush
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| Nov.27 |
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Burma 'closes' Red Cross offices |
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Military: Lift martial law |
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| Dec.1 |
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Typhoon kills 388
Rains caused by Durian brought mud and rocks down hillsides, burying 2 villages in the foothills of the Mayon volcano
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Hopes fade after storm
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| Dec.2 |
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Typhoon death toll rises above 300 |
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Philippines buries typhoon dead |
|
| Dec.3 |
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Typhoon death toll may be 'thousands' |
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| Dec.4 |
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Hopes fade for mudslide survivors |
|
| Dec.6 |
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Oxfam warning on homeless |
|
| Dec.10 |
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Aceh votes in landmark elections |
|
| Dec.19 |
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New bird flu outbreak
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| Dec.21 |
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Cleric cleared over Bali bombings |
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| Dec.25 |
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Drills mark tsunami anniversary
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| Dec.29 |
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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing 
A ferry carrying around 850 passengers was travelling from Semarang in Central Java to the port of Kumai in Kalimantan
| Storms and high winds were hampering the rescue effort. The boat sunk about 40 km off Mandalika island. Only 66 people recovered
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|
| Dec.30 |
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Hunt for ship survivors |
|
| Dec.31 |
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Bangkok explosions leave two dead
A series of explosions in the Thai capital has killed 2 people and injured more than 20 people
|
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PM blames rivals for blasts
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.23 |
Army 'foils coup plot' The army says it has thwarted an attempt by soldiers to overthrow the president Gloria Arroyo
|
| May.25 |
Fierce gunbattles 3 people killed, as international troops started arriving to help quell a rebellion by disgruntled ex-soldiers
|
| May.25 |
Rebels kill unarmed police |
|
| Jul.14 |
Top Khmer Rouge leader 'in coma' |
|
| Jul.20 |
Khmer Rouge 'butcher' dies at 80
|
| Sep.19 |
Tanks appear in Bangkok - reports |
|
| Sep.19 |
Army chief leads coup while PM away| The chiefs of the army, navy and air force met with King Adulyadej to declare they were taking over the country. Army chief Gen. Boonyaratkalin announced that the military and opposition Party of Democratic
Reform were taking over while Thaksin Shinawatra was at a U.N. meeting.
Thaksin canceled a sched... | |
|
| Sep.19 |
Military tightens grip |
|
| Nov.27 |
Military: Lift martial law |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.3 |
Java village buried by landslide At least 200 people are feared dead and 100 homes have been swept away by a landslide triggered by rains
|
| Jan.4 |
Hundreds feared dead in landslide
|
| Feb.3 |
Game show stampede kills 88
|
| Feb.16 |
Mud wipes out village, 1,000 dead| A major landslide in the central Philippines is reported to have buried an entire village of Guinsaugon | |
|
| Feb.17 |
Hundreds feared dead in mudslide |
|
| Feb.17 |
Rescue bid after 1,500 missing
|
| Feb.18 |
1,800 feared dead in mudslide
|
| Feb.18 |
Rains hit mudslide rescues
|
| Feb.18 |
Mudslide traps kids in school |
|
| Feb.19 |
'No sign of life' at buried school |
|
| Feb.20 |
'Signs of life' heard at school Sounds have been detected by rescuers using high-tech equipment at the site of a school buried by mudslide
|
| Feb.20 |
Dogs search for life under mudslide |
|
| Feb.21 |
Slide focus now on relief efforts |
|
| Feb.21 |
Bird flu tests for death
|
| May.12 |
Red alert for volcano Mount Merapi The authorities have ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents living on the slopes of the 9,700ft peak
|
| May.13 |
Volcano alert raised |
|
| May.13 |
Mount Merapi eruption may be imminent |
|
| May.14 |
New warning as volcano intensifies Mount Merapi is spewing out near continuous clouds of hot ash and debris. Villagers were told to stand by
|
| May.19 |
150 seamen missing after typhoon |
|
| May.26 |
Hundreds die in Java quake
|
| May.27 |
Powerful earthquake killed at least 2,901
|
| May.27 |
Java quake kills 6,000 20,000 people have been hurt and 200,000 left homeless. The quake hit at 0554 local time
| The quake, measuring 6.3, is hitting a densely-populated area on the southern coast.
People fled as their homes collapsed around them. Electricity and communications across the city of Yogyakarta were also down.
The airport was closed. The runway had cracked.
Rain compounds quake misery
|
| | |
|
| May.28 |
Food aid starts to arrive for quake victims
|
| May.29 |
Quake toll over 5,100 An aid began to trickle in to help 6,500 injured and thousands more left homeless
|
| May.29 |
Urgent need for hospitals, tents
|
| May.30 |
Hope fades of finding survivors |
|
| May.31 |
Quake toll climbs but crisis eases
|
| May.31 |
Quake death toll surpasses 6,200 |
|
| Jun.8 |
Volcano spreads panic |
|
| Jun.13 |
Volcano threat eases |
|
| Jun.14 |
Volcano threat grows |
|
| Jun.14 |
Thousands flee volcano
|
| Jun.15 |
Volcano eruption traps two Soldiers wearing heat-retardant clothing dug through debris trying to reach two people
|
| Jun.20 |
80 dead in floods |
|
| Jun.22 |
Flood toll passes 200 4 days of heavy rains have triggered deadly floods and landslides; 130 are still missing
|
| Jun.22 |
Ship sinks off Sumatra, 40 missing |
|
| Jun.28 |
Asia tsunami warning system ready |
|
| Jul.17 |
650 dead as quake triggers tsunami| A 7.2 earthquake off the coast of Java and a tsunami has killed 37 people, but the death toll is expected to rise. Most of the deaths have been caused by the tsunami, but some may have died in th... | |
|
| Jul.17 |
Java tsunami death toll increases |
|
| Jul.18 |
300 perish in Java quake, tsunami |
|
| Jul.18 |
Death toll in tsunami has risen to 520
|
| Jul.19 |
Strong earthquake rattles Jakarta
|
| Jul.19 |
Indonesia bird flu deaths hit 42 |
|
| Jul.22 |
Tsunami death toll rises to 650 |
|
| Jul.23 |
Quake sparks fresh tsunami fears |
|
| Jul.25 |
Thailand records bird flu death |
|
| Jul.27 |
Powerful quake strikes Indonesia |
|
| Aug.6 |
Volcano 'set to erupt' |
|
| Sep.22 |
Bird flu kills boy |
|
| Sep.28 |
Typhoon Xangsane hits Philippines |
|
| Oct.7 |
Smoke blankets region |
|
| Oct.29 |
Typhoon whips northern Philippines |
|
| Dec.1 |
Typhoon kills 388
Rains caused by Durian brought mud and rocks down hillsides, burying 2 villages in the foothills of the Mayon volcano
|
| Dec.1 |
Hopes fade after storm
|
| Dec.2 |
Typhoon death toll rises above 300 |
|
| Dec.2 |
Philippines buries typhoon dead |
|
| Dec.3 |
Typhoon death toll may be 'thousands' |
|
| Dec.4 |
Hopes fade for mudslide survivors |
|
| Dec.6 |
Oxfam warning on homeless |
|
| Dec.19 |
New bird flu outbreak
|
| Dec.29 |
Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing 
A ferry carrying around 850 passengers was travelling from Semarang in Central Java to the port of Kumai in Kalimantan
| Storms and high winds were hampering the rescue effort. The boat sunk about 40 km off Mandalika island. Only 66 people recovered
|
| | |
|
| Dec.30 |
Hunt for ship survivors |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Sep.23 |
Banker 'favored as next PM' |
|
| Nov.18 |
APEC vows to salvage trade talks Leaders were expected to wrap up a Pacific Rim summit with a pledge to kick-start stalled global trade talks
|
| Nov.19 |
Bush welcomes bringing Russia into WTO |
|
| Nov.19 |
Bush praises Vietnam's economic growth |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| May.29 |
Looting in capital Dili |
|
| Jun.13 |
Bali bomb cleric freed from jail Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was convicted over the 2002 nightclub bombings, which killed 202 people
|
| Jun.23 |
Manila kills off death penalty |
|
| Jul.14 |
Top Khmer Rouge leader 'in coma' |
|
| Aug.16 |
Man detained over JonBenet death 41-year-old US schoolteacher arrested in connection with the murder of American 6-year-old
child beauty queen
|
| Aug.16 |
Indonesia cuts Bali prison terms |
|
| Aug.17 |
Suspect confesses to JonBenet killing |
|
| Sep.16 |
Six bombs explode, killing 4 |
|
| Sep.24 |
Anti-graft body begins work |
|
| Dec.21 |
Cleric cleared over Bali bombings |
|
| Dec.31 |
Bangkok explosions leave two dead
A series of explosions in the Thai capital has killed 2 people and injured more than 20 people
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.10 |
PM about Islam-West divide |
|
| Feb.11 |
Denmark urges citizens out of Indonesia |
|
| Feb.19 |
Aid boost for Philippines rescue
|
| Feb.24 |
State of emergency |
|
| Feb.25 |
Emergency rule shadows anniversary |
|
| Mar.5 |
Thousands rally against PM Thousands of opponents of Thaksin are protesting, vowing not to disperse until prime minister resigns
|
| Apr.1 |
Thais vote amid political crisis |
|
| Apr.2 |
Thais await crunch poll outcome |
|
| Apr.3 |
Thaksin claims Thai election win Prime Minister says his party won more than 50% of the vote in an election he hoped would end a crisis
|
| Apr.4 |
Prime minister Thaksin to resign A day after claiming victory in a national election, Thaksin Shinawatra has announced he will resign
|
| May.7 |
Constitutional Court rules election invalid
|
| May.11 |
Ahmadinejad: Iran open to talks |
|
| May.26 |
Myanmar extends Suu Kyi detention
|
| May.30 |
Emergency rule for President Machete-wielding mobs torched homes and ransacked buildings as desperate residents scuffled over scarce food
|
| Jun.23 |
Manila kills off death penalty |
|
| Jun.25 |
Defiant PM stays in power |
|
| Jun.25 |
PM ready to resign
|
| Jul.9 |
Ramos-Horta sworn in as PM |
|
| Jul.20 |
Khmer Rouge 'butcher' dies at 80
|
| Jul.22 |
Hundreds pay respects to Ta Mok |
|
| Jul.27 |
N Korea threatens to quit talks |
|
| Jul.28 |
ASEAN: N. Korea spurns nuke talks |
|
| Sep.17 |
Pope apology fails to end anger |
|
| Sep.19 |
Army chief leads coup while PM away| The chiefs of the army, navy and air force met with King Adulyadej to declare they were taking over the country. Army chief Gen. Boonyaratkalin announced that the military and opposition Party of Democratic
Reform were taking over while Thaksin Shinawatra was at a U.N. meeting.
Thaksin canceled a sched... | |
|
| Sep.19 |
Military tightens grip |
|
| Sep.20 |
Coup leader vows new PM in weeks |
|
| Sep.20 |
King gives blessing to coup
|
| Sep.20 |
United States condemns Thai coup |
|
| Sep.21 |
Junta bans political meetings
|
| Sep.23 |
Banker 'favored as next PM' |
|
| Sep.24 |
Spotlight falls on ex-PM's assets |
|
| Nov.11 |
Suu Kyi leaves home to meet U.N. envoy |
|
| Nov.13 |
Vietnam off US religion blacklist |
|
| Nov.16 |
Bush arrives for regional summit
|
| Nov.18 |
APEC statement on N. Korea pleases Bush |
|
| Nov.18 |
APEC vows to salvage trade talks Leaders were expected to wrap up a Pacific Rim summit with a pledge to kick-start stalled global trade talks
|
| Nov.19 |
Bush welcomes bringing Russia into WTO |
|
| Nov.19 |
Bush praises Vietnam's economic growth |
|
| Nov.20 |
Protests greet Bush
|
| Nov.27 |
Burma 'closes' Red Cross offices |
|
| Nov.27 |
Military: Lift martial law |
|
| Dec.2 |
Philippines buries typhoon dead |
|
| Dec.6 |
Oxfam warning on homeless |
|
| Dec.10 |
Aceh votes in landmark elections |
|
| Dec.25 |
Drills mark tsunami anniversary
|
| Dec.31 |
PM blames rivals for blasts