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| Jan.1 |
 Turkey |
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Bird flu suspect dies A 14-year-old boy was one of 6 people tested for bird flu, and his sister was in a critical and worsening condition
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| Jan.2 |
 Bavaria |
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Rink collapse kills 15| Up to 50 people were inside the ice rink in the town of Bad Reichenhall when the roof caved in under heavy snow | |
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Bavaria |
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Rescuers search for rink survivors |
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| Jan.3 |
 USA |
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Only one miner reported alive 
26-year-old Randal McCloy critically ill and rushed to hospital
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 Indonesia |
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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 |
Turkey |
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Dead boy had bird flu |
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Indonesia |
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Hundreds feared dead in landslide |
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| Jan.5 |
 Mecca |
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76 dead in Mecca hotel collapse| A hotel in Islam's holiest city collapsed as millions of Muslims arrived for the annual Hajj pilgrimage | |
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| Jan.8 |
Turkey |
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Three new bird flu cases 2 children and an adult, who were hospitalized in the capital, Ankara, have tested positive
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Iraq |
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U.S. helicopter crash kills 12 |
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| Jan.11 |
Turkey |
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Turkish bird flu 'may be endemic' |
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| Jan.12 |
Mecca |
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Hajj stampede kills at least 345 Map of Mecca Saudi Arabia| People have been killed during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual pilgrimage near Mecca | |
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| Jan.13 |
Japan |
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Avalanches feared after snow
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| Jan.15 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon tracheotomy successful |
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| Jan.19 |
 Hungary |
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Slovak military plane crashes. 42 die An AN-24 plane believed to be carrying 45 soldiers and 3 crew members has crashed in rugged terrain
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| Jan.20 |
Moscow |
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Freeze kills at least 40 |
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| Jan.23 |
Kenya |
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Many trapped in Nairobi collapse |
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| Jan.26 |
Georgia |
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Energy crisis as Georgia freezes
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| Jan.28 |
 Poland |
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Hall collapse traps many. 66 died Map of Katowice Poland| The roof of a trade hall near the city of Katowice has collapsed with up to 500 people inside the building | |
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Poland |
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Arena roof falls; 20 dead, 100 trapped |
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Poland |
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At least 60 dead in collapse |
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| Jan.29 |
Canada |
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Fire traps 70 inside mine |
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| Feb.3 |
 Egypt |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea| An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued | |
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Manila |
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Game show stampede kills 88
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Egypt |
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Hopes dim for ferry missing
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| Feb.4 |
Egypt |
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Officials: Fire made ferry sink |
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| Feb.8 |
Nigeria |
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Deadly bird flu found
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| Feb.11 |
 Italy |
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Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe| The deadly H5N1 strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece | |
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| Feb.12 |
Texas |
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Cheney shoots man in hunt error The Vice-President has accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip
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| Feb.16 |
 Philippines |
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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 |
Philippines |
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Rescue bid after 1,500 missing |
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| Feb.18 |
Philippines |
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1,800 feared dead in mudslide |
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Philippines |
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Rains hit mudslide rescues |
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| Feb.19 |
 Mexico |
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Blast traps 66 in mine| In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground. 8 miners who had been near the mine's exit were rescued and hospitalized.
There were 65 miners trapped throughout the mine, near the town of Sabinas.
Rescuers had ... | |
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| Feb.20 |
Philippines |
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'Signs of life' heard at school
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| Feb.21 |
Jakarta |
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Bird flu tests for death |
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| Feb.23 |
 Moscow |
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64 dead in roof collapse Rescuers paused repeatedly in hopes of hearing survivors after a snow-laden roof collapsed on the market
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Bangladesh |
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85 killed in blaze |
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| Feb.24 |
Mexico |
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Rescuers suspend miners search |
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| Feb.25 |
Mexico |
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Mine missing declared dead There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week
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| Mar.12 |
UN Tribunal |
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Milosevic autopsy points to heart attack
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| Mar.19 |
Queensland |
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Massive cyclone hits Australia |
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| Mar.20 |
Australia |
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Cyclone 'like atom bomb' |
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| Mar.21 |
Azerbaijan |
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Bird flu kills five
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| Mar.22 |
Japan |
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2 hurt in nuclear plant fire |
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| Mar.23 |
Cameroon |
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Boat sinks; 127 feared drowned |
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| Mar.30 |
 Bahrain |
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Ferry sinks carrying 150 people A total of 48 bodies have so far been recovered from the site. 52 people have been rescued
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Iran |
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Series of earthquakes killing dozens |
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| Apr.6 |
Djibouti |
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69 dead as ferry capsizes
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| Apr.15 |
 Serbia |
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Swollen Danube threatens Balkans A state of emergency has been declared in 10 regions of Serbia; waters of the Danube flooded Smederevo
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| Apr.17 |
Mexico |
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Bus plunge kills 67 religious pilgrims |
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| May.2 |
Sochi |
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Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board| An Armenian plane disappeared from radar near the Black Sea resort of Sochi. debris had been found off the coast. Controllers lost contact with the Airbus A320 shortly after ... | |
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| May.6 |
 Southern Iraq |
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UK troops attacked after copter crash Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed
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| May.8 |
 Australia |
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Trapped miners rescued Brant Webb and Todd Russell have been rescued from a gold mine after being trapped underground for 2 weeks
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| May.12 |
 Nigeria |
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Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200 Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed
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Indonesia |
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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.14 |
Indonesia |
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New warning as volcano intensifies
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| May.16 |
Tonga |
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Quake drill shaken by real thing |
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| May.21 |
 China |
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Flooding traps 57 in mine Rescuers now believe that an estimated 57 coalminers are trapped underground in the province of Shanxi
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| May.23 |
Greece |
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Greek, Turkish fighter jets crash
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| May.24 |
Istanbul |
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Blaze engulfs airport |
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| May.26 |
Indonesia |
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Hundreds die in Java quake |
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| May.27 |
Indonesia |
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Powerful earthquake killed at least 2,901 |
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Indonesia |
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Java quake kills 6,000 Map of Yogyakarta Indonesia 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 |
Sumatra |
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Food aid starts to arrive for quake victims |
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| May.29 |
Indonesia |
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Quake toll over 5,100
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Indonesia |
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Urgent need for hospitals, tents |
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| May.31 |
Indonesia |
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Quake toll climbs but crisis eases |
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| Jun.14 |
Indonesia |
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Thousands flee volcano |
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| Jun.15 |
Indonesia |
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Volcano eruption traps two
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| Jun.22 |
Indonesia |
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Flood toll passes 200
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Washington |
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Study: Earth 'likely' hottest in 2,000 years
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| Jul.3 |
 Spain |
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Subway crash: 41 dead Two carriages derailed and crashed in a tunnel in the eastern city of Valencia
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| Jul.9 |
Siberia |
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122 dead in airline crash The Sibir Airlines passenger jet A-310 crashed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames
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| Jul.17 |
Indonesia |
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650 dead as quake triggers tsunami Map of Java Indonesia| 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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| Jul.18 |
Indonesia |
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Death toll in tsunami has risen to 520 |
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| Jul.19 |
Jakarta |
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Strong earthquake rattles Jakarta |
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| Aug.9 |
China |
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466,000 flee as storm nears China
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| Aug.10 |
China |
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104 dead as typhoon hits |
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| Aug.20 |
Egypt |
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Train crash kills 57 |
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| Aug.22 |
 Donbass |
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Russia airliner with 170 aboard crashes Map of Donetsk Ukraine| The pilot reported a fire on board and heavy turbulence. A jet crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all on board. The Tupolev-154, belonging to St Petersburg-based Pulkovo airlines,was flying from s... | |
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| Aug.27 |
Kentucky |
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49 dead in plane crash A passenger plane, the Comair CRJ-100, carrying 50 people has crashed shortly after taking off, killing all but one on board
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| Sep.1 |
Iran |
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Up to 80 killed when jetliner catches fire |
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| Sep.2 |
Kandahar |
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14 Britons die in NATO crash
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| Sep.4 |
Australia |
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'Croc Hunter' died in stingray attack Steve Irwin enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures
| The tape shows Irwin pulling the barb left by a stingray's tail from his chest moments before his death
Irwin was regarded by Australians as a national treasure
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| Sep.11 |
Bermuda |
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Florence cuts power to thousands |
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| Sep.22 |
West Germany |
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Magnetic train crashes 
An elevated train has crashed on a test track, killing 23
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| Sep.24 |
Ecuador |
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Children dead in bus crash |
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| Sep.29 |
 Amazon |
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Plane lost over Amazon | A search is underway for a passenger plane with at least 150 people on board that has gone missing. Boeing 737 had struck the plane, which was then able to land. Brazil's airline, G... | |
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| Oct.7 |
Kashmir |
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Quake victims honoured |
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| Oct.11 |
Manhattan |
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Yankees pitcher killed in crash of plane |
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| Oct.29 |
Nigeria |
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Sultan among crash dead Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames
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| Oct.30 |
London |
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Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
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| Nov.2 |
Washington |
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Report: Seafood faces collapse by 2048 |
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| Nov.4 |
France |
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Power cuts strike western Europe |
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| Nov.15 |
Northern Japan |
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Tsunami alerts lifted after quake |
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| Nov.21 |
Poland |
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Mine blast kills eight; 15 missing |
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| Nov.22 |
Poland |
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No survivors in mine blast Rescuers at a coal mine have found the bodies of 15 miners, ending hopes of finding any survivors
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| Nov.26 |
Tehran |
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Military plane crashes in Tehran |
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| Dec.1 |
Philippines |
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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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London |
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Pair test positive for polonium
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
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Hospital fire killed 45 women
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| Dec.18 |
Senegal |
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Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 | A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline. Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned f... | |
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Taiwan |
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Powerful quake strikes off Taiwan |
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| Dec.29 |
Arctic |
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Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic |
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| |
Indonesia |
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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing Map of Kalimantan Indonesia 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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| 2006 |
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| Feb.4 |
Egypt |
Officials: Fire made ferry sink |
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| Feb.23 |
Bangladesh |
85 killed in blaze |
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| Mar.22 |
Japan |
2 hurt in nuclear plant fire |
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| May.24 |
Istanbul |
Blaze engulfs airport |
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
Hospital fire killed 45 women
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|
| 2006 |
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| Feb.12 |
Texas |
Cheney shoots man in hunt error The Vice-President has accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip
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| May.29 |
Indonesia |
Urgent need for hospitals, tents |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Mar.30 |
Iran |
Series of earthquakes killing dozens |
|
| May.16 |
Tonga |
Quake drill shaken by real thing |
|
| May.26 |
Indonesia |
Hundreds die in Java quake |
|
| May.27 |
Indonesia |
Powerful earthquake killed at least 2,901 |
|
| May.27 |
Indonesia |
Java quake kills 6,000 Map of Yogyakarta Indonesia 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.29 |
Indonesia |
Quake toll over 5,100
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| May.31 |
Indonesia |
Quake toll climbs but crisis eases |
|
| Jul.17 |
Indonesia |
650 dead as quake triggers tsunami Map of Java Indonesia| 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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| Jul.18 |
Indonesia |
Death toll in tsunami has risen to 520 |
|
| Jul.19 |
Jakarta |
Strong earthquake rattles Jakarta |
|
| Oct.7 |
Kashmir |
Quake victims honoured |
|
| Nov.15 |
Northern Japan |
Tsunami alerts lifted after quake |
|
| Dec.26 |
Taiwan |
Powerful quake strikes off Taiwan |
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Oct.11 |
Manhattan |
Yankees pitcher killed in crash of plane |
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Apr.17 |
Mexico |
Bus plunge kills 67 religious pilgrims |
|
| Sep.24 |
Ecuador |
Children dead in bus crash |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Turkey |
Bird flu suspect dies A 14-year-old boy was one of 6 people tested for bird flu, and his sister was in a critical and worsening condition
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| Jan.4 |
Turkey |
Dead boy had bird flu |
|
| Jan.8 |
Turkey |
Three new bird flu cases 2 children and an adult, who were hospitalized in the capital, Ankara, have tested positive
|
| Jan.11 |
Turkey |
Turkish bird flu 'may be endemic' |
|
| Jan.15 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon tracheotomy successful |
|
| Feb.8 |
Nigeria |
Deadly bird flu found
|
| Feb.11 |
Italy |
Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe| The deadly H5N1 strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece | |
|
| Feb.21 |
Jakarta |
Bird flu tests for death |
|
| Mar.12 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic autopsy points to heart attack
|
| Mar.21 |
Azerbaijan |
Bird flu kills five
|
| Dec.1 |
London |
Pair test positive for polonium
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea| An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued | |
|
| Mar.23 |
Cameroon |
Boat sinks; 127 feared drowned |
|
| Mar.30 |
Bahrain |
Ferry sinks carrying 150 people A total of 48 bodies have so far been recovered from the site. 52 people have been rescued
|
| Apr.6 |
Djibouti |
69 dead as ferry capsizes
|
| Dec.18 |
Senegal |
Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die
|
| Dec.29 |
Indonesia |
Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing Map of Kalimantan Indonesia 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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|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.26 |
Georgia |
Energy crisis as Georgia freezes
|
| Sep.11 |
Bermuda |
Florence cuts power to thousands |
|
| Nov.4 |
France |
Power cuts strike western Europe |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| May.12 |
Indonesia |
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.14 |
Indonesia |
New warning as volcano intensifies
|
| Jun.14 |
Indonesia |
Thousands flee volcano |
|
| Jun.15 |
Indonesia |
Volcano eruption traps two
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.3 |
USA |
Only one miner reported alive 26-year-old Randal McCloy critically ill and rushed to hospital
|
| Jan.29 |
Canada |
Fire traps 70 inside mine |
|
| Feb.19 |
Mexico |
Blast traps 66 in mine| In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground. 8 miners who had been near the mine's exit were rescued and hospitalized.
There were 65 miners trapped throughout the mine, near the town of Sabinas.
Rescuers had ... | |
|
| Feb.25 |
Mexico |
Mine missing declared dead There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week
|
| May.21 |
China |
Flooding traps 57 in mine Rescuers now believe that an estimated 57 coalminers are trapped underground in the province of Shanxi
|
| Nov.21 |
Poland |
Mine blast kills eight; 15 missing |
|
| Nov.22 |
Poland |
No survivors in mine blast Rescuers at a coal mine have found the bodies of 15 miners, ending hopes of finding any survivors
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.20 |
Moscow |
Freeze kills at least 40 |
|
| Feb.18 |
Philippines |
Rains hit mudslide rescues |
|
| Mar.19 |
Queensland |
Massive cyclone hits Australia |
|
| Mar.20 |
Australia |
Cyclone 'like atom bomb' |
|
| Aug.9 |
China |
466,000 flee as storm nears China
|
| Aug.10 |
China |
104 dead as typhoon hits |
|
| Dec.1 |
Philippines |
Typhoon kills 388 Rains caused by Durian brought mud and rocks down hillsides, burying 2 villages in the foothills of the Mayon volcano
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.3 |
Indonesia |
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 |
Indonesia |
Hundreds feared dead in landslide |
|
| Feb.16 |
Philippines |
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.18 |
Philippines |
1,800 feared dead in mudslide |
|
| Oct.30 |
London |
Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Apr.15 |
Serbia |
Swollen Danube threatens Balkans A state of emergency has been declared in 10 regions of Serbia; waters of the Danube flooded Smederevo
|
| Jun.22 |
Indonesia |
Flood toll passes 200
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Mecca |
Hajj stampede kills at least 345 Map of Mecca Saudi Arabia| People have been killed during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual pilgrimage near Mecca | |
|
| Feb.3 |
Manila |
Game show stampede kills 88
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Sep.4 |
Australia |
'Croc Hunter' died in stingray attack Steve Irwin enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures
| The tape shows Irwin pulling the barb left by a stingray's tail from his chest moments before his death
Irwin was regarded by Australians as a national treasure
|
| |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.8 |
Iraq |
U.S. helicopter crash kills 12 |
|
| Jan.19 |
Hungary |
Slovak military plane crashes. 42 die An AN-24 plane believed to be carrying 45 soldiers and 3 crew members has crashed in rugged terrain
|
| Jan.19 |
Hungary |
Slovak military plane crashes. 42 die An AN-24 plane believed to be carrying 45 soldiers and 3 crew members has crashed in rugged terrain
|
| May.2 |
Sochi |
Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board| An Armenian plane disappeared from radar near the Black Sea resort of Sochi. debris had been found off the coast. Controllers lost contact with the Airbus A320 shortly after ... | |
|
| May.6 |
Southern Iraq |
UK troops attacked after copter crash Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed
|
| May.23 |
Greece |
Greek, Turkish fighter jets crash
|
| May.23 |
Greece |
Greek, Turkish fighter jets crash
|
| Jul.9 |
Siberia |
122 dead in airline crash The Sibir Airlines passenger jet A-310 crashed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames
|
| Aug.22 |
Donbass |
Russia airliner with 170 aboard crashes Map of Donetsk Ukraine| The pilot reported a fire on board and heavy turbulence. A jet crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all on board. The Tupolev-154, belonging to St Petersburg-based Pulkovo airlines,was flying from s... | |
|
| Aug.27 |
Kentucky |
49 dead in plane crash A passenger plane, the Comair CRJ-100, carrying 50 people has crashed shortly after taking off, killing all but one on board
|
| Sep.1 |
Iran |
Up to 80 killed when jetliner catches fire |
|
| Sep.2 |
Kandahar |
14 Britons die in NATO crash
|
| Sep.2 |
Kandahar |
14 Britons die in NATO crash
|
| Sep.29 |
Amazon |
Plane lost over Amazon | A search is underway for a passenger plane with at least 150 people on board that has gone missing. Boeing 737 had struck the plane, which was then able to land. Brazil's airline, G... | |
|
| Oct.11 |
Manhattan |
Yankees pitcher killed in crash of plane |
|
| Oct.29 |
Nigeria |
Sultan among crash dead Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames
|
| Nov.26 |
Tehran |
Military plane crashes in Tehran |
|
| Nov.26 |
Tehran |
Military plane crashes in Tehran |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Study: Earth 'likely' hottest in 2,000 years
|
| Oct.30 |
London |
Warming 'may cause economic chaos' A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
|
| Nov.2 |
Washington |
Report: Seafood faces collapse by 2048 |
|
| Dec.29 |
Arctic |
Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Bavaria |
Rink collapse kills 15| Up to 50 people were inside the ice rink in the town of Bad Reichenhall when the roof caved in under heavy snow | |
|
| Jan.5 |
Mecca |
76 dead in Mecca hotel collapse| A hotel in Islam's holiest city collapsed as millions of Muslims arrived for the annual Hajj pilgrimage | |
|
| Jan.23 |
Kenya |
Many trapped in Nairobi collapse |
|
| Jan.28 |
Poland |
Hall collapse traps many. 66 died Map of Katowice Poland| The roof of a trade hall near the city of Katowice has collapsed with up to 500 people inside the building | |
|
| Jan.28 |
Poland |
Arena roof falls; 20 dead, 100 trapped |
|
| Jan.28 |
Poland |
At least 60 dead in collapse |
|
| Feb.23 |
Moscow |
64 dead in roof collapse Rescuers paused repeatedly in hopes of hearing survivors after a snow-laden roof collapsed on the market
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Mar.12 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic autopsy points to heart attack
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.13 |
Japan |
Avalanches feared after snow
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| May.6 |
Southern Iraq |
UK troops attacked after copter crash Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed
|
| Jul.3 |
Spain |
Subway crash: 41 dead Two carriages derailed and crashed in a tunnel in the eastern city of Valencia
|
| Aug.20 |
Egypt |
Train crash kills 57 |
|
| Sep.22 |
West Germany |
Magnetic train crashes An elevated train has crashed on a test track, killing 23
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Bavaria |
Rescuers search for rink survivors |
|
| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
Hopes dim for ferry missing
|
| Feb.17 |
Philippines |
Rescue bid after 1,500 missing |
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| Feb.20 |
Philippines |
'Signs of life' heard at school
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| Feb.24 |
Mexico |
Rescuers suspend miners search |
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| May.8 |
Australia |
Trapped miners rescued Brant Webb and Todd Russell have been rescued from a gold mine after being trapped underground for 2 weeks
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| May.28 |
Sumatra |
Food aid starts to arrive for quake victims |
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| 2006 |
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| Oct.7 |
Kashmir |
Quake victims honoured |
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.26 |
Georgia |
Energy crisis as Georgia freezes
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| 2006 |
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| May.12 |
Nigeria |
Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200 Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed
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| May.12 |
Nigeria |
Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200 Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 | A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline. Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned f... | |
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 | A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline. Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned f... | |
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