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| Jan.4 |
Kenya |
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180,000 people displaced |
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| Jan.17 |
London |
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Heathrow jet lands short of runway
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| Jan.20 |
Gaza |
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Gaza City plunged into darkness
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| Jan.28 |
China |
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Brutal winter affects millions |
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| Jan.30 |
China |
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Stranded take buses anywhere 
| Crowds at some of major train stations thinned slightly as thousands took advantage of a break in the nation's worst weather for 50 years | |
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| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
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Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
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| Feb.3 |
Rwanda |
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Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes |
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| Feb.6 |
USA |
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Tornadoes kill 48 across U.S. South
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| Feb.21 |
Venezuela |
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Jetliner crashes in mountains A plane that was reported missing with 46 people aboard has crashed in the Andes. Emergency crews have launched rescue attempts
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| Feb.22 |
Guam |
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B-2 stealth bomber crashed
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| Mar.15 |
Albania |
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4 dead, 170 injured in blast |
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| Apr.3 |
Brazil |
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Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue |
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| Apr.7 |
London |
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Princess Diana unlawfully killed 
| The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
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| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
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54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer
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| Apr.16 |
Congo |
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Plane crash kills 38; others missing
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| Apr.27 |
China |
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Train collision kills at least 66 |
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| May.3 |
China |
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China on alert over deadly child virus
Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to...
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Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing
Map of Myaungmya Myanmar| Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon. As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a refe... | |
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| May.4 |
Myanmar |
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Hundreds feared dead in cyclone |
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
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Myanmar |
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Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000 |
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 
41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
| Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
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| May.8 |
Myanmar |
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Rotting corpses pile up |
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| May.10 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters |
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Oklahoma |
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Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states |
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| May.12 |
China |
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Quake death toll 50,000
Map of Sichuan Province China 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
| Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
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China |
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Death toll rises in quake |
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| May.13 |
China |
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Quake death toll tops 12,000 |
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China |
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Rescuers reach epicentre
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| May.14 |
China |
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Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours |
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Myanmar |
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UN raises Burma cyclone estimate |
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| May.15 |
China |
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Quake death toll could reach 50,000 |
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China |
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President Hu Jintao visits quake area
Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
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| May.16 |
Myanmar |
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Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
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China |
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'Five million' homeless in quake
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| May.17 |
China |
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Quake effort resumes after panic |
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| May.18 |
Myanmar |
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Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
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| |
China |
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China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
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Singapore |
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Burma neighbours in cyclone talks |
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid |
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| May.22 |
Myanmar |
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UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma |
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China |
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Quake death toll passes 50,000 |
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UN |
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U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food |
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| May. 23 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar to admit all aid workers
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China |
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Quake victims need millions of tents |
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| May. 27 |
China |
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Aftershocks demolish homes
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| May. 30 |
Honduras |
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4 dead after airliner overshoots runway |
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| May. 31 |
China |
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Race against time to drain 'quake lake' |
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| Jun. 4 |
China |
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Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam
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| Jun. 9 |
China |
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Quake lake 'now draining' |
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| Jun. 10 |
Sudan |
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28 dead as fire engulfs plane
A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers sur...
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| Jun. 14 |
Northern Japan |
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Powerful earthquake strikes
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China |
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1 million flee from floods; 55 dead |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.4 |
Kenya |
180,000 people displaced |
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| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid |
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| May.22 |
UN |
U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food |
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| May. 23 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar to admit all aid workers
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|
| 2008 |
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| Feb.3 |
Rwanda |
Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes |
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| Mar.15 |
Albania |
4 dead, 170 injured in blast |
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| May.10 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters |
|
| May.12 |
China |
Quake death toll 50,000
Map of Sichuan Province China 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
| Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
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| May.12 |
China |
Death toll rises in quake |
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| May.13 |
China |
Quake death toll tops 12,000 |
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| May.14 |
China |
Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours |
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| May.15 |
China |
Quake death toll could reach 50,000 |
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| May.15 |
China |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area
Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
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| May.16 |
China |
'Five million' homeless in quake
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| May.18 |
China |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
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| May.22 |
China |
Quake death toll passes 50,000 |
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| May. 23 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar to admit all aid workers
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| May. 23 |
China |
Quake victims need millions of tents |
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| May. 27 |
China |
Aftershocks demolish homes
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| Jun. 4 |
China |
Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam
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| Jun. 14 |
Northern Japan |
Powerful earthquake strikes
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana unlawfully killed 
| The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
|
| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana unlawfully killed 
| The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.3 |
Brazil |
Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue |
|
| May.3 |
China |
China on alert over deadly child virus
Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to...
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.20 |
Gaza |
Gaza City plunged into darkness
|
| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.28 |
China |
Brutal winter affects millions |
|
| Jan.30 |
China |
Stranded take buses anywhere 
| Crowds at some of major train stations thinned slightly as thousands took advantage of a break in the nation's worst weather for 50 years | |
|
| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
|
| Feb.6 |
USA |
Tornadoes kill 48 across U.S. South
|
| May.3 |
Myanmar |
78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing
Map of Myaungmya Myanmar| Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon. As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a refe... | |
|
| May.4 |
Myanmar |
Hundreds feared dead in cyclone |
|
| May.5 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
|
| May.5 |
Myanmar |
Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000 |
|
| May.6 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 
41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
| Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
|
| | |
|
| May.8 |
Myanmar |
Rotting corpses pile up |
|
| May.10 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters |
|
| May.10 |
Oklahoma |
Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states |
|
| May.14 |
Myanmar |
UN raises Burma cyclone estimate |
|
| May.16 |
Myanmar |
Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
|
| May.18 |
Myanmar |
Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
|
| May.18 |
Singapore |
Burma neighbours in cyclone talks |
|
| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid |
|
| May.22 |
Myanmar |
UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May. 31 |
China |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake' |
|
| Jun. 9 |
China |
Quake lake 'now draining' |
|
| Sat. |
China |
1 million flee from floods; 55 dead |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.17 |
London |
Heathrow jet lands short of runway
|
| Feb.21 |
Venezuela |
Jetliner crashes in mountains A plane that was reported missing with 46 people aboard has crashed in the Andes. Emergency crews have launched rescue attempts
|
| Feb.22 |
Guam |
B-2 stealth bomber crashed
|
| Feb.22 |
Guam |
B-2 stealth bomber crashed
|
| Apr.16 |
Congo |
Plane crash kills 38; others missing
|
| May.15 |
China |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area
Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
|
| May.18 |
Myanmar |
Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
|
| May.22 |
Myanmar |
UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma |
|
| May. 30 |
Honduras |
4 dead after airliner overshoots runway |
|
| Jun. 10 |
Sudan |
28 dead as fire engulfs plane
A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers sur...
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.22 |
UN |
U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.18 |
Singapore |
Burma neighbours in cyclone talks |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana unlawfully killed 
| The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
|
| May. 31 |
China |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake' |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.27 |
China |
Train collision kills at least 66 |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.13 |
China |
Rescuers reach epicentre
|
| May.17 |
China |
Quake effort resumes after panic |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.18 |
China |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Mar.15 |
Albania |
4 dead, 170 injured in blast |