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| Jan.5 |
Gaza |
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Doctor in Gaza: Patients lying everywhere |
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| Jan.6 |
West Germany |
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Billionaire Adolf Merckle kills self |
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| Jan.11 |
Costa Rica |
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34 dead, dozens missing from quake |
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 Sulawesi |
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Ferry disaster leaves 246 missing 
Map of Sulawesi Indonesia| 21 have been rescued. Rescue crews continued their search for the missing a day after The Teratai Prima capsized off the coast of Majena | |
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| Jan.15 |
 New York |
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Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River 
A US Airways plane with 155 people on board went into a chilly river, apparently after striking birds upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport
| The flight's captain was Chesley B. Sullenberger III, 57, of Danville, California, a former U.S. Air Force captain. All 150 passengers, 3 flight attendants and 2 pilots were rescued, with a number later treated for minor injuries. The Airbus A320 was heading for Charlotte. Rescue boats plucked passengers, who were wearing life jackets, from the wings of the plane
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| Jan.19 |
China |
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China confirms 3rd bird flu death this year
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| Jan.24 |
Barcelona |
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Four boys killed as storms collapsed roof
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| Jan.29 |
Iceland |
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Arctic thaw raises security concerns |
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| Jan.31 |
Kenya |
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At least 100 people killed in oil fire |
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| Feb.2 |
London |
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Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights
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| Feb.6 |
China |
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China suffering worst drought in 50 years
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| Feb.7 |
Australia |
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Raging bushfires kill at least 65 |
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| Feb.8 |
Australia |
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Bush fires kill at least 93 people |
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Melbourne |
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Raging wildfires killed at least 130 people |
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| Feb.9 |
 Melbourne |
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Toll from bush fires claimed 181 Map of Victoria Australia Some people died in their cars trying to escape the fires. Some of the fires in the state of Victoria were started deliberately
| The Victorian bushfires are a series of bushfires that were ignited on 7 February 2009, resulting in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire. Over 500 people injuried.
The fires have destroyed at least 1,834 homes in towns north-east of Melbourn. The fires have left an estimated 7,500 people homeless
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| Feb.10 |
Melbourne |
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Winds continue to spread wildfires |
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| Feb.11 |
 Siberia |
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Russian and US satellites collide The communications satellites have collided in space in the first such reported mishap at high speed nearly 780km over Siberia
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| Feb.12 |
Upstate New York |
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50 die after plane crashes into house Map of Buffalo USA| A Continental Airlines plane crashed in suburban Buffalo. There were 44 passengers, 4 crew members killed on board and one on the ground. Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, was en route from Newark when it went... | |
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| Feb.16 |
United Kingdom |
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British, French nuclear submarines collide
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| Feb.21 |
Melbourne |
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Australia mourns bushfire victims |
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China |
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74 dead in mine blast |
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| Feb.25 |
 Netherlands |
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Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes A passenger jet crashed as it tried to land at the airport, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 50 -- 25 seriously
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| Mar.6 |
 Zimbabwe |
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PM's wife killed in car crash Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was in stable condition and recovering from head injuries after a car wreck that killed his wife, Susan
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| Mar.22 |
Japan |
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2 die as cargo plane crash lands |
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Mountain States |
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'Children die' in plane crash
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| Mar.24 |
Darfur |
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U.N.: One million people at risk in Darfur |
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| Mar.26 |
Turkey |
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Ultra-nationalist in chopper crash |
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Jakarta |
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28 dead after dam bursts |
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| Mar.27 |
Turkey |
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Bodies found at helicopter crash site
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Jakarta |
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Suburban 'tsunami' kills 77
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U. S. Midwest |
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Flood fear forces evacuations |
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| Mar.30 |
Libya |
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Fishing boats sink off Libyan coast |
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| Mar.31 |
Libya |
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Hundreds feared drowned off Libya
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| Apr.5 |
North Korea |
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Space launch 'fails'
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 Italy |
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About 300 dead in strong quake Map of L%27Aquila Italy A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January
| This quake was caused by movement on a NW-SE trending normal fault.
The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval capital city of the Abruzzo region and the surrounding villages
Silvio Berlusconi refused foreign aid, saying that Italians were 'proud people' and had sufficient resources; However he singled out the United States
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| Apr.6 |
Italy |
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90 dead in earthquake |
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Italy |
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Rescuers work into night |
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| Apr.7 |
Italy |
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Death toll rises to 207 in quake 100 residents critically injured; 150 people had been rescued alive so far, and the operation would continue for a further 48 hours
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| Apr.8 |
Italy |
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Aftershocks rattle quake rescue efforts |
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| Apr.9 |
Italy |
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Italy mourns earthquake victims
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| Apr.24 |
 Mexico |
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'Swine flu' kills 60 Map of Mexico City Mexico The World Health Organization says it suspects flu has killed 60 people and infected 800 others; majority of the cases were in the capital
| The new virus strain is a type of influenza A (H1N1) virus, commonly called the swine flu.
By the end of April, 300 schools had closed across the U.S. and the Mexican government ordered a multi-day shutdown of all non-essential activities in the government and private sector, amounting to a shutdown of most of the economy
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New York |
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Swine flu viruses in Mexico, U.S. match |
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| Apr.25 |
Mexico |
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WHO: Mexico flu 'a potential pandemic' The presence of swine flu in Mexico and the U.S. is 'a serious situation' that could develop into a pandemic
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Mexico |
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Suspected Mexico flu toll hits 81 |
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| Apr.27 |
European Union |
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Countries take steps to prevent outbreak |
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Global |
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WHO raises swine flu alert level
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| Apr.28 |
Mexico |
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152 swine flu deaths |
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Italy |
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Pope visits quake zone |
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Mexico |
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City shuts down venues due to swine flu |
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| Apr.29 |
Texas |
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First U.S. swine flu death confirmed A 2-year-old child became the first fatality in the United States, while more European countries announced confirmed cases of the disease
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 Geneva |
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WHO raises pandemic alert The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to 5, its second-highest level, warning of widespread human infection from the outbr...
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| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
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Mexico shuts down to control flu| Mexico is beginning a 5-day shutdown of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread. Non-essential government ... | |
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Global |
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Confirmed swine flu cases leap
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| May.1 |
 Hong Kong |
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'Flu' hotel sealed off About 300 people have been placed under quarantine after a guest there became China's first confirmed swine flu case
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| May.2 |
Global |
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Number of confirmed H1N1 cases soars |
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Mexico |
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Mexico plea as virus 'stabilises' |
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| May.3 |
 Global |
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WHO: cases of H1N1 virus now at 787| The number of swine flu cases worldwide now stands at 787 with two additional deaths reported in Mexico. The pigs may have been infected by a Canadian fa... | |
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Global |
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WHO warns against flu complacency |
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| May.4 |
UN |
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U.N. wary of second wave of swine flu |
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| May.9 |
Global |
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WHO reports big jump in swine flu cases |
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| May.19 |
Washington |
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Obama to curb vehicle emissions |
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Jakarta |
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Nearly 100 dead in military plane crash 112 people were thought to be aboard when the Hercules transport plane crashed into a residential area in east Java
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| May.22 |
 South Korea |
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Ex-S Korea leader 'kills himself'| Roh Moo-hyun , 62, had been under investigation for alleged corruption, has apparently committed suicide by jumping into a ravine. He was mountain climbing near his home and had left a brief suicide note and had left a brief suicide not... | |
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| May.28 |
 Brazil |
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Dam bursts after more rain A dam burst in the northeastern village of Cocal left a girl dead and three people missing. 800 to 2,000 homes near the dam were inundated
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| Jun.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France plane crashed The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
| The plane sent an automatic message signaling an electric circuit failure as it hit turbulence
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Brazil |
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Atlantic searched for lost plane |
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| Jun.2 |
Brazil |
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Plane searchers spot ocean debris |
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| Jun.3 |
Paris |
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Plane's recorders may never be found |
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| Jun.4 |
Brazil |
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Debris found not from Air France plane |
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| Jun.5 |
North Mexico |
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29 children die in day care center fire More than 100 others were injured when their day care center caught fire in the northwestern state. The victims were from 1 to 5 years old
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| Jun.7 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Bodies found from missing Air France plane
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| Jun.8 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France tail section recovered
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| Jun.9 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France bodies returned to land |
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| Jun.11 |
Global |
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WHO declares swine flu pandemic The World Health Organization raised the alert to its highest level, saying the virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic
| 30,000 cases globally and 141 deaths with figures rising daily. The swine flu virus is spreading in at least two regions of the world with rising cases being seen in the UK, Australia, Japan and Chile
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| Jun.18 |
New Jersey |
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Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies Continental Flight 61, Boeing 777 , whose pilot died while flying from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey, has landed safely
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| Jun.19 |
UN |
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World hunger 'hits one billion' |
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| Jun.22 |
Washington |
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Fatal crash on subway system
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| Jun.29 |
 Comoros |
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Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard| A Yemeni jetliner en route to Moroni has crashed in the Indian Ocean an hour before reaching its destination, Moroni, the capital of Comoros. The Airbus 310 was operated by the state carrier Ye... | |
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Northern Italy |
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14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast A gas explosion from a cargo train carrying fuel tanks killed at least five people and injured 35 others in a town in the west coastal town of...
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| Jun.30 |
Comoros |
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Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash A massive rescue effort was under way after a young child was found among the wreckage of a downed Yemeni jet off the coast of Comoros
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| Jul.1 |
Comoros |
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Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital |
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| Jul.2 |
Paris |
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Air France jet 'broke on impact' |
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| Jul.3 |
Tribal Areas |
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Deadly military crash |
|
| Jul.15 |
 Iran |
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168 feared dead as plane crashes Map of Qazvin Iran| An Iranian airliner en route to Armenia crashed killing all passengers and crew plunged into the ground and disintegrated on impact. 10 members of the country's youth judo team were aboard the Caspian Airlines plane. A ... | |
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| |
Iran |
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Plane black boxes 'damaged' |
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| Jul.19 |
Kandahar |
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Copter crash kills 16 |
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| Jul.21 |
 India |
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Darkness envelops Asia during eclipse Darkness fell across parts of China and India as a total solar eclipse passed across the world's most populous countries
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| Jul.24 |
Iran |
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17 die as plane skids, bursts into flames
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| Jul.28 |
Haiti |
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Dozens missing as boat capsizes |
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| Aug.2 |
Paris |
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Scientists find new strain of HIV |
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| Aug.7 |
Taiwan |
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Typhoon Morakot lashes Taiwan
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| Aug.8 |
Manhattan |
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Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died A tour helicopter and a light aircraft have collided over the Hudson River near New York City. Both aircraft crashed into the river after the...
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| Aug.9 |
Southern China |
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Typhoon Morakot slams into China |
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| |
Southern China |
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Millions displaced as typhoon blasts China |
|
| Aug.10 |
 Taiwan |
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'Hundreds lost' in typhoon| Morakot triggered a mudslide that buried an entire Shiao Lin village on the south-west coast after part of the mountain collapsed on sleeping homes. The typhoon struck at the weekend, dumping record amounts of rain and washing out roads and bridges.
Mo... | |
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| |
Southern China |
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Landslide crushes buildings
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| Aug.11 |
Taiwan |
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Mudslide hundreds 'alive'
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| Aug.12 |
Taiwan |
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Typhoon death toll mounts |
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| Aug.13 |
Taiwan |
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Mudslide death toll rises |
|
| Aug.15 |
Taiwan |
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1,300 still trapped after typhoon |
|
| Aug.18 |
Siberia |
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62 still missing after blast at plant An explosion at Russia's the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant, Russia's largest hydroelectric plant, killed 12 people
|
| Aug.23 |
 Athens |
|
Fire threat empties Athens suburb Map of Agios Stefanos Greece| Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital | |
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| Aug.24 |
Greece |
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Firefighters get brief respite |
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| Aug.28 |
Comoros |
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Crash flight recorder found |
|
| Aug.31 |
Los Angeles |
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Heat fuelling California wildfire
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|
| Sep.2 |
Indonesia |
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Powerful earthquake kills 34
|
| |
Indonesia |
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Quake search stepped up |
|
| Sep.3 |
Arctic |
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1990s temps warmest in 2,000 years |
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| Sep.5 |
Southern Philippines |
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Hundreds saved from doomed ferry |
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| Sep.8 |
West Africa |
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600,000 hit by flooding U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: The worst hit have been Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana and Niger
|
| Sep.12 |
Brazil |
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Severe weather displaces thousands |
|
| Sep.20 |
Ivory Coast |
|
Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts |
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| Sep.23 |
Thailand |
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HIV/Aids trial offer vaccine hope |
|
| Sep.26 |
 Manila |
|
Dozens dead in floods At least 40 people have been killed and thousands more evacuated as floods caused by heavy rain brought chaos
|
| Sep.29 |
 Samoa |
|
85 deaths reported after quake| A tsunami warning for the South Pacific was called off hours after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake was recorded near American Samoa. A tsunami triggered by a strong quake has killed at least 65 people in Samoa an... | |
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| Sep.30 |
Sumatra |
|
Indonesia quake death kills thousands Map of Padang Indonesia Thousands more trapped by collapsed buildings and houses. The quake caused widespread power and phone outages
| Buildings, including at least two hospitals, were brought down by the 7.6 magnitude quake
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| |
Sumatra |
|
New quake hits stricken Sumatra |
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| |
Samoa |
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Scores dead, villages flattened in tsunami |
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|
| Oct.1 |
Sumatra |
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Quake deaths pass 1,000 Map of Padang Indonesia| Corpses lay stacked outside hospitals, as night fell casting nearly the entire city in darkness hours after the region's second strong earthquake. Rescuers free man trapped in 'pancaked' Indonesian hotel. Rescuers are working i... | |
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| Oct.2 |
Sumatra |
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Thousands still trapped by quake
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| |
Sumatra |
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Entire villages buried by quakes
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| Oct.3 |
Sumatra |
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Up to 4,000 buried in quake rubble |
|
| Oct.7 |
Melanesia |
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Tsunami warning in south Pacific
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| Oct.8 |
Philippines |
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Landslides kill more than 120 |
|
| Oct.10 |
Philippines |
|
Days of flooding, landslides kill 186 Tropical depression Parma, known locally as Pepeng, dumped as much as 36 inches of rain. Another 93 people have been injured
|
| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
|
'Balloon boy' found alive at home| 6-year-old Falcon Heene thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon was in fact hiding in a box in an attic at home | |
|
| Oct.22 |
North Korea |
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N Korea food shortage 'desperate' |
|
| Oct.23 |
 Puerto Rico |
|
Fire rages at fuel depot It could take a week to extinguish a massive fire that sending a thick black cloud of smoke over large parts of metro San Juan
|
| Oct.24 |
Washington |
|
US declares swine flu 'emergency'
|
| Oct.26 |
Western Afghanistan |
|
DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes
|
| Oct.31 |
Philippines |
|
Fourth typhoon in month hits Philippines |
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|
| Nov.8 |
El Salvador |
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Flooding kills at least 124 |
|
| Nov.10 |
West Germany |
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Enke's death apparent suicide |
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| |
Brazil |
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Dam failure triggers huge blackout
|
| Nov.21 |
Northeast China |
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Coal mine blast death toll reaches 87 |
|
| Nov.22 |
Sumatra |
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29 dead as ferry sinks
|
| Nov.27 |
Russia |
|
Train derails, 26 died |
|
| Nov.28 |
Russia |
|
Train wreck 'an act of terror' | Investigators have found 'elements of an explosive device' at the site of the derailment of an express train. A bomb blast caused th... | |
|
| Nov.29 |
Bangladesh |
|
54 bodies recovered from ferry disaster |
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|
| Dec.4 |
Ural |
|
152 killed in nightclub blast and fire Map of Perm Russia| An explosion at a nightclub killed at least 101 people and injured at least 140 others. The preliminary theory was use of pyrotechnical devices. Most victims at the Lame Horse club died from smoke inhalation. President Dmitry... | |
|
| Dec.5 |
Ural |
|
Five held as investigators probe club fire |
|
| Dec.16 |
Philippines |
|
30,000 flee volcano
|
| Dec.18 |
 England |
 |
Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel 4 trains have broken down in the Channel Tunnel due to cold weather, as more snow is expected to cause disruption in Britain
|
| Dec.19 |
Virginia |
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Snowstorm strikes US East Coast
|
| Dec.21 |
Poland |
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80 dead in European winter weather
|
| |
Lebanon |
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UN ends search for ship survivors |
|
| Dec.22 |
European Union |
|
Weather causes travel chaos in Europe |
|
| Dec.23 |
Manila |
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27 missing after boats collide |
|
| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
|
Fifth anniversary of tsunami marked
|
| Dec.29 |
Western Australia |
|
Homes burn in West Australia fires |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.31 |
Kenya |
At least 100 people killed in oil fire |
|
| Feb.7 |
Australia |
Raging bushfires kill at least 65 |
|
| Feb.8 |
Australia |
Bush fires kill at least 93 people |
|
| Feb.8 |
Melbourne |
Raging wildfires killed at least 130 people |
|
| Feb.9 |
Melbourne |
Toll from bush fires claimed 181 Map of Victoria Australia Some people died in their cars trying to escape the fires. Some of the fires in the state of Victoria were started deliberately
| The Victorian bushfires are a series of bushfires that were ignited on 7 February 2009, resulting in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire. Over 500 people injuried.
The fires have destroyed at least 1,834 homes in towns north-east of Melbourn. The fires have left an estimated 7,500 people homeless
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| |
|
| Feb.10 |
Melbourne |
Winds continue to spread wildfires |
|
| Feb.21 |
Melbourne |
Australia mourns bushfire victims |
|
| Jun.5 |
North Mexico |
29 children die in day care center fire More than 100 others were injured when their day care center caught fire in the northwestern state. The victims were from 1 to 5 years old
|
| Aug.23 |
Athens |
Fire threat empties Athens suburb Map of Agios Stefanos Greece| Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital | |
|
| Aug.24 |
Greece |
Firefighters get brief respite |
|
| Aug.31 |
Los Angeles |
Heat fuelling California wildfire
|
| Oct.23 |
Puerto Rico |
Fire rages at fuel depot It could take a week to extinguish a massive fire that sending a thick black cloud of smoke over large parts of metro San Juan
|
| Dec.5 |
Ural |
Five held as investigators probe club fire |
|
| Dec.29 |
Western Australia |
Homes burn in West Australia fires |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jul.3 |
Tribal Areas |
Deadly military crash |
|
| Jul.21 |
India |
Darkness envelops Asia during eclipse Darkness fell across parts of China and India as a total solar eclipse passed across the world's most populous countries
|
| Oct.26 |
Western Afghanistan |
DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.11 |
Costa Rica |
34 dead, dozens missing from quake |
|
| Apr.5 |
Italy |
About 300 dead in strong quake Map of L%27Aquila Italy A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January
| This quake was caused by movement on a NW-SE trending normal fault.
The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval capital city of the Abruzzo region and the surrounding villages
Silvio Berlusconi refused foreign aid, saying that Italians were 'proud people' and had sufficient resources; However he singled out the United States
|
| |
|
| Apr.6 |
Italy |
90 dead in earthquake |
|
| Apr.7 |
Italy |
Death toll rises to 207 in quake 100 residents critically injured; 150 people had been rescued alive so far, and the operation would continue for a further 48 hours
|
| Apr.8 |
Italy |
Aftershocks rattle quake rescue efforts |
|
| Apr.9 |
Italy |
Italy mourns earthquake victims
|
| Apr.28 |
Italy |
Pope visits quake zone |
|
| Sep.2 |
Indonesia |
Powerful earthquake kills 34
|
| Sep.2 |
Indonesia |
Quake search stepped up |
|
| Sep.29 |
Samoa |
85 deaths reported after quake| A tsunami warning for the South Pacific was called off hours after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake was recorded near American Samoa. A tsunami triggered by a strong quake has killed at least 65 people in Samoa an... | |
|
| Sep.30 |
Sumatra |
Indonesia quake death kills thousands Map of Padang Indonesia Thousands more trapped by collapsed buildings and houses. The quake caused widespread power and phone outages
| Buildings, including at least two hospitals, were brought down by the 7.6 magnitude quake
|
| |
|
| Sep.30 |
Sumatra |
New quake hits stricken Sumatra |
|
| Sep.30 |
Samoa |
Scores dead, villages flattened in tsunami |
|
| Oct.1 |
Sumatra |
Quake deaths pass 1,000 Map of Padang Indonesia| Corpses lay stacked outside hospitals, as night fell casting nearly the entire city in darkness hours after the region's second strong earthquake. Rescuers free man trapped in 'pancaked' Indonesian hotel. Rescuers are working i... | |
|
| Oct.2 |
Sumatra |
Thousands still trapped by quake
|
| Oct.2 |
Sumatra |
Entire villages buried by quakes
|
| Oct.3 |
Sumatra |
Up to 4,000 buried in quake rubble |
|
| Oct.7 |
Melanesia |
Tsunami warning in south Pacific
|
| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
Fifth anniversary of tsunami marked
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Mar.6 |
Zimbabwe |
PM's wife killed in car crash Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was in stable condition and recovering from head injuries after a car wreck that killed his wife, Susan
|
| Nov.10 |
West Germany |
Enke's death apparent suicide |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.5 |
Gaza |
Doctor in Gaza: Patients lying everywhere |
|
| Jan.19 |
China |
China confirms 3rd bird flu death this year
|
| Apr.24 |
Mexico |
'Swine flu' kills 60 Map of Mexico City Mexico The World Health Organization says it suspects flu has killed 60 people and infected 800 others; majority of the cases were in the capital
| The new virus strain is a type of influenza A (H1N1) virus, commonly called the swine flu.
By the end of April, 300 schools had closed across the U.S. and the Mexican government ordered a multi-day shutdown of all non-essential activities in the government and private sector, amounting to a shutdown of most of the economy
|
| |
|
| Apr.24 |
New York |
Swine flu viruses in Mexico, U.S. match |
|
| Apr.25 |
Mexico |
WHO: Mexico flu 'a potential pandemic' The presence of swine flu in Mexico and the U.S. is 'a serious situation' that could develop into a pandemic
|
| Apr.25 |
Mexico |
Suspected Mexico flu toll hits 81 |
|
| Apr.27 |
European Union |
Countries take steps to prevent outbreak |
|
| Apr.27 |
Global |
WHO raises swine flu alert level
|
| Apr.28 |
Mexico |
152 swine flu deaths |
|
| Apr.28 |
Mexico |
City shuts down venues due to swine flu |
|
| Apr.29 |
Texas |
First U.S. swine flu death confirmed A 2-year-old child became the first fatality in the United States, while more European countries announced confirmed cases of the disease
|
| Apr.29 |
Geneva |
WHO raises pandemic alert The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to 5, its second-highest level, warning of widespread human infection from the outbr...
|
| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
Mexico shuts down to control flu| Mexico is beginning a 5-day shutdown of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread. Non-essential government ... | |
|
| Apr.30 |
Global |
Confirmed swine flu cases leap
|
| May.1 |
Hong Kong |
'Flu' hotel sealed off About 300 people have been placed under quarantine after a guest there became China's first confirmed swine flu case
|
| May.2 |
Global |
Number of confirmed H1N1 cases soars |
|
| May.2 |
Mexico |
Mexico plea as virus 'stabilises' |
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| May.3 |
Global |
WHO: cases of H1N1 virus now at 787| The number of swine flu cases worldwide now stands at 787 with two additional deaths reported in Mexico. The pigs may have been infected by a Canadian fa... | |
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| May.3 |
Global |
WHO warns against flu complacency |
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| May.4 |
UN |
U.N. wary of second wave of swine flu |
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| May.9 |
Global |
WHO reports big jump in swine flu cases |
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| Jun.11 |
Global |
WHO declares swine flu pandemic The World Health Organization raised the alert to its highest level, saying the virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic
| 30,000 cases globally and 141 deaths with figures rising daily. The swine flu virus is spreading in at least two regions of the world with rising cases being seen in the UK, Australia, Japan and Chile
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| Sep.23 |
Thailand |
HIV/Aids trial offer vaccine hope |
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| Oct.24 |
Washington |
US declares swine flu 'emergency'
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.11 |
Sulawesi |
Ferry disaster leaves 246 missing Map of Sulawesi Indonesia| 21 have been rescued. Rescue crews continued their search for the missing a day after The Teratai Prima capsized off the coast of Majena | |
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| Feb.16 |
United Kingdom |
British, French nuclear submarines collide
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| Feb.16 |
United Kingdom |
British, French nuclear submarines collide
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| Mar.30 |
Libya |
Fishing boats sink off Libyan coast |
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| Mar.31 |
Libya |
Hundreds feared drowned off Libya
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| Jul.28 |
Haiti |
Dozens missing as boat capsizes |
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| Sep.5 |
Southern Philippines |
Hundreds saved from doomed ferry |
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| Nov.22 |
Sumatra |
29 dead as ferry sinks
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| Nov.29 |
Bangladesh |
54 bodies recovered from ferry disaster |
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| Dec.21 |
Lebanon |
UN ends search for ship survivors |
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| Dec.23 |
Manila |
27 missing after boats collide |
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| 2009 |
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| Nov.10 |
Brazil |
Dam failure triggers huge blackout
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| 2009 |
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| Dec.16 |
Philippines |
30,000 flee volcano
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.21 |
China |
74 dead in mine blast |
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| Nov.21 |
Northeast China |
Coal mine blast death toll reaches 87 |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.24 |
Barcelona |
Four boys killed as storms collapsed roof
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| Jan.29 |
Iceland |
Arctic thaw raises security concerns |
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| Feb.2 |
London |
Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights
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| Feb.6 |
China |
China suffering worst drought in 50 years
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| Aug.7 |
Taiwan |
Typhoon Morakot lashes Taiwan
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| Aug.9 |
Southern China |
Typhoon Morakot slams into China |
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| Aug.9 |
Southern China |
Millions displaced as typhoon blasts China |
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| Aug.10 |
Taiwan |
'Hundreds lost' in typhoon| Morakot triggered a mudslide that buried an entire Shiao Lin village on the south-west coast after part of the mountain collapsed on sleeping homes. The typhoon struck at the weekend, dumping record amounts of rain and washing out roads and bridges.
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| Aug.12 |
Taiwan |
Typhoon death toll mounts |
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| Aug.15 |
Taiwan |
1,300 still trapped after typhoon |
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| Sep.3 |
Arctic |
1990s temps warmest in 2,000 years |
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| Sep.12 |
Brazil |
Severe weather displaces thousands |
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| Oct.10 |
Philippines |
Days of flooding, landslides kill 186 Tropical depression Parma, known locally as Pepeng, dumped as much as 36 inches of rain. Another 93 people have been injured
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| Oct.31 |
Philippines |
Fourth typhoon in month hits Philippines |
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| Dec.19 |
Virginia |
Snowstorm strikes US East Coast
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| Dec.21 |
Poland |
80 dead in European winter weather
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| Dec.22 |
European Union |
Weather causes travel chaos in Europe |
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| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
Fifth anniversary of tsunami marked
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| 2009 |
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| Aug.2 |
Paris |
Scientists find new strain of HIV |
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| Sep.23 |
Thailand |
HIV/Aids trial offer vaccine hope |
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| 2009 |
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| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
Mexico shuts down to control flu| Mexico is beginning a 5-day shutdown of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread. Non-essential government ... | |
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| Aug.10 |
Southern China |
Landslide crushes buildings
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| Aug.11 |
Taiwan |
Mudslide hundreds 'alive'
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| Aug.13 |
Taiwan |
Mudslide death toll rises |
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| Oct.8 |
Philippines |
Landslides kill more than 120 |
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| 2009 |
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| Sep.20 |
Ivory Coast |
Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts |
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.26 |
Jakarta |
28 dead after dam bursts |
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| Mar.27 |
Jakarta |
Suburban 'tsunami' kills 77
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| Mar.27 |
U. S. Midwest |
Flood fear forces evacuations |
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| May.28 |
Brazil |
Dam bursts after more rain A dam burst in the northeastern village of Cocal left a girl dead and three people missing. 800 to 2,000 homes near the dam were inundated
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| Sep.8 |
West Africa |
600,000 hit by flooding U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: The worst hit have been Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana and Niger
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| Sep.26 |
Manila |
Dozens dead in floods At least 40 people have been killed and thousands more evacuated as floods caused by heavy rain brought chaos
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| Nov.8 |
El Salvador |
Flooding kills at least 124 |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.15 |
New York |
Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River A US Airways plane with 155 people on board went into a chilly river, apparently after striking birds upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport
| The flight's captain was Chesley B. Sullenberger III, 57, of Danville, California, a former U.S. Air Force captain. All 150 passengers, 3 flight attendants and 2 pilots were rescued, with a number later treated for minor injuries. The Airbus A320 was heading for Charlotte. Rescue boats plucked passengers, who were wearing life jackets, from the wings of the plane
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| Feb.12 |
Upstate New York |
50 die after plane crashes into house Map of Buffalo USA| A Continental Airlines plane crashed in suburban Buffalo. There were 44 passengers, 4 crew members killed on board and one on the ground. Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, was en route from Newark when it went... | |
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| Feb.25 |
Netherlands |
Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes A passenger jet crashed as it tried to land at the airport, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 50 -- 25 seriously
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| Mar.22 |
Japan |
2 die as cargo plane crash lands |
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| Mar.22 |
Mountain States |
'Children die' in plane crash
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| Mar.26 |
Turkey |
Ultra-nationalist in chopper crash |
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| Mar.27 |
Turkey |
Bodies found at helicopter crash site
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| Apr.28 |
Italy |
Pope visits quake zone |
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| May.19 |
Jakarta |
Nearly 100 dead in military plane crash 112 people were thought to be aboard when the Hercules transport plane crashed into a residential area in east Java
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| May.19 |
Jakarta |
Nearly 100 dead in military plane crash 112 people were thought to be aboard when the Hercules transport plane crashed into a residential area in east Java
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| Jun.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France plane crashed The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
| The plane sent an automatic message signaling an electric circuit failure as it hit turbulence
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| Jun.1 |
Brazil |
Atlantic searched for lost plane |
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| Jun.2 |
Brazil |
Plane searchers spot ocean debris |
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| Jun.3 |
Paris |
Plane's recorders may never be found |
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| Jun.4 |
Brazil |
Debris found not from Air France plane |
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| Jun.7 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Bodies found from missing Air France plane
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| Jun.8 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France tail section recovered
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| Jun.9 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France bodies returned to land |
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| Jun.18 |
New Jersey |
Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies Continental Flight 61, Boeing 777 , whose pilot died while flying from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey, has landed safely
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| Jun.29 |
Comoros |
Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard| A Yemeni jetliner en route to Moroni has crashed in the Indian Ocean an hour before reaching its destination, Moroni, the capital of Comoros. The Airbus 310 was operated by the state carrier Ye... | |
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| Jun.30 |
Comoros |
Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash A massive rescue effort was under way after a young child was found among the wreckage of a downed Yemeni jet off the coast of Comoros
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| Jul.1 |
Comoros |
Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital |
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| Jul.2 |
Paris |
Air France jet 'broke on impact' |
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| Jul.3 |
Tribal Areas |
Deadly military crash |
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| Jul.15 |
Iran |
168 feared dead as plane crashes Map of Qazvin Iran| An Iranian airliner en route to Armenia crashed killing all passengers and crew plunged into the ground and disintegrated on impact. 10 members of the country's youth judo team were aboard the Caspian Airlines plane. A ... | |
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| Jul.15 |
Iran |
Plane black boxes 'damaged' |
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| Jul.19 |
Kandahar |
Copter crash kills 16 |
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| Jul.24 |
Iran |
17 die as plane skids, bursts into flames
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| Aug.8 |
Manhattan |
Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died A tour helicopter and a light aircraft have collided over the Hudson River near New York City. Both aircraft crashed into the river after the...
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| Aug.28 |
Comoros |
Crash flight recorder found |
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| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
'Balloon boy' found alive at home| 6-year-old Falcon Heene thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon was in fact hiding in a box in an attic at home | |
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| Oct.26 |
Western Afghanistan |
DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes
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| 2009 |
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| Dec.5 |
Ural |
Five held as investigators probe club fire |
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| Dec.22 |
European Union |
Weather causes travel chaos in Europe |
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| 2009 |
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| May.19 |
Washington |
Obama to curb vehicle emissions |
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| Sep.20 |
Ivory Coast |
Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts |
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.24 |
Darfur |
U.N.: One million people at risk in Darfur |
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| Jun.19 |
UN |
World hunger 'hits one billion' |
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| Oct.22 |
North Korea |
N Korea food shortage 'desperate' |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.6 |
West Germany |
Billionaire Adolf Merckle kills self |
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| Jan.6 |
West Germany |
Billionaire Adolf Merckle kills self |
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| Mar.6 |
Zimbabwe |
PM's wife killed in car crash Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was in stable condition and recovering from head injuries after a car wreck that killed his wife, Susan
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| May.19 |
Washington |
Obama to curb vehicle emissions |
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| May.22 |
South Korea |
Ex-S Korea leader 'kills himself'| Roh Moo-hyun , 62, had been under investigation for alleged corruption, has apparently committed suicide by jumping into a ravine. He was mountain climbing near his home and had left a brief suicide note and had left a brief suicide not... | |
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| Nov.10 |
West Germany |
Enke's death apparent suicide |
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| 2009 |
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| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Fatal crash on subway system
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| Jun.29 |
Northern Italy |
14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast A gas explosion from a cargo train carrying fuel tanks killed at least five people and injured 35 others in a town in the west coastal town of...
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| Nov.27 |
Russia |
Train derails, 26 died |
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| Nov.28 |
Russia |
Train wreck 'an act of terror' | Investigators have found 'elements of an explosive device' at the site of the derailment of an express train. A bomb blast caused th... | |
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| Dec.18 |
England |
Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel 4 trains have broken down in the Channel Tunnel due to cold weather, as more snow is expected to cause disruption in Britain
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| 2009 |
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| Apr.6 |
Italy |
Rescuers work into night |
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.11 |
Siberia |
Russian and US satellites collide The communications satellites have collided in space in the first such reported mishap at high speed nearly 780km over Siberia
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| Apr.5 |
North Korea |
Space launch 'fails'
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| Nov.27 |
Russia |
Train derails, 26 died |
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| Nov.28 |
Russia |
Train wreck 'an act of terror' | Investigators have found 'elements of an explosive device' at the site of the derailment of an express train. A bomb blast caused th... | |
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.21 |
Melbourne |
Australia mourns bushfire victims |
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| Apr.9 |
Italy |
Italy mourns earthquake victims
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| May.22 |
South Korea |
Ex-S Korea leader 'kills himself'| Roh Moo-hyun , 62, had been under investigation for alleged corruption, has apparently committed suicide by jumping into a ravine. He was mountain climbing near his home and had left a brief suicide note and had left a brief suicide not... | |
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| 2009 |
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| Aug.18 |
Siberia |
62 still missing after blast at plant An explosion at Russia's the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant, Russia's largest hydroelectric plant, killed 12 people
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| Dec.4 |
Ural |
152 killed in nightclub blast and fire Map of Perm Russia| An explosion at a nightclub killed at least 101 people and injured at least 140 others. The preliminary theory was use of pyrotechnical devices. Most victims at the Lame Horse club died from smoke inhalation. President Dmitry... | |
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