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| Nov.27 |
Bali |
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Bali volcano: Lava pools up in crater |
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| Oct.25 |
Bangkok |
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Thailand begins royal cremation for late King |
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| Sep.5 |
Myanmar |
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Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi says 'all in Rakhine defended' |
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| Aug.20 |
Singapore |
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US Navy ship and oil tanker collide off Singapore |
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| Jun.7 |
Myanmar |
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Bodies, aircraft parts found in search for Myanmar plane |
| Jun.1 |
Manila |
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Resorts World Manila: At least 36 bodies found at casino complex
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| May.8 |
Jakarta |
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Jakarta governor given 2-year prison sentence for blasphemy |
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| Feb.14 |
Malaysia |
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Kim Jong Un's half-brother reportedly assassinated in Malaysia
Map of Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Kim Jong Nam was attacked by two unidentified women who stabbed him with 'poisoned needles' at a Malaysian airport before fleeing | |
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| Dec.6 |
Aceh |
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Earthquake rocks Aceh province; at least 27 dead
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| Nov.15 |
Jakarta |
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'Ahok': Police name Jakarta governor as blasphemy suspect |
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| Oct.13 |
Bangkok |
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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej Dies at 88
Bhumibol took over after World War II and led Thailand for the past 70 years; he was the modern world's longest-reigning living monarch
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| Sep.2 |
Southern Philippines |
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Bomb attack on Davao market kills 14 |
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| Aug.11 |
Southern Thailand |
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Thailand blasts: More explosions target tourist towns
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| Jul.12 |
Hague |
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Court rules in favor of Philippines over China |
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| Jun.1 |
Thailand |
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Tiger Temple: Forty dead cubs found in freezer |
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| May.9 |
Manila |
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Hardliner Rodrigo Duterte 'set for presidency' |
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| Mar.29 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar swears in first elected civilian president |
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| Jan.13 |
Jakarta |
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Bombs and gunfire rock Indonesian capital |
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| Nov.12 |
Myanmar |
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Suu Kyi's NLD wins landslide victory The National League for Democracy has won a landslide victory in Myanmar's historic election, say vote officials
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| Aug.17 |
Bangkok |
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Bangkok bomb: Attack aimed to kill foreigners
| Aug.16 |
Indonesia |
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Indonesia passenger plane wreckage found in Papua |
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| Jul.29 |
Southern Africa |
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MH370 search: Experts investigate Indian Ocean wreckage
Map of Reunion France Southern Africa Malaysia has sent a team to the Indian Ocean island of Reunion to determine whether debris which washed up there is from missing flight MH370
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| Jun.30 |
Sumatra |
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Indonesia transport plane crash death toll rises |
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| May.13 |
Manila |
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72 dead in Philippines slipper factory fire
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| Mar.22 |
Singapore |
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Singaporeans mourn death of founding father Lee Kuan Yew
The government announced that Lee, 91, 'passed away peacefully' early Monday at a Singapore hospital
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| Jan.20 |
Jakarta |
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AirAsia flight QZ8501 'climbed too fast'
| Jan.18 |
Manila |
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Six million attend outdoor Pope Francis' Mass
Pope Francis has celebrated an outdoor Mass in front of unprecedented crowds. That would be a record for a papal event
| Jan.7 |
Indonesia |
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Tail of crashed AirAsia plane found |
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| Dec.30 |
Indonesia |
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AirAsia QZ8501: Officials say debris is missing plane
| Dec.27 |
Indonesia |
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Singapore-bound AirAsia plane with 162 on board missing
Map of Java Sea Indonesia The single-aisle Airbus A320-200 asked air traffic controllers if it could divert from its flight path due to weather before disappearing over the Java Sea
Flight QZ8501 lost contact at 07:24 (23:24 GMT), Malaysia-based AirAsia tweeted
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| Dec.25 |
Aceh |
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Tsunami-hit nations mark anniversary |
| Dec.7 |
Philippines |
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Typhoon sweeps across Philippines |
| Dec.6 |
Philippines |
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Philippines typhoon makes landfall
| Aug.6 |
Cambodia |
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Top Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of crimes against humanity
| Jul.17 |
Donbass |
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Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border
Map of Grabovo Donetsk Ukraine A Malaysian airliner reportedly with 295 people on board has crashed near the Russian border, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Airlines lost contact with Flight MH17. All 295 passengers and crew are believed dead as a nairliner crashes in the east Ukraine conflict zone, amid claims of a missil... | |
| May.28 |
Western Australia |
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Missing plane 'not in ping zone' |
| May.19 |
Bangkok |
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Thailand army declares martial law
| Apr.13 |
Western Australia |
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Flight MH370: Submersible to begin undersea search |
| Apr.12 |
Western Australia |
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Long search for missing jet looms as pings go silent
| Apr.7 |
Western Australia |
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Plane MH370 search has 'best lead so far' |
| Apr.6 |
Western Australia |
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Malaysia Airlines searchers say more pings consistent with black boxes
| Apr.5 |
Western Australia |
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Malaysia missing plane search China ship 'picks up signal' |
| Mar.27 |
Western Australia |
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Search for Malaysia plane shifted |
| Mar.24 |
Malaysia |
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Flight MH370 'crashed in south Indian Ocean' - Malaysia PM
| Mar.19 |
Western Australia |
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Australia sees possible plane debris
| Mar.15 |
Malaysia |
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Malaysian jet probe sharpens focus on passengers, crew |
| Mar.13 |
Malaysia |
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Search for missing jet heads west Malaysian authorities expanded their hunt for a vanished airliner to the Indian Ocean, where a U.S. destroyer was expected to arrive soon
| Mar.8 |
Italy |
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Two aboard missing Malaysia Airlines jet traveling with stolen passports |
| Mar.7 |
Malaysia |
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Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people
Map of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with MH370 with 239 aboard travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. A Boeing 777-200ER had lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control outside Kuala Lumpur. The aircraft had last been hear... | |
| Feb.14 |
Indonesia |
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Java volcano sends thousands fleeing |
| Feb.2 |
Bangkok |
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Protests disrupt Thailand election |
| Jan.12 |
Bangkok |
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Protesters begin Bangkok 'shutdown'
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| Dec.4 |
Bangkok |
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Protest-hit Thailand marks king's birthday |
| Nov.24 |
Bangkok |
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Demonstrators fill Bangkok streets
| Nov.16 |
Southern Philippines |
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Philippines aid effort gathers pace |
| Nov.11 |
Manila |
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Philippines declares state of calamity |
| Nov.9 |
Southern Philippines |
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Hundreds feared dead in typhoon
Hundreds of people are feared dead in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan swept through on Friday
| Oct.16 |
Southern Philippines |
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More than 100 dead after earthquake hits the Philippines
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Laos |
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At least 47 reported killed in Laos plane crash |
| Sep.17 |
Southern Philippines |
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Hostages freed; Muslim rebels capture police chief |
| Aug.16 |
Southern Philippines |
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Ferry sinks after collision off Philippines |
| Aug.11 |
Philippines |
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Typhoon batters Philippines; 23 fishermen missing |
| Apr.5 |
Shanghai |
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20,000 birds slaughtered as bird flu death toll rises |
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| Dec.28 |
Singapore |
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Woman gang-raped in India dies |
| Dec.5 |
Southern Philippines |
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Philippine storm toll passes 300
| May.9 |
Jakarta |
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Russian plane missing in Indonesia |
| Apr.11 |
Aceh |
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Tsunami scare tests emergency plans |
| Apr.1 |
Myanmar |
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Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election
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| Dec.22 |
Southern Philippines |
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Floods: More than 1,000 remain missing |
| Dec.17 |
Southern Philippines |
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Philippines storm kills hundreds
A tropical storm has killed at least 430 people in the Philippines, with flash floods leaving many others missing. Tens of thousands of people...
| Oct.20 |
Thailand |
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Thai flooding threatens capital
Thais waded through flooded streets, their belongings and children perched on their shoulders
| Jul.3 |
Thailand |
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Thailand elects its first woman PM |
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| Nov.22 |
Cambodia |
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350 die in stampede at festival
| Nov.13 |
Myanmar |
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Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi
The military authorities have released the pro-democracy leader from house arrest. She told thousands of supporters they had to 'work in uni...
| Nov.4 |
Indonesia |
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Volcano kills dozens in Indonesia |
| Oct.26 |
Indonesia |
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Thousands flee Indonesia volcano
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Sumatra |
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112 dead, 500 missing after quake |
| May.18 |
Thailand |
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Army advances on Bangkok protest site |
| May.14 |
Thailand |
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Death toll rises amid red-shirt clashes |
| May.13 |
Thailand |
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Red-shirt supporter Gen Khattiya shot |
| Apr.10 |
Thailand |
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18 killed in Bangkok protests |
| Mar.16 |
Thailand |
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Protesters carry blood to PM house |
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| Nov.24 |
Southern Philippines |
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Death toll rises in massacre
Bodies lie scattered in a rural field, some unearthed from a shallow grave hastily dug by the gunmen who seized the group of men and women
| Oct.10 |
Philippines |
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Days of flooding, landslides kill 186 |
| Oct.1 |
Sumatra |
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Quake deaths pass 1,000 |
| Sep.30 |
Sumatra |
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Indonesia quake death kills thousands
Thousands more trapped by collapsed buildings and houses. The quake caused widespread power and phone outages
| Sep.26 |
Manila |
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Dozens dead in floods |
| Sep.16 |
Indonesia |
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Top terror suspect killed in raid |
| Aug.10 |
Myanmar |
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Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty' |
| Jul.16 |
Jakarta |
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Deadly blasts hit Jakarta hotels |
| Apr.10 |
Thailand |
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Thai protests disrupt Asian summit |
| Jan.11 |
Sulawesi |
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Ferry disaster leaves 246 missing
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| Dec.1 |
Thailand |
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Top Thai court bans ruling party |
| Jun.21 |
Philippines |
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Ferry hit by typhoon |
| 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 an... | |
| May.3 |
Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing
| Jan.26 |
Jakarta |
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Former President Suharto dies at 86 |
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| Dec.23 |
Thailand |
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Thaksin ally wins Thai election |
| Sep.24 |
Myanmar |
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100,000 protest junta
| Sep.18 |
Myanmar |
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'1,000 monks' march
| Sep.16 |
Southern Thailand |
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87 killed in plane crash |
| Feb.4 |
Jakarta |
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Floods: 340,000 homeless |
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| Dec.29 |
Indonesia |
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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing
| Sep.19 |
Thailand |
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Army chief leads coup while PM away |
| Jul.17 |
Indonesia |
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650 dead as quake triggers tsunami |
| May.27 |
Indonesia |
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Java quake kills 6,000
20,000 people have been hurt and 200,000 left homeless. The quake hit at 0554 local time
| May.25 |
East Timor |
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Fierce gunbattles |
| May.12 |
Indonesia |
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Red alert for volcano Mount Merapi |
| Feb.16 |
Philippines |
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Mud wipes out village, 1,000 dead |
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| Oct.1 |
Bali |
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20 dead in blasts |
| Mar.28 |
Aceh |
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Quake kills at least 300 on island of Nias |
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| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead
People across Asia are flocking to morgues seeking lost loved ones after tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean
| Nov.30 |
Philippines |
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Storm kills 1000 |
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| Jul.8 |
Singapore |
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Twins dead after separation |
| Mar.13 |
Hong Kong |
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First alert over SARS
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| Oct.12 |
Bali |
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183 people dead after bomb blasts
250 people are injured, many with severe burns after a series of nearly-simultaneous blasts on the tourist island
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| Jul.23 |
Indonesia |
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Megawati takes presidency |
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| Jul. 2, 1990 |
Mecca |
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Stampede by pilgrims inside pedestrian tunnel
Map of Mecca Saudi Arabia A tunnel leading out towards Mina led to the deaths of 1,426 pilgrims, many of them Malaysian, Indonesian and Pakistani of origin
| Dec. 20, 1987 |
Philippines |
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MV Doņa Paz ferry disaster
Map of Tablas Strait Philippines A passenger ferry sank after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector with an estimated death toll of 4,386 people and only 24 survivors
| Jan. 27, 1973 |
Paris |
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Vietnam War cease-fire signed
Map of The Peninsula Paris Paris France The Paris Peace Accords ended direct U.S. military combat, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam