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| Jan.6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Mudslide toll reaches 31
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| Jan.8 |
Indonesia |
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Ferry survivors found after 9 days on raft |
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| Jan.9 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Plane crash kills 30 Turkish workers |
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| Jan.12 |
Japan |
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Fears over tsunami ease |
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| Jan.13 |
 Sao Paulo |
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Rescue mission in collapse 
Rescue crews are searching for several people feared missing after a hole being dug for a subway station collapsed
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| Jan.18 |
 London |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe | Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands. The storms are ripping off part of the roof at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, toppli... | |
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| Jan.24 |
Ecuador |
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Defense minister dies in helicopter collision |
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| Feb.1 |
 Paris |
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Warming 'very likely' human-made| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Climatic changes seen around the world are very likely to have a human cause. Eiffel Tower darkened to call attention to climate change. The report slight... | |
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| Feb.3 |
England |
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Bird flu virus is Asian strain |
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Indonesia |
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Floods leave 200,000 homeless |
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| Feb.4 |
 Jakarta |
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Floods: 340,000 homeless| Boats ferried supplies to desperate residents of flood-stricken Jakarta as rivers burst their banks. The rivers burst their banks following a rain. 20 peop... | |
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| Feb.6 |
Jakarta |
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Floods recede in soaked Jakarta |
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| Feb.25 |
Jakarta |
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Ferry suddenly sinks |
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| Mar.6 |
Sumatra |
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Quake kills at least 70 
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake is injuring hundreds more as buildings collapsed. The quake followed by strong aftershocks
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| Mar.7 |
Indonesia |
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Scores escape flaming plane wreck An passenger jet crash landed and burst into flames killing 23 people trapped inside. A further 117 people escaped
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| Mar.17 |
Volga Region |
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Seven dead in plane crash |
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| Mar.19 |
 Siberia |
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Mine explosion kills more than 100 88 miners had been rescued after the blast at the Ulyanovskaya mine is in the city of Novokuznetsk in the Kemerovo region
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Russia |
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63 elderly die in home fire The fire swept through an old people's home in the village of Kamychevatskaya, in the Kuban region
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| Mar.23 |
Mozambique |
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Arms depot blast kills 93 |
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| Mar.24 |
Japan |
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Earthquakes rock Pacific nations |
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| Apr.1 |
 Solomon Islands |
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13 dead from tsunami 2 earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation. 10 to 20 people were missing
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| Apr.2 |
Solomon Islands |
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Thousands homeless from tsunami |
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| Apr.3 |
Solomon Islands |
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Officials: Not enough aid arriving |
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| Apr.5 |
 Greece |
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1,200 rescued from cruise ship A ship carrying 1,200 passengers and a crew of 400 was being evacuated off the island of Santorini after issuing a distress signal
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| Apr.19 |
 Queensland |
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'Ghost yacht' found| Emergency services have launched a search for the 3-man crew of a yacht found drifting off the North Queensland coast | |
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| May.3 |
Thailand |
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Deal struck at UN climate talks
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| May.5 |
 Cameroon |
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Jet with 100 aboard crashes Map of Lolodorf Cameroon| Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off. The plane took off from Cameroon's commer... | |
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| May.20 |
London |
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Fire rips through Cutty Sark
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| Jun.2 |
Southern China |
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Two dead from quake |
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| Jun.7 |
 Germany |
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G8 leaders 'agree climate deal' German Chancellor Angela Merkel: Leaders of the G8 nations have agreed to a compromise deal on tackling climate change
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Oman |
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Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region
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| Jun.11 |
Bangladesh |
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Mudslides kill at least 71 |
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| Jun.24 |
Karachi |
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Storms in Karachi kill 228 people
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| Jun.26 |
Karachi |
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Thousands flee cyclone |
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| Jun.29 |
Pakistan |
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800,000 hit by South Asia floods
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| Jul.15 |
Northern Japan |
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Two dead from quake |
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| Jul.16 |
 Northern Japan |
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Nuke plant leaked after earthquake A strong earthquake is setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into...
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| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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About 200 dead from plane crash TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain
| Heavy black smoke poured into the air and bright orange flames lit the night sky. Some on the ground were dead at the scene.
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| Jul.20 |
Sao Paulo |
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Jet reverse thruster 'off' |
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| Jul.22 |
Alps |
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Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims
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| Jul.23 |
England |
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UK fights worst floods in 60 years| 150,000 homes were without drinking water after the floodwaters swamped large areas of western England. 50,000 homes are without electricity | |
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| Jul.24 |
Hungary |
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Deadly heat wave grips Europe |
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| Jul.29 |
Iraq |
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Third of Iraqis 'need urgent aid' |
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| Aug.1 |
 Minnesota |
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi Map of Minneapolis Minnesota A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
| An entire span of the 4-lane I-35W bridge in Minneapolis fell into the river at 1805
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USA |
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Chinese-made toys recalled in US |
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| Aug.2 |
Minnesota |
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Up to 50 vehicles trapped in wreckage |
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| Aug.3 |
 India |
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Millions flee 'worst ever' floods| United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters. the floods affected India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. 20 million people are known to have ... | |
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Sierra Leone |
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Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing |
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England |
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Farm infected with foot-and-mouth 60 animals on the farm at a farm in Surrey have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease
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| Aug.7 |
India |
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Millions face flood disease threat
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| Aug.8 |
New York |
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Storms lead to chaos |
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| Aug.10 |
India |
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Monsoon death toll reaches 2,000 |
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| Aug.13 |
China |
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14 dead in bridge collapse
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North Korea |
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'Hundreds dead' in floods
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| Aug.15 |
Peru |
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Deadly earthquake strikes |
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| Aug.16 |
 Peru |
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337 killed in earthquake Map of Ica Peru All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima
| The earthquake struck at 18.4 and lasted for several minutes. In Lima, buildings shook violently, prompting residents to take to the streets
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| Aug.17 |
Peru |
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Dead scattered in streets |
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China |
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Scores trapped in coal mine
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
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Looting disrupts quake rescue bid |
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Peru |
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More troops for quake zone |
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Haiti |
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Hurricane churns up the Caribbean |
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| Aug.19 |
Jamaica |
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Jamaicans start to feel hurricane |
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| Aug.20 |
Yucatan |
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Hurricane Dean grows into Category 5 |
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| Aug.21 |
 Yucatan |
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Dean slams into Yucatan, loses steam The hurricane is knocking down trees and flooding streets but not inflicting catastrophic damage
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| Aug.22 |
Northern Iraq |
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Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
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At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire |
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| Aug.24 |
Greece |
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Fires kill 27 in southern Greece |
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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
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63 died from forest fires Map of Peloponnese Greece The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
| Karamanlis: Fires may have been deliberately set ahead of national elections. The newspapers are calling the southern Peloponnese region a 'crematorium'. The worst fires are concentrated along an 50 mile stretch on the west coast of the Peloponnese
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
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Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle
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| Aug.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Eight dead after train crash |
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| Sep.4 |
Nicaragua |
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Category 5 Felix makes landfall |
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Nevada |
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Famed flier Fossett missing| There were no signs of missing aviation adventurer Steve Fossett | |
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| Sep.6 |
 Nicaragua |
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Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100 Rescuers searched for survivors. The bodies of 25 fishermen were found along Miskito Coast, believed to be from a group of 109 Miskito India...
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| Sep.12 |
Sumatra |
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Powerful quake strikes |
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| Sep.13 |
Sulawesi |
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4th earthquake strikes Indonesia An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck northeast of Sulawesi
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| Sep.14 |
Sumatra |
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5th strong quake hits Indonesia in 3 days |
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| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
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Flood misery hits arc of Africa | An estimated one million people across Africa have been hit by rains which have destroyed crops, burst dams and left dozens dead | |
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| Sep.16 |
 Southern Thailand |
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87 killed in plane crash Map of Phuket Thailand| A passenger jet crashed at the Phuket Airport in southern Thailand shortly after landing, killing 87 of the 130 people on board. The aircraft crashed shortly after landing in heavy winds and strong rains. Many of the 43 survivors escap... | |
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| Sep.18 |
 Shanghai |
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Millions flee as typhoon rips into China | Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai as authorities moved 2 million people following forecasts. Huge waves hitting the shore as soldiers worked in pour... | |
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Peru |
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Scores ill in 'meteor crash' |
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| Sep.30 |
Yemen |
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'Catastrophic' volcano eruption off Yemen
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| Oct.3 |
 South Africa |
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3,200 workers trapped in gold mine Power has been restored to a gold mine, and some of the more than 3,200 miners inside are beginning to return to the surface
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| Oct.4 |
Congo |
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Plane crash kills 30 |
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South Africa |
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All gold miners freed from mine |
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| Oct.6 |
Cuba |
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Bus in deadly collision with train |
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| Oct.7 |
Southern China |
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1.4 million flee deadly storm
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| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
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500,000 flee wildfires Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in their vehicles
| The blazes have left 2 people dead and destroyed 1,200 homes and businesses. Fierce winds are fanning 16 fires that have razed land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border
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| Oct.24 |
Washington |
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Bush declares major fire disaster |
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| Oct.29 |
 Dominican Republic |
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11 dead from Tropical Storm Noel Cuba issued a tropical storm warning for the Camaguey, Las Tunas and Ciego de Avila provinces as the storm approached the island
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|
| Nov.1 |
Mexico |
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Race to save flood victims |
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| Nov.2 |
Mexico |
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Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead Map of Tabasco Mexico| Rescuers in boats and helicopters worked to evacuate people stranded by a flood, one of the worst natural disasters' to hit Mexico. More than one million people are affected.
Most of the state is under water.
Tabasco Governor Andres Granier has urged anyone who owns a boat to help the rescue operat... | |
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| Nov.3 |
Chiapas |
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Mexico flood toll rises to eight |
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| Nov.8 |
Dubai |
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Bridge collapses in Dubai marina |
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| Nov.11 |
Russia |
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Russian oil tanker breaks in two |
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| |
Russia |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing Map of Kerch Strait Russia| At least 2 sailors died and 23 were missing when 5 ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea. The strong winds and high surf caused the Volgoneft-139 to split, spilling up 560,000 (1,000 tons) gallons of fuel oil. Th... | |
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| Nov.14 |
 Chile |
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Thousands homeless after quake Map of Tocopilla Chile| Thousands may have to sleep in the streets after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the north part of the country, killing at least 2 people. There are 1,200 houses, at lea... | |
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| Nov.15 |
Bangladesh |
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Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead
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| Nov.17 |
UN |
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U.N. delivers chilling conclusion on climate
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| Nov.18 |
 Donbass |
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63 killed after coal mine blast A methane blast has ripped through a mine in eastern Ukraine, killing more than 30 miners and leaving about 50 others missing
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| |
Bangladesh |
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Cyclone death toll hits 2,000 |
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| |
 Bangladesh |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 | The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage. Rescue and relief teams have reached much of remote Bangladesh devastated by a po... | |
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| Nov.20 |
UN |
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HIV estimates reduced to 33m
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Saudi Arabia |
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Pipeline death toll at 40 |
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| Nov.23 |
 Antarctica |
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Sinking ship 'struck iceberg' | More than 150 passengers and crew aboard Norwegian cruise ship MS Nord Norge have been rescued to safety | |
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| Nov.29 |
 Turkey |
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Jetliner with 56 people on board crashed All have died. The Atlasjet Airlines' MacDonnell Douglas 83 crashed in southern Turkey as the pilot was preparing to land in Isparta
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|
| Dec.7 |
South Korea |
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Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea
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| Dec.8 |
Bali |
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China leads cuts protests |
|
| Dec.18 |
Pakistan |
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Train crash 'kills many' |
|
| Dec.20 |
New Zealand |
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New Zealand rocked by huge quake |
|
| Dec.25 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
|
Tiger escapes and killed visitor |
|
| |
Nepal |
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Bridge-collapse rescuers battle darkness |
|
| Dec.26 |
Indonesia |
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Deadly landslide hits dinner party |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.19 |
Russia |
63 elderly die in home fire The fire swept through an old people's home in the village of Kamychevatskaya, in the Kuban region
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| May.20 |
London |
Fire rips through Cutty Sark
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire |
|
| Aug.24 |
Greece |
Fires kill 27 in southern Greece |
|
| Aug.25 |
Greece |
63 died from forest fires Map of Peloponnese Greece The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
| Karamanlis: Fires may have been deliberately set ahead of national elections. The newspapers are calling the southern Peloponnese region a 'crematorium'. The worst fires are concentrated along an 50 mile stretch on the west coast of the Peloponnese
|
| |
|
| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle
|
| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
500,000 flee wildfires Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in their vehicles
| The blazes have left 2 people dead and destroyed 1,200 homes and businesses. Fierce winds are fanning 16 fires that have razed land from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border
|
| |
|
| Oct.24 |
Washington |
Bush declares major fire disaster |
|
| Nov.20 |
Saudi Arabia |
Pipeline death toll at 40 |
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|
| 2007 |
|
| Apr.3 |
Solomon Islands |
Officials: Not enough aid arriving |
|
| Jul.29 |
Iraq |
Third of Iraqis 'need urgent aid' |
|
| Aug.22 |
Northern Iraq |
Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Japan |
Fears over tsunami ease |
|
| Mar.6 |
Sumatra |
Quake kills at least 70 A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake is injuring hundreds more as buildings collapsed. The quake followed by strong aftershocks
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| Mar.23 |
Mozambique |
Arms depot blast kills 93 |
|
| Mar.24 |
Japan |
Earthquakes rock Pacific nations |
|
| Apr.1 |
Solomon Islands |
13 dead from tsunami 2 earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation. 10 to 20 people were missing
|
| Jun.2 |
Southern China |
Two dead from quake |
|
| Jul.15 |
Northern Japan |
Two dead from quake |
|
| Jul.16 |
Northern Japan |
Nuke plant leaked after earthquake A strong earthquake is setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into...
|
| Aug.15 |
Peru |
Deadly earthquake strikes |
|
| Aug.16 |
Peru |
337 killed in earthquake Map of Ica Peru All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima
| The earthquake struck at 18.4 and lasted for several minutes. In Lima, buildings shook violently, prompting residents to take to the streets
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| |
|
| Aug.17 |
Peru |
Dead scattered in streets |
|
| Aug.18 |
Peru |
More troops for quake zone |
|
| Sep.12 |
Sumatra |
Powerful quake strikes |
|
| Sep.13 |
Sulawesi |
4th earthquake strikes Indonesia An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck northeast of Sulawesi
|
| Sep.14 |
Sumatra |
5th strong quake hits Indonesia in 3 days |
|
| Nov.14 |
Chile |
Thousands homeless after quake Map of Tocopilla Chile| Thousands may have to sleep in the streets after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the north part of the country, killing at least 2 people. There are 1,200 houses, at lea... | |
|
| Dec.20 |
New Zealand |
New Zealand rocked by huge quake |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.22 |
Alps |
Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.3 |
England |
Bird flu virus is Asian strain |
|
| Aug.7 |
India |
Millions face flood disease threat
|
| Aug.18 |
Peru |
More troops for quake zone |
|
| Sep.18 |
Peru |
Scores ill in 'meteor crash' |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.8 |
Indonesia |
Ferry survivors found after 9 days on raft |
|
| Feb.25 |
Jakarta |
Ferry suddenly sinks |
|
| Apr.5 |
Greece |
1,200 rescued from cruise ship A ship carrying 1,200 passengers and a crew of 400 was being evacuated off the island of Santorini after issuing a distress signal
|
| Apr.19 |
Queensland |
'Ghost yacht' found| Emergency services have launched a search for the 3-man crew of a yacht found drifting off the North Queensland coast | |
|
| Aug.3 |
Sierra Leone |
Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing |
|
| Nov.11 |
Russia |
Russian oil tanker breaks in two |
|
| Nov.11 |
Russia |
Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing Map of Kerch Strait Russia| At least 2 sailors died and 23 were missing when 5 ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea. The strong winds and high surf caused the Volgoneft-139 to split, spilling up 560,000 (1,000 tons) gallons of fuel oil. Th... | |
|
| Nov.23 |
Antarctica |
Sinking ship 'struck iceberg' | More than 150 passengers and crew aboard Norwegian cruise ship MS Nord Norge have been rescued to safety | |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.22 |
Alps |
Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.30 |
Yemen |
'Catastrophic' volcano eruption off Yemen
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.19 |
Siberia |
Mine explosion kills more than 100 88 miners had been rescued after the blast at the Ulyanovskaya mine is in the city of Novokuznetsk in the Kemerovo region
|
| Aug.17 |
China |
Scores trapped in coal mine
|
| Oct.3 |
South Africa |
3,200 workers trapped in gold mine Power has been restored to a gold mine, and some of the more than 3,200 miners inside are beginning to return to the surface
|
| Nov.18 |
Donbass |
63 killed after coal mine blast A methane blast has ripped through a mine in eastern Ukraine, killing more than 30 miners and leaving about 50 others missing
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.18 |
London |
47 dead as storm batters Europe | Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands. The storms are ripping off part of the roof at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, toppli... | |
|
| Jun.7 |
Oman |
Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region
|
| Jun.24 |
Karachi |
Storms in Karachi kill 228 people
|
| Jun.26 |
Karachi |
Thousands flee cyclone |
|
| Jul.24 |
Hungary |
Deadly heat wave grips Europe |
|
| Aug.8 |
New York |
Storms lead to chaos |
|
| Aug.10 |
India |
Monsoon death toll reaches 2,000 |
|
| Aug.18 |
Haiti |
Hurricane churns up the Caribbean |
|
| Aug.19 |
Jamaica |
Jamaicans start to feel hurricane |
|
| Aug.20 |
Yucatan |
Hurricane Dean grows into Category 5 |
|
| Aug.21 |
Yucatan |
Dean slams into Yucatan, loses steam The hurricane is knocking down trees and flooding streets but not inflicting catastrophic damage
|
| Sep.4 |
Nicaragua |
Category 5 Felix makes landfall |
|
| Sep.6 |
Nicaragua |
Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100 Rescuers searched for survivors. The bodies of 25 fishermen were found along Miskito Coast, believed to be from a group of 109 Miskito India...
|
| Sep.18 |
Shanghai |
Millions flee as typhoon rips into China | Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai as authorities moved 2 million people following forecasts. Huge waves hitting the shore as soldiers worked in pour... | |
|
| Oct.7 |
Southern China |
1.4 million flee deadly storm
|
| Oct.29 |
Dominican Republic |
11 dead from Tropical Storm Noel Cuba issued a tropical storm warning for the Camaguey, Las Tunas and Ciego de Avila provinces as the storm approached the island
|
| Nov.15 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead
|
| Nov.17 |
UN |
U.N. delivers chilling conclusion on climate
|
| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone death toll hits 2,000 |
|
| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 | The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage. Rescue and relief teams have reached much of remote Bangladesh devastated by a po... | |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Nov.20 |
UN |
HIV estimates reduced to 33m
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Mudslide toll reaches 31
|
| Jan.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Rescue mission in collapse Rescue crews are searching for several people feared missing after a hole being dug for a subway station collapsed
|
| Jun.11 |
Bangladesh |
Mudslides kill at least 71 |
|
| Aug.18 |
Peru |
Looting disrupts quake rescue bid |
|
| Dec.26 |
Indonesia |
Deadly landslide hits dinner party |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.3 |
Indonesia |
Floods leave 200,000 homeless |
|
| Feb.4 |
Jakarta |
Floods: 340,000 homeless| Boats ferried supplies to desperate residents of flood-stricken Jakarta as rivers burst their banks. The rivers burst their banks following a rain. 20 peop... | |
|
| Feb.6 |
Jakarta |
Floods recede in soaked Jakarta |
|
| Jun.29 |
Pakistan |
800,000 hit by South Asia floods
|
| Jul.23 |
England |
UK fights worst floods in 60 years| 150,000 homes were without drinking water after the floodwaters swamped large areas of western England. 50,000 homes are without electricity | |
|
| Aug.3 |
India |
Millions flee 'worst ever' floods| United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters. the floods affected India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. 20 million people are known to have ... | |
|
| Aug.13 |
North Korea |
'Hundreds dead' in floods
|
| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
Flood misery hits arc of Africa | An estimated one million people across Africa have been hit by rains which have destroyed crops, burst dams and left dozens dead | |
|
| Nov.2 |
Mexico |
Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead Map of Tabasco Mexico| Rescuers in boats and helicopters worked to evacuate people stranded by a flood, one of the worst natural disasters' to hit Mexico. More than one million people are affected.
Most of the state is under water.
Tabasco Governor Andres Granier has urged anyone who owns a boat to help the rescue operat... | |
|
| Nov.3 |
Chiapas |
Mexico flood toll rises to eight |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| May.3 |
Thailand |
Deal struck at UN climate talks
|
| Jun.7 |
Germany |
G8 leaders 'agree climate deal' German Chancellor Angela Merkel: Leaders of the G8 nations have agreed to a compromise deal on tackling climate change
|
| Dec.25 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Tiger escapes and killed visitor |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.9 |
Sunni Triangle |
Plane crash kills 30 Turkish workers |
|
| Jan.24 |
Ecuador |
Defense minister dies in helicopter collision |
|
| Mar.7 |
Indonesia |
Scores escape flaming plane wreck An passenger jet crash landed and burst into flames killing 23 people trapped inside. A further 117 people escaped
|
| Mar.17 |
Volga Region |
Seven dead in plane crash |
|
| May.5 |
Cameroon |
Jet with 100 aboard crashes Map of Lolodorf Cameroon| Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off. The plane took off from Cameroon's commer... | |
|
| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
About 200 dead from plane crash TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain
| Heavy black smoke poured into the air and bright orange flames lit the night sky. Some on the ground were dead at the scene.
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| Jul.20 |
Sao Paulo |
Jet reverse thruster 'off' |
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| Aug.22 |
Northern Iraq |
Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers
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| Sep.4 |
Nevada |
Famed flier Fossett missing| There were no signs of missing aviation adventurer Steve Fossett | |
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| Sep.16 |
Southern Thailand |
87 killed in plane crash Map of Phuket Thailand| A passenger jet crashed at the Phuket Airport in southern Thailand shortly after landing, killing 87 of the 130 people on board. The aircraft crashed shortly after landing in heavy winds and strong rains. Many of the 43 survivors escap... | |
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| Oct.4 |
Congo |
Plane crash kills 30 |
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| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
Jetliner with 56 people on board crashed All have died. The Atlasjet Airlines' MacDonnell Douglas 83 crashed in southern Turkey as the pilot was preparing to land in Isparta
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.5 |
Greece |
1,200 rescued from cruise ship A ship carrying 1,200 passengers and a crew of 400 was being evacuated off the island of Santorini after issuing a distress signal
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| 2007 |
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| Feb.1 |
Paris |
Warming 'very likely' human-made| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Climatic changes seen around the world are very likely to have a human cause. Eiffel Tower darkened to call attention to climate change. The report slight... | |
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| May.3 |
Thailand |
Deal struck at UN climate talks
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| Jun.7 |
Germany |
G8 leaders 'agree climate deal' German Chancellor Angela Merkel: Leaders of the G8 nations have agreed to a compromise deal on tackling climate change
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| Aug.1 |
USA |
Chinese-made toys recalled in US |
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| Dec.7 |
South Korea |
Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea
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| Dec.8 |
Bali |
China leads cuts protests |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.1 |
Minnesota |
Bridge collapses into Mississippi Map of Minneapolis Minnesota A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
| An entire span of the 4-lane I-35W bridge in Minneapolis fell into the river at 1805
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| Aug.2 |
Minnesota |
Up to 50 vehicles trapped in wreckage |
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| Aug.13 |
China |
14 dead in bridge collapse
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| Nov.8 |
Dubai |
Bridge collapses in Dubai marina |
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| Dec.25 |
Nepal |
Bridge-collapse rescuers battle darkness |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Eight dead after train crash |
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| Oct.6 |
Cuba |
Bus in deadly collision with train |
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| Dec.8 |
Bali |
China leads cuts protests |
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| Dec.18 |
Pakistan |
Train crash 'kills many' |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire |
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.2 |
Solomon Islands |
Thousands homeless from tsunami |
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| Apr.3 |
Solomon Islands |
Officials: Not enough aid arriving |
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| Aug.1 |
USA |
Chinese-made toys recalled in US |
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
Looting disrupts quake rescue bid |
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| Oct.4 |
South Africa |
All gold miners freed from mine |
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| Nov.1 |
Mexico |
Race to save flood victims |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.3 |
England |
Farm infected with foot-and-mouth 60 animals on the farm at a farm in Surrey have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle
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| 2007 |
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| Mar.23 |
Mozambique |
Arms depot blast kills 93 |
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| Jun.7 |
Oman |
Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region
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| Dec.7 |
South Korea |
Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea
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