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| Jan.4 |
Kenya |
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180,000 people displaced |
| Jan.17 |
London |
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Heathrow jet lands short of runway
| Jan.20 |
Gaza |
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Gaza City plunged into darkness
| Jan.28 |
China |
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Brutal winter affects millions |
| Jan.30 |
China |
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Stranded take buses anywhere 
Crowds at some of major train stations thinned slightly as thousands took advantage of a break in the nation's worst weather for 50 years | |
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| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
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Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
| Feb.3 |
Rwanda |
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Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes |
| Feb.6 |
Tennessee |
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Tornadoes kill 48 across U.S. South
| Feb.21 |
Venezuela |
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Jetliner crashes in mountains A plane that was reported missing with 46 people aboard has crashed in the Andes. Emergency crews have launched rescue attempts
| Feb.22 |
Guam |
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B-2 stealth bomber crashed
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| Mar.15 |
Albania |
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4 dead, 170 injured in blast |
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| Apr.3 |
Brazil |
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Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue |
| Apr.7 |
London |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' 
The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
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54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer
| Apr.16 |
Congo |
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Plane crash kills 38; others missing
| Apr.27 |
China |
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Train collision kills at least 66 |
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| May.3 |
China |
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China on alert over deadly child virus
Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to...
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Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing
Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned of dire consequences if foreign aid workers continue to be denied access
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| May.4 |
Myanmar |
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Hundreds feared dead in cyclone |
| May.5 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
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Myanmar |
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Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000 |
| May.6 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 
41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
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| May.8 |
Myanmar |
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Rotting corpses pile up |
| May.10 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters |
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Oklahoma |
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Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states |
| May.12 |
Sichuan |
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Quake death toll 50,000 
80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
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Sichuan |
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Death toll rises in quake |
| May.13 |
China |
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Quake death toll tops 12,000 |
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Sichuan |
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Rescuers reach epicentre
| May.14 |
Sichuan |
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Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours |
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Myanmar |
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UN raises Burma cyclone estimate |
| May.15 |
Sichuan |
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Quake death toll could reach 50,000 |
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Sichuan |
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President Hu Jintao visits quake area Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
| May.16 |
Myanmar |
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Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
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Sichuan |
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'Five million' homeless in quake
| May.17 |
Sichuan |
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Quake effort resumes after panic |
| May.18 |
Myanmar |
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Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
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China |
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China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
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Singapore |
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Burma neighbours in cyclone talks |
| May.19 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid |
| May.22 |
Myanmar |
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UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma |
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China |
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Quake death toll passes 50,000 |
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UN |
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U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food |
| May.23 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar to admit all aid workers
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Sichuan |
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Quake victims need millions of tents |
| May.27 |
Sichuan |
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Aftershocks demolish homes
| May.30 |
Honduras |
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4 dead after airliner overshoots runway |
| May.31 |
Sichuan |
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Race against time to drain 'quake lake' |
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| Jun.4 |
Sichuan |
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Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam
| Jun.9 |
Sichuan |
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Quake lake 'now draining' |
| Jun.10 |
Sudan |
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28 dead as fire engulfs plane
A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers sur...
| Jun.14 |
Northern Japan |
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Powerful earthquake strikes
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Sichuan |
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1 million flee from floods; 55 dead |
| Jun.20 |
Mexico |
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12 trampled to death in Mexico City |
| Jun.21 |
Philippines |
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Ferry hit by typhoon
Map of Sibuyan Philippines Fears are growing for more than 700 passengers on Princess of Stars which officials say has capsized in the wake of a typhoon Fengshen. A rescue vessel was expected to reach stranded ferry by late Su... | |
| Jun.22 |
Philippines |
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Hundreds trapped in capsized ferry
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Philippines |
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Stricken ferry 'survivors found' |
| Jun.23 |
Philippines |
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Divers yet to find ferry survivors |
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| Jul.25 |
Manila |
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Hole forces Qantas plane to land A passenger plane en route from London to Melbourne has made an emergency landing after a large hole appeared in its fuselage
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Greece |
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Fire causes mass evacuations from resorts |
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| Aug.1 |
Washington |
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US anthrax 'suspect' found dead
Map of Frederick Maryland USA Bruce Ivins, 62, a top scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001, has apparently killed himself just as he was about to be charged | |
| Aug.3 |
Pakistan |
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Climber: 11 killed in avalanche on K2 |
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India |
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145 dead in India temple stampede |
| Aug.20 |
Madrid |
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153 dead in Madrid plane crash 
19 people survived when the passenger plane swerved off the runway at Barajas airport but some are in critical condition
Later wing flaps blamed in crash. The left engine caught fire as the Spanair flight JK 5022 sflight took off for the Canary Islands with 172 people on board. Investigators had ruled out foul play and considered the crash an accident
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| Aug.21 |
Madrid |
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Spain mourns air disaster victims |
| Aug.24 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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Plane crash kills 70 people
| Aug.27 |
Bihar |
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Flooding kills dozens, ruins 225,000 homes
Massive flooding has killed at least 55 people since the Kosi River burst through an embankment more than a week ago
| Aug.30 |
Cuba |
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Cuba, Gulf Coast braced for Gustav |
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Cuba |
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Hurricane Gustav reaches Category 4 |
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New Orleans |
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New Orleaners told to flee Gustav |
| Aug.31 |
Bihar |
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Floods cut off thousands
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New Orleans |
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Hundreds of thousands flee coast
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| Sep.1 |
New Orleans |
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Gustav slams into Gulf Coast |
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New Orleans |
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Gustav evacuees urged to stay away |
| Sep.5 |
Haiti |
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'Hundreds' killed by storm
| Sep.6 |
Cairo |
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Hundreds feared trapped in rockslide |
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Caribbean |
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Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike |
| Sep.7 |
Cuba |
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Ike makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane |
| Sep.8 |
China |
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Landslide kills 34 in Shanxi |
| Sep.9 |
Cuba |
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Ike bears down on Cuba again
| Sep.10 |
Northern Japan |
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Major quakes hit Japan and Indonesia |
| Sep.11 |
France |
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Fire breaks out in channel tunnel
| Sep.12 |
Houston |
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Texas officials: Too late to flee Ike |
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Los Angeles |
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24 killed, 135 injured in train collision Rescue workers combed their way through the mangled wreckage of a train looking for survivors; a commuter train collided with a freight train. Human error led to fatal train collision. The Metrolink train, packed with about 220 commuters, co... | |
| Sep.13 |
Houston |
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Hurricane Ike pounds Texas coast
As Galveston's west end was deluged, Houston officials warned residents to stay put because it was no longer safe to try to escape
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Ural |
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No survivors in jetliner crash
The Boeing 737 carrying 88 people crashed early morning en route to Perm from Moscow when the pilots lost communication
| Sep.14 |
China |
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Death toll from landslide reaches 254 Rescue workers continue to recover more bodie from a mud and rock slide that occurred at an unlicensed mine | |
| Sep.17 |
China |
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3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula Drinking formula tainted with the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year by Mengniu Dairy Group
1,300 infants are hospitalized with illnesses including malnutrition, kidney stones and acute renal failure
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Southern Iraq |
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7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash |
| Sep.18 |
China |
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Tests find liquid milk tainted |
| Sep.19 |
China |
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'All-out effort' for babies |
| Sep.20 |
China |
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Fire at club leaves 43 dead |
| Sep.23 |
Global |
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China's tainted milk scare spreads globally African governments have stopped importing Chinese dairy products as the crisis spreads | |
| Sep.30 |
India |
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Temple stampede kills 147
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| Oct.2 |
California |
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Fossett plane found
Authorities have found the plane Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, but they have not found the adventurer's body
| Oct.3 |
China |
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Lung disease 'to kill 83m' |
| Oct.10 |
Austria |
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Haider dies in accident
58-year-old far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving alone when his car came off the road and he suffered severe head and chest injuries
| Oct.29 |
Pakistan |
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100 people die after 6.4 earthquake |
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| Nov.4 |
Mexico |
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Interior Minister killed in crash
| Nov.7 |
Haiti |
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At least 84 dead in school collapse
Map of Petionville Haiti 100 people have been injured. Rescuers planned to continue working into the night to dig out students and teachers buried in the rubble. 150 people had been injured, but many more remained missing.
Fortin Augustin, who owns College La Promesse Evangelique in Petionville, surrender... | |
| Nov.8 |
Russian Far East |
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Twenty die on Russian submarine
| Nov.15 |
Burkina Faso |
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At least 60 die in bus crash |
| Nov.16 |
Southern California |
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Wildfires wreak havoc |
| Nov.21 |
Zimbabwe |
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Cholera kills 300 |
| Nov.27 |
Brazil |
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Death toll climbs in flooding
The toll from flooding in southern Brazil climbed to 97. 19 people remain missing. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew over the flooded...
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| Dec.1 |
China |
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Melamine death toll rises |
| Dec.2 |
Zimbabwe |
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Cholera deaths near 500 More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August. Cholera spread has been aided by the collapse of Zimbabwe's hea... | |
| Dec.4 |
Antarctica |
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Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast The Ushuaia, carrying 89 passengers and 33 crew members, was stranded on the coast of Antarctica after striking ice
| Dec.16 |
Southern Israel |
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Tourist bus crash kills 24
| Dec.18 |
Zimbabwe |
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Cholera deaths pass 1,000
| Dec.27 |
Beijing |
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China dairies to compensate victims |
| Dec.28 |
India |
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300 migrants missing off Andamans |
| Dec.31 |
Thailand |
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Dozens killed in nightclub fire At least 59 people were killed in a fire that broke out at one of most upscale nightclubs, where about 1,000 revelers were ringing in the new...
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2008 |
| Jul.25 |
Greece |
Fire causes mass evacuations from resorts |
| Sep.11 |
France |
Fire breaks out in channel tunnel
| Sep.20 |
China |
Fire at club leaves 43 dead |
| Nov.16 |
Southern California |
Wildfires wreak havoc |
| Dec.31 |
Thailand |
Dozens killed in nightclub fire At least 59 people were killed in a fire that broke out at one of most upscale nightclubs, where about 1,000 revelers were ringing in the new...
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2008 |
| Jan.4 |
Kenya |
180,000 people displaced |
| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer
| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid |
| May.22 |
UN |
U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food |
| May.23 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar to admit all aid workers
| Sep.17 |
China |
3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula Drinking formula tainted with the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year by Mengniu Dairy Group
1,300 infants are hospitalized with illnesses including malnutrition, kidney stones and acute renal failure
|
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| Sep.17 |
Southern Iraq |
7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash |
| Sep.18 |
China |
Tests find liquid milk tainted |
| Dec.27 |
Beijing |
China dairies to compensate victims |
|
|
2008 |
| Feb.3 |
Rwanda |
Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes |
| Mar.15 |
Albania |
4 dead, 170 injured in blast |
| May.10 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters |
| May.12 |
Sichuan |
Quake death toll 50,000 
80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
|
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| May.12 |
Sichuan |
Death toll rises in quake |
| May.13 |
China |
Quake death toll tops 12,000 |
| May.14 |
Sichuan |
Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours |
| May.15 |
Sichuan |
Quake death toll could reach 50,000 |
| May.15 |
Sichuan |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
| May.16 |
Sichuan |
'Five million' homeless in quake
| May.18 |
China |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
| May.22 |
China |
Quake death toll passes 50,000 |
| May.23 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar to admit all aid workers
| May.23 |
Sichuan |
Quake victims need millions of tents |
| May.27 |
Sichuan |
Aftershocks demolish homes
| Jun.4 |
Sichuan |
Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam
| Jun.14 |
Northern Japan |
Powerful earthquake strikes
| Sep.10 |
Northern Japan |
Major quakes hit Japan and Indonesia |
| Oct.29 |
Pakistan |
100 people die after 6.4 earthquake |
|
|
2008 |
| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' 
The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' 
The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
| Oct.10 |
Austria |
Haider dies in accident
58-year-old far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving alone when his car came off the road and he suffered severe head and chest injuries
| Nov.15 |
Burkina Faso |
At least 60 die in bus crash |
| Dec.16 |
Southern Israel |
Tourist bus crash kills 24
|
|
2008 |
| Apr.3 |
Brazil |
Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue |
| May.3 |
China |
China on alert over deadly child virus
Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to...
| Sep.17 |
China |
3 babies dead, 6,200 ill from milk formula Drinking formula tainted with the same chemical involved in a massive pet food recall last year by Mengniu Dairy Group
1,300 infants are hospitalized with illnesses including malnutrition, kidney stones and acute renal failure
|
| |
| Sep.18 |
China |
Tests find liquid milk tainted |
| Sep.19 |
China |
'All-out effort' for babies |
| Sep.23 |
Global |
China's tainted milk scare spreads globally African governments have stopped importing Chinese dairy products as the crisis spreads | |
| Oct.3 |
China |
Lung disease 'to kill 83m' |
| Nov.21 |
Zimbabwe |
Cholera kills 300 |
| Dec.1 |
China |
Melamine death toll rises |
| Dec.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Cholera deaths near 500 More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August. Cholera spread has been aided by the collapse of Zimbabwe's hea... | |
| Dec.18 |
Zimbabwe |
Cholera deaths pass 1,000
|
|
2008 |
| Jun.21 |
Philippines |
Ferry hit by typhoon
Map of Sibuyan Philippines Fears are growing for more than 700 passengers on Princess of Stars which officials say has capsized in the wake of a typhoon Fengshen. A rescue vessel was expected to reach stranded ferry by late Su... | |
| Jun.22 |
Philippines |
Hundreds trapped in capsized ferry
| Nov.8 |
Russian Far East |
Twenty die on Russian submarine
| Nov.8 |
Russian Far East |
Twenty die on Russian submarine
| Dec.4 |
Antarctica |
Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast The Ushuaia, carrying 89 passengers and 33 crew members, was stranded on the coast of Antarctica after striking ice
| Dec.28 |
India |
300 migrants missing off Andamans |
|
|
2008 |
| Jan.20 |
Gaza |
Gaza City plunged into darkness
| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
|
|
2008 |
| Jan.28 |
China |
Brutal winter affects millions |
| Jan.30 |
China |
Stranded take buses anywhere 
Crowds at some of major train stations thinned slightly as thousands took advantage of a break in the nation's worst weather for 50 years | |
| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
| Feb.6 |
Tennessee |
Tornadoes kill 48 across U.S. South
| May.3 |
Myanmar |
78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing
Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned of dire consequences if foreign aid workers continue to be denied access
|
| |
| May.4 |
Myanmar |
Hundreds feared dead in cyclone |
| May.5 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
| May.5 |
Myanmar |
Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000 |
| May.6 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 
41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
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| |
| May.8 |
Myanmar |
Rotting corpses pile up |
| May.10 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters |
| May.10 |
Oklahoma |
Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states |
| May.14 |
Myanmar |
UN raises Burma cyclone estimate |
| May.16 |
Myanmar |
Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
| May.18 |
Myanmar |
Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
| May.18 |
Singapore |
Burma neighbours in cyclone talks |
| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid |
| May.22 |
Myanmar |
UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma |
| Aug.30 |
Cuba |
Cuba, Gulf Coast braced for Gustav |
| Aug.30 |
New Orleans |
New Orleaners told to flee Gustav |
| Aug.31 |
New Orleans |
Hundreds of thousands flee coast
| Sep.1 |
New Orleans |
Gustav slams into Gulf Coast |
| Sep.1 |
New Orleans |
Gustav evacuees urged to stay away |
| Sep.5 |
Haiti |
'Hundreds' killed by storm
| Sep.6 |
Caribbean |
Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike |
| Sep.7 |
Cuba |
Ike makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane |
| Sep.9 |
Cuba |
Ike bears down on Cuba again
| Sep.12 |
Houston |
Texas officials: Too late to flee Ike |
| Sep.13 |
Houston |
Hurricane Ike pounds Texas coast
As Galveston's west end was deluged, Houston officials warned residents to stay put because it was no longer safe to try to escape
|
|
2008 |
| Sep.6 |
Cairo |
Hundreds feared trapped in rockslide |
| Sep.8 |
China |
Landslide kills 34 in Shanxi |
| Sep.14 |
China |
Death toll from landslide reaches 254 Rescue workers continue to recover more bodie from a mud and rock slide that occurred at an unlicensed mine | |
|
|
2008 |
| Aug.3 |
Pakistan |
Climber: 11 killed in avalanche on K2 |
|
|
2008 |
| May.31 |
Sichuan |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake' |
| Jun.9 |
Sichuan |
Quake lake 'now draining' |
| Jun.14 |
Sichuan |
1 million flee from floods; 55 dead |
| Aug.27 |
Bihar |
Flooding kills dozens, ruins 225,000 homes
Massive flooding has killed at least 55 people since the Kosi River burst through an embankment more than a week ago
| Aug.31 |
Bihar |
Floods cut off thousands
| Nov.27 |
Brazil |
Death toll climbs in flooding
The toll from flooding in southern Brazil climbed to 97. 19 people remain missing. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew over the flooded...
|
|
2008 |
| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer
| Jun.20 |
Mexico |
12 trampled to death in Mexico City |
| Aug.3 |
India |
145 dead in India temple stampede |
| Sep.30 |
India |
Temple stampede kills 147
| Dec.28 |
India |
300 migrants missing off Andamans |
|
|
2008 |
| Jan.17 |
London |
Heathrow jet lands short of runway
| Feb.21 |
Venezuela |
Jetliner crashes in mountains A plane that was reported missing with 46 people aboard has crashed in the Andes. Emergency crews have launched rescue attempts
| Feb.22 |
Guam |
B-2 stealth bomber crashed
| Feb.22 |
Guam |
B-2 stealth bomber crashed
| Apr.16 |
Congo |
Plane crash kills 38; others missing
| May.15 |
Sichuan |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake
| May.18 |
Myanmar |
Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
| May.22 |
Myanmar |
UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma |
| May.30 |
Honduras |
4 dead after airliner overshoots runway |
| Jun.10 |
Sudan |
28 dead as fire engulfs plane
A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers sur...
| Jul.25 |
Manila |
Hole forces Qantas plane to land A passenger plane en route from London to Melbourne has made an emergency landing after a large hole appeared in its fuselage
| Aug.20 |
Madrid |
153 dead in Madrid plane crash 
19 people survived when the passenger plane swerved off the runway at Barajas airport but some are in critical condition
Later wing flaps blamed in crash. The left engine caught fire as the Spanair flight JK 5022 sflight took off for the Canary Islands with 172 people on board. Investigators had ruled out foul play and considered the crash an accident
|
| |
| Aug.21 |
Madrid |
Spain mourns air disaster victims |
| Aug.24 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Plane crash kills 70 people
| Sep.13 |
Ural |
No survivors in jetliner crash
The Boeing 737 carrying 88 people crashed early morning en route to Perm from Moscow when the pilots lost communication
| Sep.17 |
Southern Iraq |
7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash |
| Oct.2 |
California |
Fossett plane found
Authorities have found the plane Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, but they have not found the adventurer's body
| Nov.4 |
Mexico |
Interior Minister killed in crash
|
|
2008 |
| Dec.16 |
Southern Israel |
Tourist bus crash kills 24
|
|
2008 |
| May.22 |
UN |
U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food |
|
|
2008 |
| May.18 |
Singapore |
Burma neighbours in cyclone talks |
| Nov.7 |
Haiti |
At least 84 dead in school collapse
Map of Petionville Haiti 100 people have been injured. Rescuers planned to continue working into the night to dig out students and teachers buried in the rubble. 150 people had been injured, but many more remained missing.
Fortin Augustin, who owns College La Promesse Evangelique in Petionville, surrender... | |
|
|
2008 |
| Aug.1 |
Washington |
US anthrax 'suspect' found dead
Map of Frederick Maryland USA Bruce Ivins, 62, a top scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001, has apparently killed himself just as he was about to be charged | |
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2008 |
| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' 
The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
| May.31 |
Sichuan |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake' |
| Aug.3 |
Pakistan |
Climber: 11 killed in avalanche on K2 |
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2008 |
| Apr.27 |
China |
Train collision kills at least 66 |
| Sep.12 |
Los Angeles |
24 killed, 135 injured in train collision Rescue workers combed their way through the mangled wreckage of a train looking for survivors; a commuter train collided with a freight train. Human error led to fatal train collision. The Metrolink train, packed with about 220 commuters, co... | |
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2008 |
| Dec.27 |
Beijing |
China dairies to compensate victims |
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2008 |
| May.13 |
Sichuan |
Rescuers reach epicentre
| May.17 |
Sichuan |
Quake effort resumes after panic |
| Jun.22 |
Philippines |
Stricken ferry 'survivors found' |
| Jun.23 |
Philippines |
Divers yet to find ferry survivors |
| Aug.30 |
Cuba |
Hurricane Gustav reaches Category 4 |
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2008 |
| Aug.1 |
Washington |
US anthrax 'suspect' found dead
Map of Frederick Maryland USA Bruce Ivins, 62, a top scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001, has apparently killed himself just as he was about to be charged | |
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2008 |
| May.18 |
China |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts |
| Aug.21 |
Madrid |
Spain mourns air disaster victims |
| Oct.10 |
Austria |
Haider dies in accident
58-year-old far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving alone when his car came off the road and he suffered severe head and chest injuries
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2008 |
| Mar.15 |
Albania |
4 dead, 170 injured in blast |