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JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- The world&#39;s most-powerful earthquake in 40 years struck deep under the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Sumatra yesterday, triggering tidal waves up to six metres high that obliterated villages and seaside resorts in seven
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Melbourne: Early breaking news of the devastation wrought by the tidal waves, perhaps the worst in human history, that lashed the southern and eastern coasts of India and elsewhere in Asia yesterday did not convey to people abroad the true, tragic
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Over 14,400 people have been reported killed and tens of thousands left homeless following Sunday&#39;s powerful undersea earthquake that unleashed giant Tsunami waves across the coasts of South and South-East Asia.
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Authorities around the Asian region battered by the tragedy that killed more than 100,000 people scaled back or cancelled celebrations today.
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The BBC's correspondents report on the devastation caused by tidal waves across the Indian Ocean.
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It&#39;s enough to bring tears to the eyes of anyone who thinks that cars are already too big, and that the world&#39;s roads are being overrun by SUVs - sport utility vehicles.
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Friday 3 December marks the twentieth anniversary of the world&#39;s worst industrial accident in Bhopal, India. Nearly 3,000 people died after a gas leak at a chemical factory owned by the US company Union Carbide.
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It&#39;s one thing to watch a special-effects-laden disaster movie about a tsunami or other outrageous act of nature; it&#39;s quite another to watch the TV news and see the devastation wrought by a real-life magnitude 9 earthquake that struck under the Indian
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Seven people have been killed, and more than a 100 injured in a high speed train crash in Berkshire. Send us your reaction.
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Twenty-years ago, in the world&#39;s worst industrial disaster, a Union Carbide chemical plant in the Indian city of Bhopal emitted a toxic cloud that instantly killed thousands of people and injured tens-of-thousands more.
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This was his day, one he&#39;ll remember long after it fades from most others&#39; memories. But it almost wasn&#39;t that way. This was almost a disaster of the highest order, one the Rangers might never have forgotten or recovered from, for that matter.
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The BBC's correspondents report on the devastation caused by last week's tsunamis across the Indian Ocean.
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The cousin of one of three youths who died in the Lake District tells how the day turned to tragedy.
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The biggest story of 2005 may well turn out to be the last story of the year. The largest earthquake to hit the planet in decades and the tsunamis it created have wreaked destruction across southern Asia on
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I was personally disturbed by the picture of the officer with the dead body next to him. I understand that this is a significantly tragic event for our community and that the newspaper's readers want as much information as possible.
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Rarely has such a far-off tragedy seemed so close to home. News of Asia's devastating tsunami reached the living rooms of most Americans in a matter of just hours, through dramatic video taken by tourists, Internet postings and cell phones. The catastrophe has tugged at heartstrings in a way few international disasters have.
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More than 12,300 people were killed and  tens of thousands left homeless after a powerful undersea  earthquake unleashed giant tsunami waves that crashed into the  coasts of south and southeast Asia.