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Bomb explodes in southern Afghan city, 6 killed
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Event type: Terrorist Attack
Who is dead: people, police officers ; civilians, Police officers
Number killed: 7
Who is injured: 19, people
Number injured: 19
Weapons: Car bomb, Bomb
Snippet: Kandahar bomb kills at least seven in southern Afghanistan ...
Place: Kandahar.
Bomb explodes in southern Afghan city, 6 killed
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A large explosion hit just outside the police headquarters in a southern Afghanistan city on Sunday, killing at least six police officers, officials said. The blast went off at a parking lot outside the police building in Kandahar, said Saisal Ahmad, a spokesman for the provincial government....
Veto on Syria sparks Arab and Western fury
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Event type: Disorder/Protest/Mutiny
Who is dead: people
Number killed: 57
Snippet: ...toll. The vetoes came as activists reported another 57 people killed in Syria, adding to the. ...
Place: Homs.
Veto on Syria sparks Arab and Western fury
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
Russian and Chinese vetoes at UN dubbed as "betrayal of Syrian people" amid fresh calls for President Assad to step down...
Rising floodwaters force mass evacuation
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Event type: Humanitarian Crisis
Who is dead: one
Number killed: 1
Displaced: Australians
Number displaced: 1000
Snippet: Qld floods leave one dead, town evacuated ...
Place: Queensland.
Rising floodwaters force mass evacuation
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
Thousands of Australians were forced to abandon their homes as record flooding threatened to engulf areas devastated by wild weather last year....
Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world (AP)
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Event type: Disorder/Protest/Mutiny
Who is dead: 200, people
Number killed: 200
Perpetrator: Protesters
Snippet: ...attacked following reports of government killing 200 in Homs
Place: Australia.
Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world (AP)
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
AP - Protesters attacked seven Syrian embassies around the world following reports of the bloodiest episode yet in Damascus' nearly yearlong crackdown on dissent. Mobs trashed diplomats' offices from London to Australia and set the embassy in Cairo on fire....
Three Tibetans self-immolate in western China: report
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Event type: Disorder/Protest/Mutiny
Who is dead: A Tibetan
Number killed: 1
Who is injured: others
Number injured: 2
Snippet: beijing, Feb 5, 2012 (AFP) -A Tibetan died and two others were seriously hurt when they ...
Place: China.
Three Tibetans self-immolate in western China: report
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Tibetans in southwestern China have set themselves ablaze in protest against Chinese rule, Radio Free Asia reported, the latest in a series of self-immolations over the past year....
Attackers Blow up Gas Pipeline in Egypt's Sinai
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Event type: Armed Conflict
Who is dead: people
Number killed: 12
Weapons: tear gas
Snippet: ...riot fueled a third day of clashes that have killed at least 12 people.
Place: Egypt.
Attackers Blow up Gas Pipeline in Egypt's Sinai
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
Attackers blow up gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, halting exports to Israel, Jordan...
Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
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Event type: Armed Conflict
Snippet: Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban 05 Feb 2012 06:54 Source: reuters // Reuters By Rob Taylor KABUL ...
Place: Washington.
Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
KABUL (Reuters) - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally leave....
Car bomb kills seven in Afghan city Kandahar
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Event type: Terrorist Attack
Who is dead: seven, people
Number killed: 7
Who is injured: 19
Number injured: 19
Weapons: car bomb
Snippet: At least seven die in Afghanistan car bomb ...
Place: Kandahar.
Car bomb kills seven in Afghan city Kandahar
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
KABUL (Reuters) - A car bomb in the south Afghan city of Kandahar killed at least seven people and wounded 19 on Sunday, the province's media office said....
Dominican migrant boat overturns; at least 10 dead
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Event type: Maritime accident
Who is dead: people
Number killed: 10
Snippet: Boat capsizes off Dominican coast, 9 dead ...
Place: SANTO DOMINGO.
Dominican migrant boat overturns; at least 10 dead
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — An overloaded boat carrying migrants from the Dominican Republic overturned in the pre-dawn darkness Saturday off the coast of the Caribbean country, killing at least 10 people and leaving dozens missing, officials said....
Seven killed in Afghan car bomb attack
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Event type: Terrorist Attack
Who is dead: Seven, people, police officers, Six
Number killed: 7
Who is injured: others, 19
Number injured: 19
Weapons: car bomb
Snippet: Six Dead in Attack on Afghan Police Building ...
Place: Kandahar.
Seven killed in Afghan car bomb attack
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
At least seven people, including five police officers, were killed and 19 injured Sunday in a car bomb attack on the police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, BBC reported....
Philippine extremist planning attacks when killed
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Event type: Terrorist Attack
Who is dead: Abu Sayyaf commander
Number killed: 1
Snippet: Two Philippine security officials say a key Abu Sayyaf commander killed in a U.S.-backed airstrike was planning terror ...
Place: Philippines.
Philippine extremist planning attacks when killed
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two Philippine security officials say a key Abu Sayyaf commander killed in a U.S.-backed airstrike was planning terror attacks when he was slain. Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail was killed Thursday in a jungle hideout......
WEATHER: Heathrow airport cancels 30 percent of flights over snow
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Event type: Undefined
Who is dead: 260
Number killed: 260
Snippet: 260 die from cold in Europe ...
Place: England.
WEATHER: Heathrow airport cancels 30 percent of flights over snow
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
A heavy overnight snowfall forced London Heathrow airport, one of the world’s busiest hubs, to cancel 30 percent of its flights Sunday. Europe is experiencing a brutal cold snap, which has already caused more than 200 deaths in the past week....
Blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
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Event type: Man Made Disaster
Snippet: EMG's Gas Supply To Israel Interrupted After Explosion In Egyptian National Grid WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Ampal-American Israel Corp. (AMPL) announced ...
Place: Israel.
Blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
CAIRO (Reuters) -- An explosion hit a gas pipeline running from Egypt to Israel on Sunday, witnesses and state television reported. The pipeline, which also supplies gas to Jordan, has come under attack at least 12 times since Egyptian resident Hosni Mubarak was toppled in 2011....
US to move 4,700 Marines from Japan to Guam: reports
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Event type: Armed Conflict
Snippet: US to move 4,700 Marines from Japan to Guam: reports Tokyo and Washington have agreed to move 4,700 Marines from ...
Place: Washington.
Place: Okinawa.
Place: Guam.
US to move 4,700 Marines from Japan to Guam: reports
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
Tokyo and Washington have agreed to move 4,700 Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa to Guam in a bid to revive a stalled plan for the realignment of US forces in Japan, according to reports. The two countries in 2006 agreed to the transfer of around 8,000 Marines from Okinawa to the US.......
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Event type: Storm
Snippet: Travel warnings as snow blankets UK Much of Britain woke up to a blanket of snow today after the ...
Place: London.
Protesters cut short Key's Waitangi visit
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Event type: Disorder/Protest/Mutiny
Snippet: Protesters cut short Key's Waitangi visit NZ Prime Minister John Key says being forced to leave Waitangi ...
Place: WELLINGTON.
Protesters cut short Key's Waitangi visit
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
NZ Prime Minister John Key says being forced to leave Waitangi celebrations after being rushed at by protesters was a "lost opportunity"....
South Sudan: Nearly Five Million Face Food Shortages
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Event type: Humanitarian Crisis
Snippet: The Sudans: government by war By Magdi El Gizouli February 4, 2012 — In an interview on Friday ...
Place: Juba.
South Sudan: Nearly Five Million Face Food Shortages
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
[Sudan Tribune] Juba - At least 4.7 million people in South Sudan are likely to be food insecure this year, a joint crop and food security assessment report released by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) says....
Syrian newspaper welcomes UN veto (AP)
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Event type: Disorder/Protest/Mutiny
Snippet: Syrian Newspaper Welcomes UN Veto Syrian state newspaper welcomes Russian-Chinese veto, says crackdown ...
Place: Damascus.
Syrian newspaper welcomes UN veto (AP)
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
AP - A Syrian state-run newspaper has welcomed the Russian and Chinese veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at stopping Damascus' crackdown on the country's uprising....
Armed group attack Ethiopian troops in central Somalia
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Event type: Shooting
Perpetrator: Somali gunmen
Weapons: launcher, gun
Snippet: BELEDWEYN (Sh. M. Network) - Heavily armed Somali gunmen have attacked overnight on Ethiopian military bases ...
Place: Mareeg.
Armed group attack Ethiopian troops in central Somalia
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
BELEDWEYN (Mareeg) - Heavily armed Somali gunmen have attacked overnight on Ethiopian military bases in the town of Beledweyn, the capital city of Hiran region in central Somalia, residents said. Witnesses said, the sound of machine-guns and shoulder launchers could be heard overnight across the.......
Protests grip Cairo as pressure mounts for early vote
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Event type: Disorder/Protest/Mutiny
Snippet: Protests grip Cairo as pressure mounts for early vote ...ChinaPost.com.tw) - An Egyptian government building was set ...
Place: Egypt.
Protests grip Cairo as pressure mounts for early vote
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - An Egyptian government building was set on fire on Sunday as protests disrupted the heart of Cairo for a fourth day and public figures demanded a faster transition to civilian rule....
Heavy snow traps many people in Bosnia
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Event type: Undefined
Who is dead: at least 176
Number killed: 176
Snippet: ...the worst in decades in eastern Europe - has killed at least 176 ...
Place: Sarajevo.
Heavy snow traps many people in Bosnia
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia's government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralyzed by snow, while in Rome residents dug out from the city's biggest snowfall in 26 years, which shut down the Colosseum....
Nigerian Militant Group MEND Says It Attacked and Damaged Eni Pipeline
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Event type: Man Made Disaster
Snippet: Nigeria: Attack on Agip pipeline in President's state Nigeria oil militants claim attack on Agip pipeline in President ...
Place: Delta.
Nigerian Militant Group MEND Says It Attacked and Damaged Eni Pipeline
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
Nigerian Militant Group MEND Says It Attacked Eni Unit Oil Pipeline The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta , the main armed group in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern region, said it attacked and damaged a pipeline belonging to a unit of of Italy....
Over 500 million Indians will need new homes in a decade
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Event type: Undefined
Who is dead: local
Number killed: 1
Snippet: ...Europe put together, as the government and urban local bodies focus more on cons
Place: Puri.
Over 500 million Indians will need new homes in a decade
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
Over 500 million Indians will need new homes in almost a decade, close to the needs of China, North America and Western Europe put together, as the government and urban local bodies focus more on cons...
Virus hits cruise ship passengers
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Event type: Undefined
Who is dead: passengers
Number killed: 3
Snippet: Cruise passengers struck by virus ...
Place: Florida.
Virus hits cruise ship passengers
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
A stomach virus has made nearly 100 passengers ill on a Princess Cruise Lines ship sailing from South Florida, as people on another of its liners complained of gastrointestinal illness.Ninety-two passengers and 13 crew members on the Ruby Princess were affected by the norovirus, which causes vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach pain....
Report: 9 Syrian soldiers killed in clashes with deserters
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Event type: Armed Conflict
Who is dead: Syrian soldiers
Number killed: 9
Who is injured: 21
Number injured: 21
Perpetrator: rebels
Snippet: Report: 9 Syrian soldiers killed in clashes with deserters ...
Place: Turkey.
Report: 9 Syrian soldiers killed in clashes with deserters
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
Nine Syrian soldiers died and 21 were wounded in clashes overnight with armed rebels in the restive country's northwest, a rights group reported on Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Syrian army casualties occurred in three separate clashes at Jabal al-Zawiya in Idlib province, which borders Turkey....
Rocket hits journalist home in NW Pakistan
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Event type: Armed Conflict
Who is injured: children
Number injured: 2
Perpetrator: Taliban militants
Weapons: Rocket
Snippet: ...s restive North Waziristan tribal region injuring two children, tribesmen said Sunday. Pakistani forces and suspected ...
Place: ISLAMABAD.
Rocket hits journalist home in NW Pakistan
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
by Muhammad Tahir ISLAMABAD, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- A rocket slammed into the house of a journalist in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region injuring two children, tribesmen said Sunday. Pakistani forces and suspected Taliban militants exchanged fire in the area late Saturday night and one.......
Marine wife killed in Ca. explosion was Iowan, 31 (AP)
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Event type: Man Made Disaster
Who is dead: mother
Number killed: 1
Snippet: AP - Military officials say a Marine's wife and mother of two killed in a propane gas explosion outside a remote ...
Place: California.
Place: Iowa.
Place: Hudson.
Marine wife killed in Ca. explosion was Iowan, 31 (AP)
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
AP - Military officials say a Marine's wife and mother of two killed in a propane gas explosion outside a remote Northern California training base was a 31-year-old from Hudson, Iowa....
Tales of horror and revenge as Egypt reels from football tragedy
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Event type: Stabbing
Who is dead: 12
Number killed: 12
Weapons: knife
Snippet: 12 dead in fresh clashes as soccer dead are buried ...
Place: Egypt.
Tales of horror and revenge as Egypt reels from football tragedy
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET
As Egypt counts the cost of Wednesday's football stadium disaster, which killed 74 people, Nick Meo talks to some of the traumatised survivors....
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