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Argentina’s powerful ex-President Kirchner dies (Reuters)

October 27th, 2010

UNASUR secretary general and former Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner arrives at Miraflores Palace in Caracas August 5, 2010, for a meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. REUTERS/Jorge SilvaReuters - Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, the current president’s husband and a contender to succeed her in next year’s election, died from a heart attack on Wednesday.


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Powerful Hurricane Karl nears Mexican Gulf coast (AP)

September 17th, 2010

Sea waves hit sunshades at Maracaibo beach in Nautla, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Hurricane Karl, that reached Category 3 strength in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to reach the country's central coast Friday. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Hurricane Karl smashed into Mexico’s Gulf Coast on Friday, creating havoc in the major port city of Veracruz and forcing the country to shut down its only nuclear…

Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake (AP)

September 4th, 2010

A police officer is seen on a street blocked by rubble from a damaged building following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch, New Zealand, early Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Alexander) ** NEW ZEALAND OUT **AP - Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand’s South Island…

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand’s South Island (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

A police officer is seen on a street blocked by rubble from a damaged building following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch, New Zealand, early Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Alexander) ** NEW ZEALAND OUT **AP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand’s South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries. Looters broke…

Powerful quake hits eastern Indonesia (AP)

August 3rd, 2010

AP - The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful earthquake has hit waters off Indonesia’s eastern coast.

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Iran plans more powerful nuclear research reactor (AP)

June 16th, 2010

In front of a portrait of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking during a public gathering in his provincial tour at the city of Shahr-e-Kord, 325 miles (543 kilometers)south of the capital Tehran, Iran Wednesday June 16, 2010. Iran's president says Tehran supports a dialogue with the outside world but that world powers must first be punished for the latest round of U.N. sanctions imposed on Iran. (AP Photo/IIPA, Sajjad Safari)AP - Iran’s nuclear chief says his country is designing a new atomic research reactor in another snub of international efforts to curb the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions.


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Powerful bombings rock Afghan city of Kandahar (AP)

April 15th, 2010

An Afghan policeman holds an RPG as clashes with insurgents broke out after a German military vehicle was apparently hit by a rocket in Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, April 15, 2010. Four German soldiers were killed and five wounded in the attack. (AP Photo)AP - Two powerful bombings rocked the southern Afghan city of Kandahar Thursday, killing three foreigners and three Afghan soldiers, according to President Hamid Karzai’s half brother. Meanwhile, four German…

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