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Below we select our choice of the top world stories over the past 10 years. 1. 911 ter...2009-02-01T20:58+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-26a6060e26f07f71fa1894f49eb394e3NaturalDisastersTerroristAttack20090201205800http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10552710&ref=rss1. 911 terror attacks (2001) In the worst terror attack on the US mainland in modern history, two hijacked planes slammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York - where about 40,000 people worked - and a third...2009-02-01T17:39+0100nzheraldennzherald-26a6060e26f07f71fa1894f49eb394e3NaturalDisastersTerroristAttack20090201173900http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6582624.htmlA 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Maluku waters in eastern Indonesia Saturday afternoon, but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage, said the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), quoted by the national Antara News Agency.2009-02-01T04:12+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-6c9b28d101786668948c7fa457e9b611NaturalDisasters20090201041200http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/31/content_10742257.htmJAKARTA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Maluku waters in eastern Indonesia Saturday afternoon, but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage, said the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), quoted by the national Antara News Agency.2009-01-31T17:14+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6910d0fb803dbfda6364c044dd792383NaturalDisasters20090131171400http://www.msf.org/msfinternational/invoke.cfm?objectid=266C98A5-15C5-F00A-25CE3B26788D6F59&component=toolkit.article&method=full_htmlWhat does this temporary hospital look like? "From the outside, these are two enormous white tents, each one measuring 100 square meters, quite similar in appearance to a typical tent. The structure on which the roof is resting is made of inflatable tubes. Inside, the tents are arranged according to need.2009-01-30T08:53+0100MSFenMSF-4631958b1067ded39865bcd17a36a588ConflictNaturalDisasters20090130085300http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3663137,00.htmlAn earthquake struck eastern Indonesian on Wednesday, causing some panic in parts of Timor island, although there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, a meteorology agency official and a witness said. The earthquake was measured at 6.0 on the Richter scale and its epicentre was on land....2009-01-28T11:54+0100yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-483fa8182deccb8270d5c93015a5b3b3NaturalDisasters20090128115400http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/28/content_10730234.htmJAKARTA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake with 6.0 magnitude jolted central Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara provincial city of Kupang on Wednesday, but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage, said the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) quoted by the national Antara news agency.2009-01-28T11:48+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d1ceec158484a0aaf7546adf69b8b83dNaturalDisasters20090128114800http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3663137,00.htmlAn earthquake struck eastern Indonesian on Wednesday, causing some panic in parts of Timor island, although there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, a meteorology agency official and a witness said. The earthquake was measured at 6.0 on the Richter scale and its epicentre was on land....2009-01-28T11:44+0100ynetnewsenynetnews-483fa8182deccb8270d5c93015a5b3b3NaturalDisasters20090128114400http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090128-117761.htmlA tsunami warning was not issued as it occurred on land at a depth of 10km. -AFP2009-01-28T11:35+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-946a8ff787f47e175d904402c598e6eaNaturalDisasters20090128113500http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/28/worldupdates/2009-01-28T150557Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-376990-1&sec=WorldupdatesJAKARTA (Reuters) - An earthquake struck eastern Indonesian on Wednesday, causing some panic in parts of Timor island, although there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, a meteorology agency official and a witness said.2009-01-28T10:57+0100thestarenthestar-eec27601b59601a602315545320cc89eNaturalDisasters20090128105700http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=228758The earthquake was measured at 6.0 on the Richter scale and its epicentre was on land about 100 km (62 miles) northeast of Kupang.2009-01-28T10:34+0100javno-enenjavno-en-d2c51a6a4b3269898648c7edd0d07b6fNaturalDisasters20090128103400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6581809.htmlAn earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred in southern Sumatra, Indonesia at 08:07Wednesday (0007 GMT Wednesday), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory. The epicenter was initially determined to be 0.2 degrees south latitude and 98.2009-01-28T09:56+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-f3ecc4c91c4e89cc3a2bad193b929918NaturalDisasters20090128095600http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK381415.htm28 Jan 2009 08:44:12 GMT Source: Reuters JAKARTA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - An earthquake struck eastern Indonesian on Wednesday, causing some panic in parts of Timor island, although there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, a ...2009-01-28T09:56+0100alertnetenalertnet-c658d6aeee52e16ed114bd5d2e5827b7NaturalDisasters20090128095600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6581501.htmlAn intense earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale rocked the southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia at 1939 GMT Monday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a news bulletin early Tuesday morning. The epicenter was initially determined by the Observatory to beat 0.4 degrees south latitude and 97.2009-01-28T06:06+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-3909599afb06b2cea9171d29916aec7eNaturalDisasters20090128060600http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-Common-Chunk-HT-UI-Common-LatestNews&id=ce1c1b02-04bc-46ae-b845-11cf26fb6ad8&&Headline=Strong+quake+hits+off+IndonesiaA strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island early this morning , the US Geological Survey said.2009-01-28T04:32+0100HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-1e494a2202cb0244130b65eadc947e94NaturalDisasters20090128043200http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/28/content_10728236.htmHONG KONG, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred in southern Sumatra, Indonesia at 08:07Wednesday (0007 GMT Wednesday), according to a bulletin released by the Hong Kong Observatory. The epicenter was initially determined to be 0.2 degrees south latitude and 98.2009-01-28T03:32+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-886cdfee9b53d7cac626f0b018092859NaturalDisasters20090128033200http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090128-117572.htmlJAKARTA - A STRONG 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 7.01am (8.01am Singapore time) and was centred 224 kilometres (139 miles) south-southwest of the town of Sibolga at a depth of 35 kilometres under the sea, the USGS said.2009-01-28T03:01+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-345d6ba711188e367d8ba72bc3b0a850NaturalDisasters20090128030100