2008: Russian bombing kills 5 in GeorgiaA Georgian man holds the body of a relative after a Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in Gori, 50 miles from Tbilisi, on Aug. 9. At least five people were killed. In August, Georgia and Russia fought a short war over the region known as South Ossetia.
2008: Family mourns after China quakeRelatives cry next to the body of a student near a school in Hanwang Town, Mianzhu County, Sichuan province, on May 14. China faced a daunting rebuilding task to replace millions of homes, schools and businesses destroyed by the May 12 earthquake, which killed more than 68,000 people.
2008: Tossed to safety in GermanyResidents of an apartment building throw 9-month-old Onur Celar from a fourth-floor window to rescuers below Feb. 3 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. A fire started on the first floor, trapping residents above, but a policeman safely caught the girl. The fire killed nine people and injured 28.
2007: Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto assassinatedA survivor stands amid the carnage left by the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Dec. 27 in Rawalpindi. Bhutto was shot in the neck after speaking at an election rally. A suicide bomber blew himself up seconds later, killing at least 15 others.
2007: Air show collision in Poland
Two planes from the Zelazny aerobatics team collide during a performance at an air show in Radom, Poland, on Sept. 1 as a third plane in the maneuver, left, passes by unscathed. Both pilots in the collision died, but there were no injuries reported in the crowd.
2007: Virginia Tech massacrePolice carry wounded students out of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on April 16. Senior Seung-Hui Cho, 23, opened fire in a dorm and then in an engineering building before killing himself in the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history -- 33 dead including the shooter.
2007: Croc bites off veterinarian's armA crocodile clutches the lower left arm of veterinarian Chang Po-yu at the Shoushan Zoo in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on April 11. The croc bit Chang's arm off when he tried to remove a tranquilizer dart. Two bullets were fired at the croc, but it was unharmed. The arm was reattached.
2006: Indonesian volcano spews smokeIndonesia's Mount Merapi spews lava and thick smoke as seen from Tunggularum village in Yogyakarta on May 14. Indonesia raised the alert status for the volcano to the highest level the day before, prompting compulsory evacuation of thousands living on the slopes. The mountain continued to rumble and spout into the next year.
2005: Makeshift memorial to New Orleans residentA makeshift tomb at a New Orleans street corner Sept. 4 conceals a body that had been lying on the sidewalk for days in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The Category 4 storm had hit the city almost a week earlier, on Aug. 29. Nearly 2,000 people died in the hurricane and subsequent floods, making it one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history.
2004: Terrorist attack in MadridVictims sit on the tracks just outside Madrid's Atocha station as they are tended by rescue workers after deadly explosions March 11. Ten nearly simultaneous blasts killed 182 people on packed Madrid commuter trains. Investigators found the attacks were directed by an al-Qaida-inspired terrorist cell.
Horrible homecomingAn Iraqi family mourns the death of three relatives in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 10. The three -- a father, his teenage son and another male relative -- were shot and killed by U.S. Marines the night before after the car they were driving allegedly did not stop while passing a building occupied by the Marines.
2003: Before the fallCalifornia Highway Patrol officers try to rescue Jorge Dominguez, who was threatening to kill himself March 1 at the interchange between State Route 55 and I-405 in Orange County. The officers lost their grip when the 32-year-old Tustin man pushed off with his free leg, and he fell about 60 feet. He suffered extensive injuries but survived.
2002: Air show disasterAn SU-27 fighter crashes into a crowd July 27 at an air show in Lviv, Ukraine, killing 83 people. Prosecutors blamed pilot error and poor planning, saying organizers should not have allowed stunts over spectators.
2002: Afghanistan's scars
Mohboba, 7, with ointment applied to her face for a skin ailment called leishmaniasis, stands against a bullet-pocked wall waiting to be treated at a health clinic March 1 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The parasitic disease plagues many poverty-stricken children in Afghanistan.
Mohboba, 7, with ointment applied to her face for a skin ailment called leishmaniasis, stands against a bullet-pocked wall waiting to be treated at a health clinic March 1 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The parasitic disease plagues many poverty-stricken children in Afghanistan.
2001: 9/11 impact
Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes at 9:03 a.m. on Sept. 11 in New York City. The crash of two airliners hijacked by terrorists loyal to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden caused the collapse of the twin towers. A third airliner was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlingon, Va., and a fourth into a field in Shanksville, Pa. In total, 2,974 victims and the 19 hijackers died in the attacks.
Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes at 9:03 a.m. on Sept. 11 in New York City. The crash of two airliners hijacked by terrorists loyal to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden caused the collapse of the twin towers. A third airliner was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlingon, Va., and a fourth into a field in Shanksville, Pa. In total, 2,974 victims and the 19 hijackers died in the attacks.
2001: Ukraine mine blast
Rescue personnel view a badly burned miner at the Zasyadko mine in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Aug. 19. Dozens of miners were killed and several were injured in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine.
Rescue personnel view a badly burned miner at the Zasyadko mine in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Aug. 19. Dozens of miners were killed and several were injured in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine.
2000: The shot seen round the world
A video frame from France 2 television coverage shows Jamal Aldura and his 12-year-old son, Mohammed, cowering behind a barrel during Israeli-Palestinian clashes in Netzarim in the Gaza Strip on Sept. 30. Seconds later, a bullet struck Mohammed in the abdomen, killing him. His father was wounded by a bullet and shrapnel. The video sparked a worldwide outcry and continues to generate controversy.
A video frame from France 2 television coverage shows Jamal Aldura and his 12-year-old son, Mohammed, cowering behind a barrel during Israeli-Palestinian clashes in Netzarim in the Gaza Strip on Sept. 30. Seconds later, a bullet struck Mohammed in the abdomen, killing him. His father was wounded by a bullet and shrapnel. The video sparked a worldwide outcry and continues to generate controversy.
2000: Wildlife amid the wildfire
Wildfires ran rampant throughout the American West during the summer of 2000. This picture of a pair of cow elk framed in a wildfire near Sula, Mont., was taken Aug. 6 -- but it took until mid-September for journalists to track down who actually snapped the picture, fire behavior analyst John McColgan.
Wildfires ran rampant throughout the American West during the summer of 2000. This picture of a pair of cow elk framed in a wildfire near Sula, Mont., was taken Aug. 6 -- but it took until mid-September for journalists to track down who actually snapped the picture, fire behavior analyst John McColgan.
2000: Concorde in flames
A passenger in another plane snapped this photo of Air France Flight 4590 as the Concorde trailed flames during its takeoff from Paris on July 25. Moments later, the supersonic jet crashed, killing all 109 people on board and five more on the ground
A passenger in another plane snapped this photo of Air France Flight 4590 as the Concorde trailed flames during its takeoff from Paris on July 25. Moments later, the supersonic jet crashed, killing all 109 people on board and five more on the ground
2000: The face of Chechnya
A Chechen woman from Grozny looks through a bus window while crossing the Chechen-Ingush border from Chechnya on Jan. 10, not far from the Ingush village of Sleptsovskaya, a haven for refugees fleeing the fighting between Russian troops and Chechen rebels. Large-scale fighting would not end until 2009.
A Chechen woman from Grozny looks through a bus window while crossing the Chechen-Ingush border from Chechnya on Jan. 10, not far from the Ingush village of Sleptsovskaya, a haven for refugees fleeing the fighting between Russian troops and Chechen rebels. Large-scale fighting would not end until 2009.
1999: Toppled in Taiwan
A 12-story building lies on its side after it collapsed on top of a lower neighboring commercial building in the Taipei suburb of Hsinchung Sept. 21 after an earthquake jolted the island. The massive 7.6 earthquake killed more than 2,100 people.
A 12-story building lies on its side after it collapsed on top of a lower neighboring commercial building in the Taipei suburb of Hsinchung Sept. 21 after an earthquake jolted the island. The massive 7.6 earthquake killed more than 2,100 people.
1999: As bad as it can get
Tammy Holmgren and her daughters take shelter from a tornado May 3 under a highway bridge in Newcastle, Okla. Officials caution against that, saying bridges can act as wind tunnels and provide little shelter. The family was uninjured, but the tornado left a trail of death and destruction through central Oklahoma.
Tammy Holmgren and her daughters take shelter from a tornado May 3 under a highway bridge in Newcastle, Okla. Officials caution against that, saying bridges can act as wind tunnels and provide little shelter. The family was uninjured, but the tornado left a trail of death and destruction through central Oklahoma.
1998: Hurricane Georges barrels in
Key West, Fla., residents Brian Goss, left, George Wallace and Michael Mooney hold onto each other as they battle 90 mph winds of Hurricane Georges along Houseboat Row on Sept. 25.
Key West, Fla., residents Brian Goss, left, George Wallace and Michael Mooney hold onto each other as they battle 90 mph winds of Hurricane Georges along Houseboat Row on Sept. 25.
1999: On the march
An ethnic Albanian woman feeds her baby as she and 2,000 more Kosovo refugees walk along a muddy track after they were allowed to enter Macedonia on March 30. The refugees were fleeing one of a series of violent ethnic conflicts fought in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s and 2001.
An ethnic Albanian woman feeds her baby as she and 2,000 more Kosovo refugees walk along a muddy track after they were allowed to enter Macedonia on March 30. The refugees were fleeing one of a series of violent ethnic conflicts fought in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s and 2001.
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