2006: Resisting West Bank evacuationA Jewish settler struggles with Israeli security officers as authorities evacuate the Amona settlement in the West Bank on Feb. 1. Thousands of troops clashed with hundreds of settlers after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the demolition of nine homes in the illegal settlement.
2004: Tsunami's devastationA woman mourns Dec. 28 in Cuddalore, India, over the death of a relative in a tsunami that struck around the Indian Ocean two days before. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered massive waves, killing more than 200,000 and dislocating millions in one of the worst natural disasters in modern history.
2004: Terrorist attack at Russian schoolA boy cries after he and other hostages were freed Sept. 3 by special forces from a school in Beslan, southern Russia, after a three-day siege by terrorists ended with more than 330 people dead.
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 fall
California 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.
California 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.
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.
Tearful aftermath
A boy weeps inside a makeshift tent erected outside the M Djamil hospital in Padang, Indonesia, on Oct. 3. An earthquake partially destroyed the hospital.
A boy weeps inside a makeshift tent erected outside the M Djamil hospital in Padang, Indonesia, on Oct. 3. An earthquake partially destroyed the hospital.
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