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In The News
- Hurricanes - As Hurricane Irene sweeps the northeastern coast of the United States we take a look at hurricanes and what causes them.
- The Berlin Wall - 50 years ago, on August 13, 1961 East German authorities started constructing a wall separating East from West Berlin
- 9/11 - The tenth anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks on America spark memorial events around the world.
- Osama bin Laden - Almost ten years after the 9/11 attacks on America, the world's prime terrorist has been killed in an attack in Pakistan
- Chernobyl - 25 Years After the Great Disaster , we take a look at the events that led to the nuclear catastrophe and the effects of the past decades.
- Nuclear Power - From the spliiting of an atom to the way atomic power stations work
- Earthquakes - As a devastating earthquake hits north-eastern Japan read about what causes earthquakes and why they happen in the Pacific region
- Tsunamis - Killer Waves endangered the whole Pacific region after a maginute 8.9 earthquake hit Japan
- Muammar Gaddafi - Revolutionary Leader of Libya - The 42 year old rule of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is coming to an end as protesters and rebel groups control much of the country.
- The Sudan Crisis - After over 50 years of fighting and civil unrest, Sudan may be separating into two states. After the January referendum over 99% of the population of southern Sudan want independence.
- Facebook - In the wake of the recent film Facebook - The Social Network we take a look at how this social network expanded over the past few years and what the secret of the Facebook hype is.
