2 Oaklahoma men killed after tornado rips through central Canadian tourist resort

October 9th, 2009 Circus billionaire hosts space showMONTREAL — Canadian space tourist and circus billionaire Guy Laliberte mixed star power, science lectures, music and poetry with water hosting a TV/Internet show from the International Space Station. People from around the world tuned in via TV and the Internet on Friday the Cirque du Soleil founder, brought his crusade to preserve the world's water resources down to Earth from his host's chair on the International Space Station.

September 8th, 2009 Tornado, mudslides kill 16 in Argentina, BrazilBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A violent storm that spawned a tornado and mudslides killed at least 16 people across northern Argentina and southern Brazil, authorities said Tuesday. Dozens were injured in the winds and hail as their homes were destroyed.

September 2nd, 2009 Explosion rips through crowd in east AfghanistanKABUL — Officials say an explosion has ripped through a crowd of government officials one province east of Kabul. Sayed Ahmad Safi, the spokesman for the governor of Laghman, says government officials were inaugurating a mosque in the city of Mehterlam — 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of Kabul — when the explosion happened.

August 21st, 2009 Possible tornadoes cause damage in Canada, kill 1TORONTO — Violent storms carrying possible tornados tore across parts of Ontario, killing one person, damaging buildings and canceling flights. There were reports of funnel clouds causing damage in at least three areas.

August 21st, 2009 Suspected tornado kills Ontario boyTORONTO — Officials say an 11-year-old boy was killed during a violent storm that spawned as many as four suspected tornadoes in Ontario. Grey County emergency services manager Mike Muir says the boy was at a day camp in a conservation area near the southwestern Ontario town of Durham when a violent storm Thursday collapsed buildings and sent debris flying.

August 19th, 2009 Tornados reported along Minnesota-Wisconsin borderMINNEAPOLIS — The National Weather Service is getting reports of several possible tornados along the central Minnesota-Wisconsin border, including one near downtown Minneapolis. Powerful winds on Wednesday tore off part of a 90-year-old metal church steeple in the city, toppled trees and scattered large outdoor tents and chairs set up for a Lutheran convention.

August 19th, 2009 Winds rip through Minneapolis, possible tornadoMINNEAPOLIS — Weather experts are looking into tornado reports after powerful winds ripped through Minneapolis, tearing off part of a 90-year-old metal church steeple. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning Wednesday afternoon after receiving reports of a tornado just north of downtown.

August 4th, 2009 BANGKOK - The captain of a passenger plane was killed when the aircraft he was flying slid off the runway Tuesday while landing at the popular Thai tourist island of Samui, a government official said. Transport Minister Sophon Sarun said passengers were injured and taken to hospital, but he could not confirm how many or how seriously.

July 20th, 2009 NATO: Fighter jet crashes at Afghan baseKABUL — A Tornado fighter jet crashed inside NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan on Monday in the second major crash on the base in two days, officials said. The jet crashed inside Kandahar Airfield during takeoff at 7:20 a.m.

June 16th, 2009 Midwest storms cause flooding, spawn 1 tornadoDREXEL, Mo. — Midwestern storms raised flooding concerns in already soggy areas and spawned at least one tornado.

June 10th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Six passengers, including four women, were killed and 29 were injured when the bus they were travelling in rolled down into a river near south Kashmir's Pahalgam tourist resort Wednesday, police said. The bus was travelling from Anantnag town to Pahalgam when the driver lost control after a tyre burst at Yaner village, 16 km from the hill resort "Six passengers died on the spot" after the bus rolled down into the Lidder river, a police officer told IANS.

May 9th, 2009 Actor's Idaho ski resort to rebuild lodgeFAIRFIELD, Idaho — Managers of a small ski operation owned by "Die Hard" actor Bruce Willis through his Idaho-based company, Valley Entertainment Group, say the main lodge at the Soldier Mountain Ski Resort will be rebuilt. The ski lodge at the base of the resort in central Idaho was destroyed in a March 30 fire, which investigators determined was accidental and most likely started in the building's electrical wiring system.

May 8th, 2009 Southern storms hit Alabama for 2nd dayTUSKEGEE, Ala. — A day after heavy wind, rain and hail damaged homes across the South, torrential rains and possible tornadoes hit central Alabama on Thursday, flooding roads and briefly trapping a family when a tree fell on their mobile home.

May 6th, 2009 Strong storms, possible tornado damage NC homesRALEIGH, N.C. — Officials say strong thunderstorms and a possible tornado damaged at least a dozen homes in North Carolina.

April 28th, 2009 Tornado damages school, homes in TexasJONAH, Texas — The National Weather Service says a tornado has damaged more than 20 buildings north of Austin, Texas. Meteorologist Chris Morris says 12 to 15 homes were among the structures damaged when the twister touched down west of Jonah in Williamson County early Monday.