17 killed as rains create havoc in Pakistan
September 9th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and over 20 others injured in several rain-related accidents in eastern and southern Pakistan Sunday, reported Xinhua, citing local media ... Read more...
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48 killed in Kenya ethnic clashes
August 22nd, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Aug 22 (IANS) At least 48 people, including 11 children, were killed in a clash involving two communities in Kenya, police said Wednesday.The clash between the Pokomo and Orma ... Read more...
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24 injured in China quake (Lead)
June 30th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) At least 24 people were injured and hundreds of cattle died in collapsed sheds as a 6.6-magnitude quake jolted China's Xinjiang Uygur region Saturday and toppled ... Read more...
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Wild tuskers rampage through Chhattisgarh villages, cause panic
June 27th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 27 (IANS) Panic has spread as at least two persons have been trampled to death and several houses damaged by herds of wild elephants rampaging in Sarguja forest ... Read more...
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Pakistani politicians’ houses attacked
June 18th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) A mob of more than 100 people, carrying sticks and stones, attacked the residences of a minister and a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader in Punjab ... Read more...
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Scientists to probe Nagpur meteorite shower
May 27th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) A team of scientists from Mumbai will leave for Nagpur Monday to investigate and study the impact of last Tuesday's large meteorite shower in the Katol ... Read more...
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16 die in flood in Afghan province
May 11th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 11 (IANS) Sixteen people were killed and 20 went missing after floods ravaged Afghanistan's Takhar province, an official said.Heavy rains and flood took place in Takhar province, 245 ... Read more...
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Flood kills 25 Afghans at wedding party
May 8th, 2012 - 8:23 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 8 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed while attending a wedding party in an Afghan village as flood washed away several houses, a government official said. Locals ... Read more...
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Flood kills 25 in northern Afghan province
May 7th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mazar-e-Sharif (Afghanistan), May 7 (IANS) Floods washed away several houses and killed at least 25 people at a wedding party in the northern Afghan province of Saripul late Sunday night, ... Read more...
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China to conserve homes of famous people
April 15th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) China will be draw up a plan to identify and protect the former residences of the country's notable figures, a media report said Sunday.Residences of important ... Read more...
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Two firemen killed in US blaze
April 10th, 2012 - 3:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) Two firefighters have died in Philadelphia city, US, when a wall of an abandoned warehouse collapsed on them after a fire broke out at the facility.The ... Read more...
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NRHM scam: CBI raids 45 places, ex-BSP man under scanner
January 4th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 4 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday raided about 45 places across Uttar Pradesh, including the premises of expelled Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member and former minister Babu Singh ... Read more...
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Eight killed in Pakistan bombing
December 30th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 13 injured Friday evening in a powerful suicide bombing in a residential area in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports ... Read more...
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Taliban killed in failed bombing, five injured
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 2 (IANS) A Taliban suicide bomber Friday tried to drive an explosives-laden lorry into a camp of international troops in Afghanistan, but failed and blew up the ... Read more...
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11 killed as strong winds, floods hit Sri Lanka
November 25th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 25 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and over 700 houses were damaged when strong winds and floods lashed parts of Sri Lanka Friday, Xinhua reported.Area ... Read more...
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Goa plans to revive 60 mines in sanctuary
October 29th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 29 (IANS) The Congress-led Goa government has given a controversial lease of life to more than 60 non-operational mines in the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary, leaving environmentalists angry.The ... Read more...
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Bridges, houses collapse in heavy rains in Jharkhand
September 24th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 24 (IANS) Two bridges and several houses collapsed and farm lands were inundated in half a dozen districts of Jharkhand following incessant rains over the past four days, ... Read more...
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Kashmir minister’s son arrested for assault
August 4th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) The son of a senior Jammu and Kashmir minister and Congress leader was arrested in south Kashmir's Anantnag Thursday for rioting including assaulting a village headman, ... Read more...
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12 killed in South Korea landslide
July 27th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 27 (IANS) Twelve people were killed and at least 26 were injured Wednesday in a landslide in South Korea, Xinhua reported.The rain-triggered landslide occurred after midnight near the ... Read more...
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Four dead in Assam petrol tanker explosion
May 31st, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 31 (IANS) At least four people were burnt to death and 12 more critically injured late Monday when a tanker carrying petrol overturned and exploded on a highway ... Read more...
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Storms claim 56 lives in India
May 20th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- At least 56 people were killed when severe dust storms, accompanied by rain and thundershowers, lashed the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Wednesday evening.The ... Read more...
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Suicide bomber kills nine in Pakistan (Lead)
March 3rd, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) A suicide bomber Thursday blew up a car packed with 600 kg of explosives near a police station in Pakistan's northwest killing nine people including four ... Read more...
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3 killed in protests against power plant in Andhra (Second Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Three people were killed, scores were injured and several houses were destroyed Monday when police opened fire against villagers protesting an under construction thermal power plant in Andhra ... Read more...
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Heavy rains leave 250 dead in Brazil
January 13th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 13 (IANS/EFE) At least 250 people have died due to heavy rains, flooding and mudslides in Brazil during the past two days, authorities said.In the mountainous Teresopolis, the ... Read more...
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Security stepped up in Assam after ethnic clashes
January 11th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Dispur, Jan 11 (ANI): After ethnic clashes erupted along the Assam-Meghalaya border, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said that ten more paramilitary companies have been deployed to restore normalcy in the region.Speaking ... Read more...
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S Korea says Pyongyang’s renewed call for inter-Korean talks ‘lacks sincerity’
January 10th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Jan 10 (ANI): South Korea has dismissed the latest call for inter-Korean talks by the North saying it 'lacks sincerity', and urged Pyongyang to address pending issues first.On Saturday, North ... Read more...
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Two more killed as Assam-Meghalaya border tense
January 10th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 10 (IANS) Two more people were killed and 12 injured in fresh violence in riot-hit areas of Meghalaya-Assam border, officials said Monday. Several houses and trucks carrying supplies to the ... Read more...
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Four killed in Meghalaya ethnic clash, army called in (Lead)
January 6th, 2011 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 5 (IANS) The army was called out in Meghalaya's violence-hit East Garo Hills district after four people were killed Wednesday in an ethnic clash between Garo and Rabha tribals. "Three ... Read more...
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Four killed in Meghalaya ethnic clash
January 5th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 5 (IANS) Four people were killed and eight injured Wednesday in ethnic clashes between the Garo and Rabha tribals along the Meghalaya-Assam border, an official said. "Three Rabha youths died ... Read more...
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Fireworks blast kills at least 12 in central China
December 20th, 2010 - 4:54 am ICT by BNO News
CHANGSHA, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll from a powerful fireworks explosion in central China on Friday has risen to twelve, state-run media reported on Sunday.The blast happened on Friday at ... Read more...
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No Casualties Reported In Aumsville Tornado
December 15th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Oregon, Dec 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Tuesday a tornado hit the small town of Aumsville, Oregon in the afternoon going on to destroy almost four to five buildings and many ... Read more...
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Risk of war rising in Korean peninsula: Adm. Mullen
December 14th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Dec 14 (ANI): Admiral Mike Mullen, the top US military officer, has warned that the danger of war or hostilities is rising in the Korean peninsula.The warning of Mullen, who ... Read more...
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‘US-ROK attacks against North Korea will bring them self-destruction’
December 12th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Dec 12 (ANI): North Korea has warned that its army and people are ready for escalated conflicts and on all-out war that would not be confined to the peninsula, according to ... Read more...
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US, South Korea plan more military exercises as warning to belligerent North
December 2nd, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2(ANI): The United States and South Korea are planning to carry out more joint military exercises as early as this month, South Korea's military has said.The announcement comes ... Read more...
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US-S. Korea reject China’s request to hold emergency six-party talks with N Korea
November 30th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): The United States, South Korea and Japan have reportedly rejected China's request to hold emergency six-party talks with North Korea over the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, saying ... Read more...
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