Storm
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Toronto storm causes chaos throughout city
World | Jul 09, 2013, 11:06 AM ISTToronto, Jul 9: A severe thunderstorm caused flash flooding in Toronto, cutting power to at least 300,000 in Canada's largest city, shutting down subways, and leaving about 1,000 passengers stranded for hours on a commuter
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Tropical Storm Dalila swirls off Mexico's coast
World | Jul 01, 2013, 03:53 PM ISTMiami, July 1: Tropical Storm Dalila continues to swirl off Mexico's Pacific coast. The storm has maximum sustained winds early Monday near 45 mph (75 kph) with some possibility of strengthening later in the day
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Philippine storm spares capital but strands many
World | Jun 30, 2013, 10:59 AM ISTMANILA, Philippines, Jun 30: Philippine officials say a tropical storm has shifted and spared the capital but stranded thousands of commuters, toppled trees and knocked out power in outlying provinces. Forecasters had predicted that Tropical
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Tropical Storm Cosme likely to become a hurricane
World | Jun 25, 2013, 03:38 PM ISTMiami, Jun 25: Forecasters say Tropical Storm Cosme is likely to become a hurricane later in the day as it swirls in the Pacific off Mexico's coast.The storm's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday are near
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Daring attack: Taliban try to storm Afghan presidential palace (in pics)
World | Jun 26, 2013, 06:58 AM ISTNew Delhi 26 Jun: Suicide attackers blew up a car bomb and battled security forces outside Afghanistan's Presidential Palace on Tuesday after infiltrating one of the most secure areas of the capital, Kabul. The army
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Eega' takes foreign film fests by storm
Bollywood | May 16, 2013, 06:44 PM ISTChennai, May 16: After being selected for screening at the Cannes International Film Festival and Shanghai International Film Festival, S.S. Rajamouli's Telugu revenge-drama "Eega" will also be featured at the Madrid International Film Festival and
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Three killed, 50 injured in storm in Meghalaya
India | Apr 11, 2013, 06:16 PM ISTShillong, Apr 11: At least three people were killed and over 50 injured in a storm in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district, officials said Thursday.High velocity winds, accompanied with rain and lighnting, Wednesday night rendered
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Trinamool supporters storm factory, beat up owner, staff
India | Nov 04, 2012, 10:43 AM ISTKolkata, Nov 4: Three Trinamool Congress supporters, arrested for allegedly storming the premises of a private waste management company and beating up its employees in West Bengal's Hooghly district, were released on bail Saturday.The incident
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Protesters storm diplomatic enclave in Islamabad, army called in
World | Sep 20, 2012, 07:05 PM ISTIslamabad, Sep 20: The Pakistan government called in the army Thursday after a large number of enraged protesters tried to storm Islamabad's heavily-guarded diplomatic enclave to register their protest against a US-made anti-Islam film.According to
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Protesters storm US embassy in Yemen over blasphemous film on Prophet Mohammed
World | Sep 13, 2012, 05:46 PM ISTSanaa, Sept 13: Chanting “death to America,” hundreds of protesters angered by an anti-Islam film stormed the US Embassy compound in Yemen's capital and burned the American flag on Thursday, the latest in a series
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ONGC storm into semis
Hockey | Sep 12, 2012, 09:53 PM ISTChennai, Sep 12: Holders ONGC booked their berth in the semi-finals of the 87th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup All-India hockey tournament, defeating BPCL 5-2 in their concluding Group A league fixture here Wednesday.Leading 2-0 at half-time,
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Dhanush To Storm Bolly World With Aanand Rai's 'Raanjhana'
Bollywood | Mar 24, 2012, 01:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 24: “Tanu Weds Manu” director Aanand Rai, who has roped in ‘Kolaveri Di' hitmaker Dhanush for his next film, says the film will break the myth that actors from South do not
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Solar Storm Not As Strong As Feared
World | Mar 09, 2012, 07:33 AM ISTWashington, Mar 8: A solar storm of charged particles which erupted two days ago hit the Earth today but did not cause any of the geomagnetic disruptions that scientists feared.The storm, which scientists claimed to
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12 Killed In US Midwest Storm
World | Mar 01, 2012, 11:57 AM ISTBranson, Missouri, March 1: Tornados spawned by a powerful storm system roared through middle America in the early morning darkness Wednesday, flattening entire blocks of homes in small-town Illinois and Kansas and killing at least
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Suarez, Evra Meet For 1st Time Since Racism Storm
Football | Feb 12, 2012, 08:18 AM ISTLondon, Feb 12: A ball had yet to be kicked in Saturday's tension-filled match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford when the fierce rivalry between English football's two most successful teams plumbed new
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Potentially New Racism Storm Hits English Football
Football | Jan 08, 2012, 10:31 AM ISTLondon, Jan 8: Still reeling from high-profile incidents involving Luis Suarez and John Terry, English football is facing another possible case of racist abuse after a black player was reduced to tears by insults from
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Flash Floods Kill At Least 450 In Philippines
World | Dec 18, 2011, 08:09 AM ISTManila, Philippines: Flash floods devastated a southern Philippines region unaccustomed to serious storms, killing at least 450 people while they slept, rousting hundreds of others to their rooftops and turning two coastal cities into muddy,
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Iranian Students Storm British Embassy In Tehran
World | Nov 29, 2011, 08:44 PM ISTTehran, Nov 29: Dozens of hard-line Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, bringing down the Union Jack flag and throwing documents from windows in scenes reminiscent of the anger against Western
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Thuram Takes Broad View On Blatter Storm
Football | Nov 21, 2011, 11:20 AM ISTParis, Nov 21: For a deeper perspective about the week Sepp Blatter will want to forget, Lilian Thuram was the obvious person to call.France's most capped footballer has experienced racism both on and off the
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Storm Emergency Not Over: Obama
World | Aug 29, 2011, 08:13 AM ISTWashington, Aug 29 : US President Barack Obama has said that the Hurricane Irene recovery effort could go on for days or weeks, but hailed the disaster response operation as an “exemplary” display of good