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Three killed as floods swamp India's financial hub

Three killed as floods swamp India's financial hub
Mumbai - 

Rescuers battled through floods swamping India's megacity of Mumbai Wednesday to evacuate thousands of stranded people, after heavy rain triggered inundations that have left three dead.

People evacuated from area around Texas chemical plant

People evacuated from area around Texas chemical plant
Houston - 

People living near a chemical plant that produces organic peroxides in flooded southeast Texas have been evacuated as a precautionary measure, authorities said Tuesday.

Suicide bomber kills four near US embassy in Kabul

Kabul - 

A suicide bomber blew himself up on a busy shopping street near the heavily-fortified US embassy in central Kabul Tuesday, killing four people and injuring several others, officials said.

San Diego battles deadly Hepatitis A outbreak

San Diego battles deadly Hepatitis A outbreak
Los Angeles - 

A record outbreak of Hepatitis A has killed 14 people and put scores in hospital in San Diego, hitting mostly homeless and patients using intravenous drugs. 

Missing in China landslide climbs to 32

Missing in China landslide climbs to 32
Beijing - 

The number of people missing after a landslide struck dozens of homes in rural southwestern China has climbed to 32, authorities said Tuesday.

Macau weather agency under investigation for delayed typhoon warning

Macau weather agency under investigation for delayed typhoon warning

Macau - 

Macau graft busters have begun a probe into the city's weather bureau over its handling of deadly Severe Typhoon Hato, amid reports that deference to the island's gaming industry was behind delays to its storm warnings.

Third Indian train derails in 10 days

New Delhi - 

An express train derailed in India on Tuesday, the third accident to hit the country's ageing railways in 10 days.

Taliban suicide bomb attack on Afghan forces kills 13

Kandahar - 

A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 13 people and wounded several more in an attack on a convoy of Afghan soldiers in Helmand province late Sunday, an official said.



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