NEW DELHI - You could blame it on the rising mercury level - the Delhi fire service number has not stopped ringing since early Thursday with the department receiving 30 calls of fire incidents from across the city until 10.30 a.m.
LONDON - A 16-year-old Briton has been sentenced to a prison term for shaking his seven-week-old daughter to death, a media report said Thursday.
PATNA - Thousands of people rendered homeless in Bihar awaited relief Thursday, a day after a violent storm ravaged parts of the state's eastern region killing at least 72 people.
QINGHAI - Survivors in a devastating earthquake in northwest China were in a state of shock Thursday, a day after the temblor killed nearly 600 people.
BEIJING - Rescuers fought chilly weather, strong winds and frequent aftershocks Thursday to claw through rubble and reach survivors of the devastating earthquake that left 617 people dead and nearly 10,000 injured in northwest China.
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