Antananarivo, March 14 (DPA) A storm in Madagascar left 14 people dead, 27,000 homeless and thousands of houses damaged after ravaging the tropical island, national television reported Saturday.
The region around the town of Mananjary was hit the hardest Friday, the report said.
A quarter of the town was flooded and electricity and water supplies were disrupted, [...]
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14 killed, 27,000 homeless in Madagascar storm
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Having won the hockey World Cup after 24 years, Australian captain Jamie Dwyer said they would now aim to win the gold at the 2012 London Olympics.
Australian coach Ric Charlesworth, who won the World Cup both as a player and a coach, said there is still scope for the team [...]
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After World Cup win, Aussies target Olympics gold
Doha, March 13 (DPA) Some 1,500 delegates representing 175 parties to a treaty designed to protect endangered species around the world on Saturday gathered in Qatar to discuss how best to protect wildlife.
Bluefin tuna, elephants, polar bears, and a wide variety of reptiles, insects, plants and corals would top the agenda of the two-week conference [...]
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Delegates gather in Qatar to save elephants, tuna
Seoul, March 13 (IANS) Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was taken to a hospital in Seoul Saturday after complaining of a stomach ache, hospital officials said, adding that he was recovering.
An official at Yonsei Severance Hospital said on the phone that Kissinger was admitted to the hospital earlier Saturday due to sudden abdominal [...]
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Former US secretary of state Kissinger falls ill (Lead)
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A robbery bid at a financial firm was foiled and two people arrested here Saturday after a woman locked the building’s gates and collected a huge crowd outside, police said.
Three robbers jumped down from the third floor of the building in Keshavpuram area of northwest Delhi and managed to excape. [...]
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Woman foils robbery bid
