From US -- 7.7 and don’t blame Indians
Seismological community in the US has sized the Bhuj earthquake at 7.7 on the Richter scale, the biggest in recent times and more powerful than the temblors that struck Turkey, Taiwan, and El Salvador over the past couple of years.



110 Afghans killed by cold in one night
United Nations said on Wednesday more than 110 Afghans displaced by drought and war died from cold in one city in one night.



Japan jets miss mid-air crash, 34 injured
At least 34 people on board a Japan Airlines Boeing 747 jumbo jet were injured on Wednesday when the pilot swerved to avoid a mid-air collision with an aircraft on a flight from South Korea.



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