Local radio said 17 people were killed and President Michelle Bachelet confirmed six deaths, saying more were possible. Telephone and power lines were down, making a quick damage assessment difficult in the early morning darkness.
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Haitians in Mass Exodus from Capital Port-au-Prince
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Army scam: Indian Army chief, defence minister meet in Delhi
Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor met defence minister AK Antony here last evening against the backdrop of the reports that the latter wants the same yardstick to be applied against all the four senior army officers indicted in a land scam in Darjeeling.
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Delhi airport put on heightened alert
In the run up to Republic Day on Jan 26, the Delhi airport and Hindon air base in nearby Ghaziabad were put on heightened alert Saturday.
"It is a routine alert done ahead of Republic Day," a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) official said, requesting anonymity.
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गृहमंत्री पर जूत
नई दिल्ली, 8 अप्रैल। कांग्रेस मुख्यालय में मंगलवार को 1984 दंगों के मामले में सीबीआई द्वारा निर्दोष करार दिए गए कांग्रेसी नेता जगदीश टाइटलर कहा कि इससे क्षुब्ध एक सिख पत्रकार के गृहमंत्री पर जूता फेंकने की घटना से उन पर कोई फर्क नहीं पडता।