Place: north-western India

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Indian man 'beheaded daughter with sword'

A father in north-western India remained unrepentant after beheading his daughter with a ceremonial sword in a rage over her relationships with men, police said.

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Twelve pregnant women die in India

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Guests arrive for Brand and Perry's wedding

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History of quakes

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85 killed as truck plunges into gorge in India

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Truck plunges into gorge killing 72

Twenty-five killed in Indian caste protests

Tens of thousands of lower-caste people wielding swords and knives were prevented from marching in troubled north-western India, where clashes involving police and rival communities have killed at least 25 in recent days.

Mon, 04 Jun, 2007

Leopard kills man in northern India

A leopard attacked and killed a 75-year-old man in a remote mountainous region in north-western India, police said today.

Thu, 29 Dec, 2005

Toxic cloud threatens southern Asia

A THREE-KILOMETRE deep blanket of sooty pollution stretching across southern Asia threatens to inflict untold economic damage to the region and put hundreds of thousands of people at risk, scientists said yesterday.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2002