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Six charged over Christmas Eve gang rape in India

Indian police have arrested 10 people and charged six of them with allegedly gang-raping a 21-year-old woman on Christmas Eve in southern India, in another case of sexual assault of women in the country.

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'Life Of Pi' deeply moving and visually stunning

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33 killed in India cyclone

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11 die as cyclone hits Indian coast

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Relatives pray for thousands still missing

Swept to their deaths

MORE THAN 11,500 people were killed in seven countries as tidal waves from a massive undersea earthquake smashed into coastlines across Asia yesterday.

Mon, 27 Dec, 2004

'I never imagined anything like this could happen'

MASSIVE tidal waves triggered by an Indonesian earthquake slammed into southern India yesterday, killing more than 2,000 people and sweeping away boats, homes and vehicles, officials said.

Mon, 27 Dec, 2004

Maureen puts Christmas on hold for love of orphan

A WOMAN who moved to France two months ago so she could adopt an Indian boy born with only one limb will celebrate Christmas without her husband and family.

Fri, 24 Dec, 2004

Mother moves to France to adopt boy

A MOTHER of four adult children is to swap her Cork home for one in France tomorrow so she can adopt a very bright little Indian boy born with only one limb.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2004

At least 20 dead in earthquake

At least 20 people have been killed by a severe earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale which hit the Indian subcontinent.

Fri, 26 Jan, 2001