At least 49 police officers were killed when suspected communist rebels attacked a remote post in the jungles of eastern India today.

More than 9,300 people across Asia were killed today after one of the most powerful earthquakes on record triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into coastlines in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Thailand and Malaysia.

A truck carrying wedding guests collided head-on with another truck, killing at least 30 people in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, police said today.