Missouri farmer killed by lightning strike as storms pelt Midwest with heavy rainOctober 8th, 2009 Missouri farmer killed by lightning strikeST. LOUIS — A Missouri farmer has died after being struck by lightning while checking on his cattle.
Strong earthquake hits near PhilippinesOctober 7th, 2009 Strong earthquake hits near PhilippinesWASHINGTON — A strong earthquake struck south of the Philippines on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Official: 1 US soldier killed, 1 wounded in a landmine explosion in southern PhilippinesSeptember 30th, 2009 Official: Mine kills US soldier in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines military says one U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in a landmine explosion in the country's insurgent-plagued south.
Cameroon lightning strike kills 5 schoolchildren; 58 sent to hospitalSeptember 16th, 2009 Cameroon lightning strike kills 5 schoolchildrenYAOUNDE, Cameroon — A lightning bolt killed five children at their school in northwest Cameroon as they were preparing to begin their school day, a local doctor said Wednesday. Some 58 others were taken to a hospital near the small village of Bamali, which is some 285 miles (460 kilometers) northwest of the capital, Yaounde.
CRPF trooper killed by lightning in JharkhandAugust 21st, 2009 RANCHI - A trooper of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed when a lightning struck him while he was guarding a picket on the outskirts of Ranchi Friday, police said. Chandan Dubey, a CRPF trooper posted at Barihatu picket situated in Bundu block, which is around 45 km from here, died in the afternoon when he was hit by lightning during a thunderstorm, a police official said.
Lightning kills 2 girls, injures 4 during outdoor religious service in southern MexicoAugust 18th, 2009 Lightning kills 2 girls, injures 4 in south MexicoTUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Officials say at least two girls have been killed and four others seriously injured after being struck by lightning during an outdoor religious service in southern Mexico. Chiapas state officials say two girls, ages 12 and 14, died after being struck by lightning on a soccer field in the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez.
Over 20 killed by lightning in BiharAugust 18th, 2009 PATNA - Over 20 people, including six women, have been killed by lightning in different parts of Bihar in the last couple of days, officials said Tuesday. Most of the victims killed Sunday and Monday were farm labourers and farmers.
Lightning strikes claim 10 lives in JharkhandAugust 14th, 2009 RANCHI - Lightning strikes have claimed lives of 10 people, including three women and two children, in various parts of Jharkhand, an official said here Friday. Lightning struck at two places of Dumka district Thursday night in which three women and a man were killed.
A look at major attacks in the Philippines by al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf groupAugust 13th, 2009 Major attacks by Abu Sayyaf in PhilippinesA look at major attacks in the Philippines attributed to the violent al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group:
— April 1995: Militants raid the mostly Christian town of Ipil, killing more than 50 people after robbing banks and stores and burning the town center. — February 1997: Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen kill Catholic Bishop Benjamin de Jesus on Jolo Island.
Lightning kills 10 in Bengal villageAugust 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - Ten people were killed and 12 injured when lightning struck the venue of a religious ritual in a West Bengal village, police said Wednesday. The injured have been admitted to the Burdwan Medical College and Hospital.
Bomb blast near Roman Catholic cathedral kills 1, wounds 26 others in southern PhilippinesJuly 5th, 2009 Bomb blast near south Philippine cathedral kills 1MANILA, Philippines — Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding more than two dozen others. The bomb exploded outside the Immaculate Conception cathedral in Cotabato city as churchgoers walked out after attending Mass.
13 dead in Jharkhand lightningJune 29th, 2009 RANCHI - At least 13 people, including three women and two children, were killed after they were struck by lightning in various parts of Jharkhand, an official said Monday. In the last two days since Sunday, four people were killed in Palamau, three in Giridih, two in Garwah and one each in Gumla, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Hazaribagh, the official said.
Filipino boy accidentally kills father, a soldier home on leave for Father's DayJune 22nd, 2009 Philippines: boy accidentally kills fatherMANILA, Philippines — Police say a 6-year-old boy accidentally shot dead his father, a soldier home for Father's Day after fighting Muslim rebels in the south. Police Officer Hermogenes Capili says Private First Class Apolonio Pacioles asked his son to fetch his .45 caliber pistol at their home in Manila's Quezon City suburb early Sunday.
Typhoon kills 10 in PhilippinesMay 8th, 2009 MANILA - At least 10 people have been killed after a typhoon hit the northern Philippine province of Pangasinan, officials said Friday. The Chan-Hom made landfall in the province Thursday night, killing at least 10 people and injuring 10 others, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said.
Rebel attack in Philippines kills 17March 31st, 2009 MANILA - Seventeen people were killed when communist rebels attacked a military outpost in the southern Philippines Tuesday, an army spokesman said. An undetermined number of guerrillas swooped down on an army patrol base in Malaybalay City in Bukidnon province, 855 km south of Manila, according to Major Michele Anayron.
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