Tag: Storm

Gunmen storm Iraq police compound

Insurgents carried out a wave of attacks before storming a police compound in the western city of Ramadi on Sunday, raising questions about Iraqi...

Philippines storm toll reaches 650; 800 missing

Philippinesss rescuers struggled against mud, fatigue and the stench of death Sunday to help the survivors of devastating flash floods that killed more than...

400 dead, 200 missing in Philippines storm

Tropical storm Washi whipped the southern Philippines, unleashing mammoth floods across vast areas that left 440 people dead and nearly 200 missing, relief workers...

Storm approaches for India’s banks, analysts say

NewsMoody’s downgraded State Bank of India’s rating to D+ from C- in October. How bad will things get for India’s banks? It depends on...

Second typhoon slams Philippines

Typhoon Nalgae lashed the Philippines on Saturday, killing one person and bringing fresh misery for more than a million people trapped by earlier storm...

Typhoon Nesat slams into China

Typhoon Nesat slammed into the southern Chinese island of Hainan on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 100,000 people after sweeping past Hong Kong and...

Japan storm death toll rises to 25, more missing

Japan's death toll from tropical depression Talas, earlier downgraded from a tropical storm, has risen to 25 with 52 missing, the government said on...

Storm drenches Louisiana, threatens US flooding

Tropical Storm Lee lurched toward the US Gulf Coast on Saturday, dumping heavy rain on Louisiana and threatening extensive flooding that will put the...

Storm Lee lumbers towards Louisiana

Slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee strengthened as it lumbered toward the Louisiana coast on Saturday, bringing torrential rains that will put the flood defenses of...

Furious Mirza stirs up political storm

Dr Zulfiqar Mirza resigned from all his government and party offices on Sunday - including the posts of senior provincial minister for works and...

Storm kills four in South Korea, two missing

Tropical Storm Muifa left four people dead and two missing as it battered South Korea's west coast with strong winds and rain, officials and...

Suicide bombers storm Afghan guesthouse, four killed

Three suicide bombers attacked a guesthouse used by foreigners in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz on Tuesday, killing four Afghan security guards employed...

Philippine storm toll hits 52 as more go missing

The death toll from tropical storm Nock-ten rose to 52 in the Philippines even as another approaching storm left two more people missing, the...

Imran, Asif storm into NBP Snooker semis

A pair of cueists from Punjab Imran Shehzad and Muhammad Asif and Sindh’s Abdul Sattar and Sohail Shehzad advanced into the semi-finals of the...

McIlroy digs in amid storm

Rory McIlroy was battling hard to keep his hopes alive of winning back-to-back Majors as stormy weather lashed the third round of the British...

Foot in mouth for ‘N’ as workers storm police station

Supporters of a PML-N member of the National Assembly not only blatantly broke the law on Friday, but also mocked the tall claims of...

Syrian forces storm suburb, ambassador in Hama

Syrian security forces stormed the northern Damascus suburb of Harasta, injuring two people, residents and a human rights group said on Friday, ahead of...