Indian monsoon deaths pass 800 after stampede
 

DEATHS from India's record monsoon rose to 800 when residents of a Mumbai shantytown stampeded on rumours of a burst dam, police and officials said Friday, as forecasters predicted more heavy rain to come.

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Bomb suspected in Indian train blast as death toll rises to 12
 

THE death toll in an explosion on a long distance passenger train in northern India has risen to 12 with authorities suspecting the blast was caused by a bomb, reports said Friday. The explosion ripped through the compartment of the Shramjeevi Express near Jaunpur, 190 Km, east of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh state on Thursday.

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