Lightning strikes kill 11, injure 15 in eastern IndiaCALCUTTA, India — Officials say at least 11 people have been killed and 15 others seriously injured after being struck by lightning in eastern India. More than 500,000 homeless as toll from cyclone in India, Bangladesh rises to 264CALCUTTA, India — Hundreds of thousands of people flooded out of their homes by deadly Cyclone Aila crowded government shelters in eastern India and Bangladesh on Friday, and officials said the risk of disease outbreaks was growing. Police: Homemade liquor kills 15, sickens 48 in eastern IndiaCALCUTTA, India — Police say at least 15 people have died and 48 have been hospitalized in eastern India after they drank locally brewed alcohol that was apparently toxic. Calcutta prisoners stage brief hunger strike demanding right to watch IPLCALCUTTA, India — Prisoners in Calcutta’s main prison went on a brief hunger strike in an effort to force authorities to allow them to watch a telecast of the Indian Premier League. |