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Average global temperatures this June were the fourth warmest since record keeping began in 1880, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has said.

The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces was 16.12 degrees Celsius, 0.63 degrees above the 20th century average, Xinhua reported.

Most areas of the world experienced above-average monthly temperatures, the WMO said citing statistics from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The areas included North America, Eurasia and northern Africa.

However, the monthly temperature during June in Britain was below the 1971-2000 average, making it the coolest June since 1991, said the report.

J&K: Infiltration along LoC, 1 killed

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J&K: Infiltration along LoC, 1 killed

One Junior Commanding Officer was killed and another jawan injured after a major infiltration bid by a group of six terrorists was foiled by the Army along LoC in Machil in Kupwara district of North Kashmir.


Manmohan Singh to visit US

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Manmohan Singh to visit US

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to travel to Washington in a few months at the invitation of US President Barack Obama.

K'taka: 28 MLAs inducted in cabinet

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K'taka: 28 MLAs inducted in cabinet

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday expanded his Cabinet with the induction of 28 Ministers.

CBI officer caught taking bribe

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CBI officer caught taking bribe

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official, who is also the Chief Investigating Officer probing the coal block allocation scam, was caught taking a bribe of Rs 15 lakh on Friday.

TN: Farmers threaten mass suicides

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TN: Farmers threaten mass suicides

Farmers in Coimbatore region on Friday threatened that they would resort to mass suicides if government went ahead with its plan to increase power tariff.

Chennai: MK Stalin surrenders illegal car

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Chennai: MK Stalin surrenders illegal car

DMK leader MK Stalin on Friday surrendered his illegally-imported Hummer to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Chennai.

B'lore office blast: Police still clueless

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B'lore office blast: Police still clueless

A month after an explosion took place opposite the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Malleshwaram in Bangalore, police are yet to zero in on the person who had planted the bomb.