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The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for several areas in Central Illinois.

The Franklin County Sheriff department has confirmed that several people were killed and many more were injured and have gone missing after a possible tornado hit the community of Denning in Franklin County early Wednesday morning.

As the clueless devastated survivors of Joplin look out for help, social networking sites like facebook and twitter came up for their rescue.

The protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh by the powerful tribes of Yemen left 38 dead on Tuesday as the uprising threatened to turn into a militia-led revolt.

John Edwards, former Democratic Senator and vice-presidential running mate of John Kerry in 2004, could be prosecuted in a case relating to campaign rule violation, it has been reported.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for portions of Central Texas, which is effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1120 pm until 400 am cdt, the US Storm Prediction Centre said in a statement.

At least six people were killed and many were injured in a series of thunderstorm and tornados that struck Oklahoma and Kansas City, according to US weather officials.

Dallas area news organizations and residents used their cameras to capture images of hail, lightning storms, funnel clouds and tornado sirens as the city and surrounding counties were put on a Tornado watch.

Tornadoes are wreaking havoc in cities in the middle of the US with deaths and damage reported.

Fresh tornadoes killed at least four people in Oklahoma and two in Kansas, officials said on Tuesday, reported Reuters.

Tornadoes and golf-ball sized hail ripped into the Dallas Metro area late Tuesday night, with reports of widespread damage and downed trees.

A tornado watch remains valid until 10 p.m. CDT Tuesday evening in 25 counties across North Central Texas, including Dallas, the National Weather Service reported.

A number of North Texas counties are under a Tornado watch, with witnesses reporting that twisters have already touched down in some places, accompanied by golf-ball size hail.

After the failed doomsday prediction, a new question arises in the hearts of doomsday anticipators - is the world going to end on October 21, 2011 or December 21, 2012? The numbers sound similar, but there is quite a gap in the reasoning behind them.

Gold Prices at Tuesday morning's London Fix hit record Euro and Pound Sterling highs - €1078.85 and £942.22 per ounce respectively. The US Dollar ticked lower after a Federal Reserve official suggested monetary policy may remain loose for an extended period.

This morning in London, President Barack Obama expressed his sorrow about the tornado damage around the Midwest, and promised a full federal response to aid the recovery.

The EF-4 category(second strongest classification) tornado that ripped across Joplin, Missouri yesterday Sunday May 22, claimed the lives of 116 people so far and has become the deadliest to hit US terrain since 1953 when another tornado struck Flint, Michigan where 116 were killed as well.

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The monster tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., on Sunday killed at least 90 people and caused catastrophic damage. How does it rank compared to other tornadoes in U.S. history?

Deadly tornadoes ripped through Midwest United States this weekend, causing enormous damage and killing a least 91 people, including 89 in Joplin, Missouri.

A massive tornado struck Joplin, southwest Missouri. At a news conference early Monday morning, Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr announced that 89 people have died so far. An unaccounted number of people were injured. Patients filled hospitals that could admit them.