Now for a look at stories making headlines around the world and we start in India…<br />Powerful dust storms have wreaked havoc across the country, leaving at least 125 people dead and more than 200 others injured. <br />For more on this and other international news we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram… terrifying scenes out of India… what's the latest?<br /><br /> Well Semin… the fierce dust storms started on Wednesday hitting the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab.<br /> They were accompanied by severe winds and rapid-fire lightning strikes, which have left a trail of destruction.<br />Disaster officials in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh said the region was hammered by more than 41,000 lightning strikes on Wednesday.<br /> The extent of the damage, however, was most noticeable the day after, with houses flattened, power lines brought down and trees uprooted. <br />Livestock in the hardest hit areas were almost completely wiped out and schools and businesses were closed. <br />Many of the deaths happened while people were sleeping, being crushed by toppling roofs and collapsing walls. <br />Rescuers are still scouring the rubble to search for any survivors. <br /> However, the worst is far from over as residents are bracing for another storm, which weather authorities warn could come in the next few days over a wider area.<br />Similar storms claim many lives each year in India, but officials say this one was the most severe in recent decades, mostly due to the falling debris.<br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a statement Thursday expressing his condolences and urged state governments to provide assistance to those who need it. <br />
