S.African mobs attack Zimbabweans, other outsiders (AP) 6 minutes ago AP - Mob violence against Zimbabweans and other foreigners this week has killed at least two people and injured about 60 in an impoverished Johannesburg neighborhood, authorities said Wednesday.
Lebanese Cabinet reverses anti-Hezbollah decisions (AP) 20 minutes ago AP - The U.S.-backed Cabinet on Wednesday reversed measures against the militant Hezbollah movement that set off Lebanon's worst violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
AP video shows China earthquake's first moments (AP) 21 minutes ago AP - The moment that a devastating earthquake struck central China, the hills surrounding the city of Chengdu shook, people ran outside in confused panic, and a thick, white cloud of dust enveloped a mountain reserve.
Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar (AP) 22 minutes ago AP - The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 — a much higher figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly.
China: Troops rush to plug dam cracks (AP) 26 minutes ago AP - Hundreds of dams around the epicenter of China's earthquake have been damaged and Chinese troops scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding of already devastated communities.
One dead, four hurt in Spanish barracks bombing blamed on ETA (AFP) 38 minutes ago AFP - A van exploded outside a civil guard barracks in Spain's northern Basque country on Wednesday, killing one guard and wounding four others, in an attack the government blamed on the separatist group ETA.
Rescuers at China quake epicenter, digging by hand (AP) 1 hour ago AP - Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands.
Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing (AP) 1 hour ago AP - A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring high above the Alps.
Gaza rocket strikes Israeli city, 14 wounded (AP) 1 hour ago AP - A rocket fired from Gaza exploded in a shopping center in this southern Israeli city Wednesday, wounding at least 14 people, as President Bush wrapped up talks in Jerusalem with Israel's prime minister.
