MIANYANG: With survivors still emerging from the rubble Saturday nearly 115 hours after disaster struck, rescue teams waged an increasingly desperate battle to find victims of China's earthquake, which has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives.
Text Size BEICHUAN, Chine: Les sauveteurs espéraient toujours retrouver des personnes vivantes sous les décombres en Chine samedi, encouragés par l'exemple d'une fillette, restée coincée dans les débris d'une école pendant une centaine
China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal today for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.
BEIJING: Chinese state news agency says that German tourist has been rescued after being buried for 114 hours in earthquake rubble. The official Xinhua News Agency said the tourist was saved in Wenchuan, the epicenter of Monday's massive earthquake.
- WASHINGTON - China has been slow in meeting commitments it made when joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) more than six years ago, according to a US Congress-commissioned report Wednesday.