Thousands of people have fled to higher ground in a quake-hit Chinese county amid fears a lake could burst its banks. An alert was issued in Beichuan,

By Stephanie Ho The official death toll from the massive earthquake that struck southwestern China Monday is nearing 29000. Aftershocks and flooding

SHIFANG, China (AFP) — China ramped up efforts on Saturday to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims, as more miracle rescues amid the rubble

BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - A Chinese county near the epicenter of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake was ordered to evacuate on Saturday amid fears a lake would

BEIJING - Being in Beijing on Monday when the earthquake hit China offered me a perspective that humankind is a collection of national families,

BEIJING, China -- Rescuers in China held out hope of finding more survivors Saturday, buoyed by news of the rescue of two men more than 110 hours after this

There has been panic in the quake-hit Chinese city of Beichuan after a river nearby burst its bank sparking reports it could flood the entire city.

BEICHUAN, China (AP) — Piles of broken concrete rise seven stories high, and a few buildings stand askew, knocked at odd angles. People cry out the names of

Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Dujiangyan, in southwest China's Sichuan province, on Thursday.

By VOA News China's state-run news agency says a strong aftershock has struck near the epicenter of Monday's earthquake, as authorities have increased the

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- President Hu Jintao arrived in southwestern China on Friday to observe the country's devastated earthquake zone, state-run media

Japanese rescue crews have arrived in Beijing and are now making their way to earthquake ravaged parts of China. But even as South Korea and Russia make

The death toll from the country's worst earthquake in three decades is estimated at more than 50000, the rescue headquarters of the State Council said on

By STEPHANIE SY and NEAL KARLINSKY China has literally thrown an army of rescuers into the earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province, but has been unable to stop