Aid Flows To Tsunami-hit Samoas; Death Toll At 120 (ap)
AP – Police searched a ghastly landscape of mud-strewn streets, pulverized homes and bodies scattered in a swamp Wednesday as dazed survivors emerged from the muck and mire of an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 120 in the South Pacific. Read more
China’s 60th Anniversary Stirs Pride, Also Unease (ap)
AP – To mark 60 years of communist rule China put together its biggest-ever military parade: hundreds of thousands of marchers, batteries of goose-stepping soldiers and weaponry from drone missiles to amphibious assault vehicles. Read more
Report: Both Georgia, Russia To Blame For 2008 War (time.com)
Time.com – Who started last year’s brief but disastrous war between Georgia and Russia?The verdict is in: Georgia fired the first shots, but Russia stoked the tensions Read more
Chelsea Struggle To Beat Apoel (afp)
AFP – Chelsea came through a tricky Champions League tie in Cyprus on Wednesday against Cypriot underdogs APOEL Nicosia with a scrappy 1-0 victory to stay top of Group D. Read more
Us: Iraq Budget Shortfall Poses Security Challenge (ap)
AP – Iraq’s budget shortfall due to low oil prices presents a challenge to building up the country’s army and raises questions about whether it will be able to protect itself when U.S. troops leave, a top American commander said Wednesday. Read more