Death Toll In Samoas Tsunami Reaches 149 (ap)
AP – Stunned Samoans dug through the sodden wreckage of their homes and told of the terror of being trapped underwater or flung inland by the tsunami that ravaged towns and killed at least 149 people in the South Pacific. Read more
2nd Quake Shakes Indonesia After Temblor Kills 467 (ap)
AP – A second powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia on Thursday as rescuers struggled to reach survivors of the previous day’s temblor, which killed at least 467 people and left thousands trapped under collapsed buildings. Read more
Asia Readies For Next Storm As Death Toll Rises (ap)
AP – Asia had little respite Thursday from an already brutal storm season, with warnings the next tempest was en route to the Philippines while three nations counted their dead from the previous typhoon, with the toll reaching 383. Read more
Trouble For Iraqi Elections Brewing In Oil Hub (ap)
AP – Iraqi lawmakers appear to be snagged again at a familiar impasse: how to settle power-sharing disputes in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk before important national elections. Read more
Quake Toll In Western Indonesia Reaches 467 (ap)
AP – A government official says the death toll in Wednesday’s earthquake on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has reached 467. Read more