Quake in western China kills 589, buries more

Thursday, April 15, 2010

XINING, China -- Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors early today, after strong earthquakes shook a mountainous Tibetan region of China on Wednesday, killing nearly 600 people and injuring thousands.

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