AP - Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands.

AP - Hundreds of dams around the epicenter of China's earthquake have been damaged and Chinese troops scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding of already devastated communities.

AP - A frustrated U.N. chief said Wednesday he secured support from Myanmar, its neighbors and key donors Wednesday to increase the flow of cyclone relief aid and to convene a possible donors' conference this month.

AP - The U.S.-backed Cabinet on Wednesday reversed measures against the militant Hezbollah movement that set off Lebanon's worst violence since the 1975-90 civil war.

AP - A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring high above the Alps.

AFP - Walter Smith has urged his Rangers players to forget the disappointment of their UEFA Cup final defeat in Manchester on Wednesday and concentrate on completing the domestic treble that remains in their grasp.

AFP - Coaching guru Ian McGeechan has promised to restore the traditional spirit of the British and Irish Lions when he takes them on tour to South Africa next year.

AFP - The tragedies of the real world -- the quake that rocked China and the cyclone that devastated Myanmar -- invaded the fantasy world of movies as the Cannes film festival moved into top gear Thursday.

AFP - Australia is considering taking Iran's president to the International Court of Justice for inciting violence against Israel, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Wednesday.