Search and rescue teams combed a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa this morning after it was hit by a tornado, killing at least four people and injuring nearly 50. Possible tornadoes also struck northeastern Kansas, killing at least two people and damaging buildings at Kansas State University.

Search and rescue teams combed a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa this morning after it was hit by a tornado, killing at least four people and injuring nearly 50. Possible tornadoes also struck northeastern Kansas, killing at least two people and damaging buildings at Kansas State University.

China earthquake toll jumps again 
 
Officials say more tents are needed to help the millions of homeless
The death toll from the massive earthquake in south-west China rose again, as an official said more than five million buildings had collapsed.

MINGORA, Pakistan, (Dawn): Two more girls schools and a gas pipeline were blown up, two picnic points and a house were set on fire and a policeman was killed and another was injured in an attack on a checkpost in Swat early on Wednesday morning.

The surge in violence in Swat came hours before talks between the Tehrik-i-Taliban and the Awami National Party-led government ended on a positive note in Peshawar.