A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with our bare hands".

I am not going to destroy democracy by allowing female members to vote when recovering from birth,” said GOP Representative ...

BANGKOK - In the chaos of Friday's earthquake, a Thai woman gave birth to a baby girl on a rolling bed in a hospital as it was being evacuated. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tyler Sowden, 16, who saw the fire from his house, brought a ladder to the scene and rescued the mother, young boy and baby ...