Summary: AP - New outbreaks in China reported Wednesday put the number of children infected with hand, foot and mouth disease above 15,000 and the death toll has risen to at least 28 across the country.
Summary: AP - U.N. officials on Wednesday declared Myanmar's stricken Irrawaddy delta a "major disaster" with corpses floating through flooded waters and enormous logistical challenges hampering humanitarian aid efforts.
Summary: The House on Wednesday will begin debate on a housing package that would let the government back loans for homeowners at risk of foreclosure - a move many Republicans have opposed.
Summary: AP - A broad housing rescue package aimed at preventing foreclosures would have the government step in to insure up to $300 billion in new mortgages for struggling homeowners.
Summary: Reuters - Barack Obama took a big step toward
the Democratic presidential nomination with an easy victory in
North Carolina on Tuesday, and Hillary Clinton vowed to keep
her struggling campaign alive after narrowly winning Indiana.
Summary: AP - On the rebound, Barack Obama left Hillary Rodham Clinton with fast-dwindling chances to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination after beating her in North Carolina and falling just short in an Indiana cliffhanger.
Summary: AFP - Aid groups said Wednesday they were still awaiting permission to enter Myanmar, where they reported bodies rotting on the ground and desperate cyclone survivors dying from hunger and disease.
