Earthquake Kills 381, Destroys Thousands of Homes in China

Chinese officials say a powerful earthquake in a remote mountainous region of the country's southwest has killed at least 381 people and collapsed thousands of buildings. They say more than 1,800 people were injured in Sunday's quake. Rescue workers are searching for many people still missing. The 6.1 magnitude quake's epicenter was in southwestern Yunnan province.  The official Xinhua news agency says the quake destroyed 12,000 homes and damaged another...

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