An SMS from Indonesia quake rubble a sign of hope (AFP)

AFP - In a cry for help from the wreckage of a hotel in this quake-hit city, police said they had received an SMS text message that raised hopes there were eight survivors under the rubble.

2nd typhoon lashes northern Philippines (AP)

AP - Powerful winds toppled power poles and trees Saturday in the northern Philippines as the second typhoon in eight days bore down on the country. Farther north, Taiwan began evacuating villages also in the path of the storm.

Trapped Indonesian quake victim sends text message (AP)

AP - An earthquake survivor trapped in a collapsed hotel in western Indonesia sent a text message saying he and some others were alive, triggering a frantic rescue operation, but hopes faded Saturday as sniffer dogs failed to detect life.

Samoa plans mass burial, at least 180 feared dead (AFP)

AFP - Samoa is planning a mass burial for victims of the tsunami that devastated the Pacific island earlier this week, the government said, as the death toll from the disaster crept towards 200.

Europe sweats on Irish poll verdict (AFP)

AFP - Counting takes place Saturday in Ireland's second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty, with the country tipped to have voted Yes, averting an institutional crisis across the continent.

Trapped Indonesian quake victim sends text message (AP)

AP - An earthquake survivor trapped in a collapsed hotel in western Indonesia sent a text message saying he and some others were alive, triggering a frantic rescue operation Saturday.

Signs of thaw in Honduras standoff (AP)

AP - Two rival factions fighting for control of Honduras have begun talking days before a meeting that many hope will end a political crisis sparked by Central America's first coup in more than a decade.

Survivors of Indonesian quake found; 3,000 missing (AP)

AP - Ratna Kurniasari Virgo lay surrounded by death for 40 hours — trapped with a broken leg between the collapsed walls of her college and the bodies of her dead friends. Her rescue Friday was a rare tale of survival two days after a massive Indonesian earthquake killed at least 715 people and left nearly 3,000 missing under the rubble of tens of thousands of buildings.

Obama meets with Afghanistan commander in Denmark (AP)

AP - At a pivotal point in the administration's Afghanistan strategy, President Barack Obama and his top Afghan war commander met privately aboard Air Force One Friday for a talk the White House described as productive.

2nd typhoon lashes northern Philippines (AP)

AP - Powerful winds toppled power poles and trees Saturday in the northern Philippines as the second typhoon in eight days bore down on the country. Farther north, Taiwan began evacuating villages also in the path of the storm.

Pakistan: Troops kill 27 militants in northwest (AP)

AP - Pakistan's paramilitary forces say they have killed 27 militants, including two important commanders, in an ongoing operation in the northwestern Khyber tribal region.

Brown falls out with media (AFP)

AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's relations with the country's notoriously aggressive media hit an all-time low this week, recalling for some the way the press abandoned one of his doomed predecessors.

Bangladesh police say border guards 'murdered' (AFP)

AFP - Bangladesh police said Saturday two border guards who died at a military camp while in custody over a bloody mutiny were tortured and murdered.

Republicans visit Honduras despite US coup policy (AP)

AP - Honduras' coup-installed president told a U.S. congressional delegation Friday that full civil liberties would be restored within days, a spokesman for one of the lawmakers said following a meeting that challenged Washington's attempts to isolate the interim government.

Survivors of Indonesian quake found; 3,000 missing (AP)

AP - Ratna Kurniasari Virgo lay surrounded by death for 40 hours — trapped with a broken leg between the collapsed walls of her college and the bodies of her dead friends. Her rescue Friday was a rare tale of survival two days after a massive Indonesian earthquake killed at least 715 people and left nearly 3,000 missing under the rubble of tens of thousands of buildings.

Tsunamis uproot centuries-old Samoan cultures (AP)

AP - The village of Leone is a picturesque enclave that has been a mainstay of the Samoas for centuries, a place where residents gather under beach meeting houses for rituals that are sacred to the local culture.

Obama meets with Afghanistan commander in Denmark (AP)

AP - At a pivotal point in the administration's Afghanistan strategy, President Barack Obama and his top Afghan war commander met privately aboard Air Force One Friday for a talk the White House described as productive.