Child killed as quake strikes southern Philippines

MANILA: A powerful earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday, killing a child, injuring dozens and damaging buildings in an area still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October. Police said a rescue operation had been launched at a heavily damaged market building in Padada near the 6.8 magnitude quake´s epicentre, which is about 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of the major city of Davao.