Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in cars as they faced shortages of water and fuel, and punishing summer temperatures that stoked fears of heat-related illness.The death toll rose to 34, the Kumamoto prefectural govern

Death toll from Japan's Kumamoto earthquake rises to 34, thousands remain in shelters-

KUMAMOTO, July 30 — Up to 23 people were feared dead today after a major earthquake in Japan, with four bodies now pulled out from the tangled wreckage of a shopping mall ripped...