Tainted baby milk powder claims lives of two Chinese infants

Chinese state media said Monday a second baby has died from drinking contaminated milk powder, after one fatality was confirmed earlier.

As of Saturday night, two babies had died in northwest Gansu province after developing kidney stones from drinking milk powder produced by the Sanlu Group, Xinhua news agency reported.

The number of babies in China sickened after drinking contaminated milk powder has now risen to about 580, state media has also reported, citing a senior official.

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Officer breast-feeds quake orphans

JIANGYOU, China (CNN) -- A Chinese policewoman is being hailed as a hero after taking it upon herself to breast-feed several infants who were separated from their mothers or orphaned by China's devastating earthquake.

Officer Jiang Xiaojuan, 29, the mother of a 6-month-old boy, responded to the call of duty and the instincts of motherhood when the magnitude 7.9 quake struck on May 12.

"I am breast-feeding, so I can feed babies. I didn't think of it much," she said. "It is a mother's reaction, and a basic duty as a police officer to help."

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