Canadian forest fire still burning out of control
The Red Cross will hand out 600 Canadian dollars per adult and 300 dollars for each of their dependents.
May 12, 2016, 11:47 AM IST
Syrian prisoners in deal to end mutiny - rights activists
A tentative deal has been reached to end a strike in a Syrian prison by nearly 800 mostly political detainees that would eventually lead to the pardon and release of those held without charges, rights groups and activists in touch with inmates said on Monday.
May 09, 2016, 15:08 PM IST
US, Russia in bids to halt fighting in Syria`s Aleppo
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Sunday in Geneva in a bid to restore a nationwide ceasefire in Syria, as Russia said it was working to freeze fighting in Aleppo.
May 02, 2016, 01:46 AM IST
Fourteen killed in Nairobi floods and building collapse
One survivor was pulled from the huge pile of debris shortly after dawn, Kenya Red Cross said, some 10 hours after the building collapsed Friday night and as skies cleared after a night of ferocious storms.
Apr 30, 2016, 12:02 PM IST
Aid convoy reaches starving Syrian town of Madaya
An aid convoy entered a besieged Syrian town on Monday where thousands have been trapped without supplies for months and people are reported to have died of starvation.
Jan 12, 2016, 03:50 AM IST
Aid convoys depart for besieged Syrian town, villages: Red Cross
Aid convoys headed for a besieged Syrian town near the Lebanese border and two villages in the northwest of the country on Monday as part of an agreement between warring sides in areas where thousands of people are trapped, the Red Cross said.
Jan 11, 2016, 16:30 PM IST
German secret service 'systematically spied' on allies: Report
Germany's secret service "systematically spied" on its allies and various international organisations such as the Red Cross, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday.
Nov 07, 2015, 17:37 PM IST
Deadly explosions rock Maiduguri, NE Nigeria
The "huge explosions" happened yesterday in the Ajilari Cross area of the city, which has been targeted by similar attacks twice in the last month, including on September 20 when at least 117 were killed.
Oct 14, 2015, 03:26 AM IST
60 mn people in sub-Saharan Africa risk famine: Red Cross
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned that a series of climatic shocks in 2014 and 2015 had decimated harvests and left many people in Gambia, Mauritania, Malawi, Namibia, Senegal and Zimbabwe dependent on food aid to survive.
Oct 06, 2015, 03:14 AM IST
Finnish government condemns racist attack on refugees
Finland`s government condemned a racist protest in which demonstrators -- including one dressed in a Ku Klux Klan outfit -- attacked a bus transporting asylum seekers in the early hours of Friday.
Sep 25, 2015, 15:09 PM IST
Dutch aid worker freed in Afghanistan after 81 days
A Dutch aid worker who was abducted by unknown gunmen in June in Afghanistan has been freed after being held for 81 days, the Dutch foreign ministry said late Thursday.
Sep 11, 2015, 06:45 AM IST
