Red Cross
Venezuela receives second shipment of Red Cross aid
World
June 18, 2019
Venezuela receives second shipment of Red Cross aid
Venezuela Monday received a second shipment of Red Cross humanitarian aid, including 24 tonnes of medical supplies and generators provided…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak might be declared global emergency
Health & Fitness
April 12, 2019
Congo’s Ebola outbreak might be declared global emergency
GENEVA (AP) — A top Red Cross official said Friday he’s “more concerned than I have ever been” about the…
Cholera cases jump to 138 in Mozambique’s Beira after cyclone
World
March 30, 2019
Cholera cases jump to 138 in Mozambique’s Beira after cyclone
BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of cholera in the cyclone-hit Mozambican port city of Beira jumped…
Some 20,000 Iraqis could return from Syria in weeks: Red Cross
Middle East
March 12, 2019
Some 20,000 Iraqis could return from Syria in weeks: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) – Around 20,000 Iraqis in Syria, including women and children who fled Islamic State’s last enclave, are expected…
Red Cross says it is ready to play role in Yemeni prisoner swap
Middle East
December 6, 2018
Red Cross says it is ready to play role in Yemeni prisoner swap
GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it was ready to play…
UN calls for credible probe of Yemen bus strike
Middle East
August 11, 2018
UN calls for credible probe of Yemen bus strike
The UN Security Council called for a “credible” investigation Friday after at least 29 children were killed in an…
Iraq holds more than 19,000 on Islamic State, militant links
Middle East
March 21, 2018
Iraq holds more than 19,000 on Islamic State, militant links
Iraq has detained or imprisoned at least 19,000 people accused of connections to the Islamic State group or other terror-related…
Russia-ordered ‘pause’ goes into effect east of Damascus
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Russia-ordered ‘pause’ goes into effect east of Damascus
A Russia-ordered “humanitarian pause” has gone into effect to allow civilians to leave a rebel-held enclave near Damascus but there…
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan
Middle East
January 24, 2018
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Save the Children office in Afghanistan
An attack on Save the Children’s office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has ended with at least two people…
Gunmen attack Save the Children office in east Afghanistan
Middle East
January 24, 2018
Gunmen attack Save the Children office in east Afghanistan
Gunmen blasted their way into Save the Children’s office in Afghanistan’s restive east on Wednesday, witnesses and officials said, in…