Red Cross

Kyiv slams Red Cross ‘inaction’ over Ukrainian prisoners

Kyiv on Tuesday accused the Red Cross of "inaction" over Ukrainian prisoners held by Russia,… Read More

Six Saudi prisoners freed by Houthis return home

Six Saudi Arabian prisoners held in Yemen by Houthi group have returned home in a… Read More

At least 29 children killed in Yemen bus attack: Red Cross

SANAA: At least 29 children were killed Thursday in an attack on a bus in… Read More

Myanmar not safe for Rohingya returnees: Red Cross chief

Peter Maurer toured strife-torn western Myanmar before visiting refugee camps over the border in neighbouring… Read More

Red Cross admits $6-million fraud during Ebola crisis

GENEVA: The Red Cross has uncovered several cases of fraud by officials during efforts to… Read More

1.2 million people ‘battered’ by Irma: Red Cross

GENEVA: An estimated 1.2 million people have already been "battered" by Hurricane Irma, a number… Read More

Six Red Cross staff killed, two missing in Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Unidentified gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound… Read More

25,000 evacuated from Syria’s Aleppo so far, says Red Cross

BEIRUT: At least 25,000 people have left the bombed-out eastern districts of Syria's Aleppo since… Read More

Red Cross says hopes to resume Aleppo evacuation on Sunday

BEIRUT: Thousands of people congregated in a square in Syria's east Aleppo, waiting for buses… Read More

Over 30 dead as tanker crashes, explodes in Kenya

NAIROBI: More than 30 people died when a tanker carrying flammable materials crashed into other… Read More

117 migrant bodies washed up on Libyan beach

TRIPOLI: The bodies of at least 117 migrants trying to reach Europe, many of them… Read More

‘500 dead’ in Syria regime’s Aleppo assault

BEIRUT: A Russian-backed regime onslaught in northern Syria was reported Wednesday to have killed more… Read More

More than 30 dead as carnage returns to Nigeria

KADUNA: More than 30 people were killed Tuesday when a bomb blast ripped through packed… Read More

Italian mother reunited with World War 2 baby after 71 years

ROME: A 92-year-old Italian has been reunited with her daughter after she was taken from… Read More

Snowden leaks reveal truths about Bin Laden raid

WASHINGTON: The United States plotted to find Osama bin Laden by concealing tracking devices in… Read More

Red Cross, UN fly aid into Yemen as raids batter south

SANAA: The Red Cross and UN flew medical aid into Yemen's capital Friday after southern… Read More

Red Cross says volunteer wounded in second attack on Myanmar convoy

YANGON: Five people, including a Red Cross volunteer, were wounded in an attack on a… Read More

Red Cross nurse dies from Ebola in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN: A nurse working for the Red Cross in Sierra Leone has died of Ebola… Read More

Natural disasters killed over 22,000 in 2013: Red Cross

GENEVA: Natural disasters claimed over 22,000 lives last year, with Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines… Read More

Swiss Red Cross worker killed in Ukraine

DONETSK: A Swiss Red Cross worker was killed by a shell that landed near the… Read More