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Venezuela receives second shipment of Red Cross aid
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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…
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