Kenya Westgate mall attack: Chilling new video released

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 23:50

A fresh video showing gunmen firing at shoppers in Nairobi`s Westgate mall has been released on Friday.

Mobile phones, social media `easing disaster impact`

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 09:03

Mobile phones and social media are saving thousands of lives in disaster-prone countries but many vulnerable communities still need to be equipped with modern communications, the Red Cross said Thursday.

More bodies to be retrieved from Nairobi mall

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 16:51

Investigators in Kenya said they were expecting to retrieve more bodies from the Westgate shopping mall which was stormed by terrorists Sep 21 leaving over 60 people dead and dozens injured.

Indian Mission in Nairobi monitoring situation, staff safe

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 21:11

India on Saturday said it was monitoring the situation in Nairobi, where a terror attack in a mall has left at least 22 people dead, and all its mission staff were reportedly safe.

North Korea shelves talks on family reunions

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 17:28

North Korea has retracted its proposal to hold talks with South Korea on restarting a family reunion programme, a Seoul official said on Thursday.

16 killed in tribal violence in Kenya: Red Cross

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 23:39

Kenya`s Red Cross says that at least 16 people were killed and more than 20 wounded in Kenya`s north during inter-clan clashes.

Chhattisgarh govt asks Red Cross to stop work in Bastar

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 00:30

Chhattisgarh government has directed the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to suspend all its operations in the Naxalite-affected Bastar region.

Small plane crashes into US apartment building

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 21:59

Police say two people were taken to a hospital after a two-seat plane crashed into the living room of a third-story apartment outside Washington.

Afghan security rescues Red Cross staff

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 10:53

A senior Afghan official says security forces have rescued seven foreigners working for the International Red Cross after an hour-long gun battle with insurgents at a guest house in the eastern city of Jalalabad.

Carrie Underwood donates 1 million dollars to Red Cross

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 08:35

Carrie Underwood has donated $1 million to fund the American Red Cross` hurricane relief efforts in her hometown Oklahoma.

Security deteriorating in Afghanistan: Red Cross

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 18:45

The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that security was deteriorating across Afghanistan as militants flood the battlefield.

Two kids dead, 2,800 ill in Cape Town diarrhoea outbreak

Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 21:26

A diarrhoea outbreak in South Africa`s Cape Town city has led to the death of at least two children and the hospitalisation of 2,800 others, Xinhua reported.