Khartoum suspends Red Cross activities in Sudan

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 01:24

The International Committee of the Red Cross has been notified by the Sudanese authorities for suspending its activities in Sudan, a source said.

Four dead in Beirut bomb blast: Red Cross

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 19:13

Four people were killed in an apparent suicide car bombing on Tuesday in south Beirut.

More humanitarian aid access sought in Syria

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 20:51

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer arrived in Damascus Friday to seek broader humanitarian aid access to besieged areas in the strife-torn country.

Some 40 bodies recovered in Central Africa after clashes: ICRC

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 03:35

Some 40 bodies have been recovered in the Central African Republic`s capital of Bangui in just one day, following clashes there, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in Geneva on Thursday.

Half a million wounded in Syria`s war: ICRC

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 19:05

Half a million people across war-hit Syria have been wounded, many of them lacking access to basic healthcare and treatment, the International Committee for the Red Cross said on Sunday.

Central African Republic death toll over 500: Red Cross

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 02:58

Aid officials in Central African Republic say more than 500 people have been killed over the past week in sectarian fighting.

Hundreds killed in Central African Republic violence

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 08:43

At least 300 people have been killed in two days of violence in the capital city of the Central African Republic, the Red Cross has said.

80 Ugandans injured in riots sparked by market fire

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 22:27

More than 80 Ugandans were injured in riots in the capital Kampala after the country`s main market was engulfed in a fire on Wednesday, Red Cross officials said.

Investigations at Kenya mall massacre site over: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 23:17

Detectives scouring Kenya`s Westgate shopping mall after September`s massacre by Islamist gunmen have completed on-site investigations, the government said on Wednesday.

1,200 believed dead in Philippine typhoon: Red Cross

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 21:29

About 1,200 people are believed to have died when one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded hit the Philippines, the head of the local Red Cross said on Saturday.

Yemen Sunni Islamists, Shiite rebels cease fire: Official

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 17:20

Shiite rebels and Sunni Islamists have stopped fighting in a northern Yemeni town after reaching a ceasefire that was urged by the Red Cross, a military official said Saturday.

EU allocates 96,748 euros for Phailin relief

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 17:18

The European Commission has allocated 96,748 euros to the disaster relief emergency fund of the Red Cross International to "urgently respond" to the needs of almost 15,000 vulnerable families affected by cyclone Phailin.