Death toll in Fiji from severe tropical cyclone Winston has risen to 28, the government-owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation confirmed Tuesday.
Death toll from the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that hit parts of Pakistan on Monday rose to 272, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan said Thursday.
An independent investigation jointly conducted by two well-known U.S.-based media organizations has indicated that U.S. aid money for reconstruction of Haiti in the wake of the deadly 2010 earthquake has been poorly managed.
At request of the Ukrainian authorities, Red Notices have been issued for four individuals including former President Vicktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, said INTERPOL in a press release Monday.
The ruddy color of Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot is likely a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet's upper atmosphere, researchers from the U.S. space agency NASA said Tuesday.
In October 1934, an 80,000-strong Red Army force embarked on the Long March, a two-year odyssey that laid an important foundation for the Communist victory in the civil war.
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (RCRC Movement) on Sunday pledged to increase assistance for more than 1.5 million Iraqis displaced as a result of continuous fighting in the war-torn country.
Pro-government demonstrators on Saturday expressed strong opposition to calls from anti-government protesters for the making of a non-elected prime minister and suggested heads of the judicial branch to never meet such pressing demands.
China on Wednesday officially launched a website that provides information on organ donation and allows people to register as donors.
South Korea reoffered Friday to hold Red Cross talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK) to discuss the topic of regularly holding family reunions, Seoul's Unification Ministry said.
The international police agency Interpol said on Thursday that it has received a global alert request by Ukrainian authorities for the arrest of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Thailand's pro-government Red Shirt demonstrators were told on Tuesday to prepare themselves to fight a current undemocratic movement headed by former deputy premier Suthep Thaugsuban.
A U.S. navy helicopter crashed in the Red Sea on Sunday and five personnel onboard were reported missing.
International Red Cross officials have recognized the efforts and achievements made by the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) despite the society's degrading credibility in China.
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