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Aid workers must heed local culture to save lives: Red Cross

When Ebola emerged in West Africa this year, the virus was able to spread so quickly partly because burial rituals in ...

Ebola virus death toll in West Africa rises to 887

Death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 887 and 1,603 more have been infected, the World Health ...

Indonesian Red Cross donates Rp1 billion for Gaza

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has donated Rp1 billion to aid victims of Israeli military aggression in Gaza, ...

PMI to deliver donations to Palestine through Red Crescent

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will deliver the donations that have been collected from the Indonesian public to ...

Indonesians collect donations to provide aid to Gaza residents

Indonesia, a staunch supporter of Palestinians in their struggle for independence, has been prompt in demonstrating ...

8 killed in Iran`s earthquake

At least eight people were killed and 45 others injured in the 5.7-magnitude earthquake that hit southern Iran on ...

Historic Global Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons Prepares Ground for New Initiative

-     The historic Oslo Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons has concluded with ...

UN unable to get food to 1 million hungry Syrians

About 1 million Syrians are going hungry due to the difficulty of getting supplies into conflict zones and the fact ...

The world is now watching

The United Nations is not certain that a ceasefire announced by the Syrian government and rebels will start on Friday, ...

Myanmar president welcomes Kalla`s plan to see Rohingya

Myanmar President U Thein Sein received Indonesian former vice president M Jusuf Kalla in his presidential palace in ...

200,000 flee Syria's aleppo in two days

The United Nations said Sunday that 200,000 people have fled the Syrian city of Aleppo in two days as President Bashar ...

Syria condemns Turkey for NATO talk

The foreign ministry on Saturday accused Turkey of provocation with its talk of asking NATO to help protect its border ...

Russia, China step up Syria peace efforts

Russia and China, who twice blocked UN resolutions to condemn ally Syria, were Monday stepping efforts to find a ...

France urges Syria ceasefire to evacuate journalists

France called for a ceasefire in the rebel-held area of Baba Amr in Syria`s city of Homs on Wednesday so it could ...

ICRC fails to evacuate wounded journalists from Homs

The Red Cross Saturday failed to agree a deal to evacuate wounded Syrians and Western journalists from battered Homs ...