The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is working with the Afghan Red Crescent Society to deliver aid to 280,000 people in the northern and north-western Afghan provinces to help them overcome difficulties in the...
Posted to the web 6 October 2008 Nawaikorot Mothers wait to vaccinate their children on 1 October at Namuduka village in Moroto district. The government and the UN say that up to 100 children die every week from largely...
Africa's top referee Coffie Codjia needed to be disguised as a Red Cross official to escape the wrath of KumasiAsante Kotoko fans after he refereed the club's Confederations Cup game against Etoile du Sahel.
Helped Adeola make his bed, and at 3.30 am we called it a day and hit the sac.Normal routine life in Prison starts at 6 am except for the kitchen staff, who normally start preparing breakfast (beans) at 4 am.
Posted to the web 6 October 2008 Oscar King'ori Nairobi Almost 30,000 people who rely on relief food in Isiolo District are starving as the District Steering Group differs on who should distribute the food. Tonnes of relief...
Three people taken to hospital after residents forced to flee By BRAD WONG P-I REPORTER A two-alarm fire ripped through a brick apartment complex on First Hill on Sunday morning, forcing residents to break windows and flee...
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Latest report on ICRC activities in the field General situation Tbilisi/Gori/Western Georgia People have been returning to villages north of Gori in recent weeks. The...
In his first 10 months, "Smokey" already has lived two lives - the first as an outcast, hidden from sight. The second began when a fire saved his life.As a puppy, the husky mix spent seven weeks with his brother, neglected...
SALINAS Center holds Red Cross blood drive Amobile blood drive sponsored by the Red Cross will be held 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Salinas Community Center, 320 Lincoln Ave. For information or appointments to donate, call...
The phones at the Central Chapter of the American Red Cross in Kanawha County could be very busy if a disaster hits anywhere in the nation. That's because the center in Cross Lanes has been chosen as the core call center for...