Beijing, Dec 19 (IANS) At least 111 people were killed after a massive earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck China's Gansu province, authorities said on Tuesday.
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Firearms are a leading injury method for children and adolescents in the US, and about one half of unintentional firearm injury deaths among kids and teens occurred at their home, according to a new report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Cairo, Dec 14 (IANS) Egypt will increase the volume of fuel sent daily to the Gaza Strip from 129,000 to 189,000 liters as agreed with the Israeli side, said the chairman of the country's State Information Service.
Beirut, Dec 14 (IANS) Over a quarter, or 26 per cent, of households across Lebanon had children not attending school as the country continues to reel under an unprecedented financial crisis, according to a new Unicef report.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the first urban flood mitigation project of Rs 561.29 crore for ‘Integrated Urban Flood Management activities for Chennai Basin Project’ under the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF), which also includes Central assistance of Rs. 500 crore.
Manila, Dec 6 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday that it has approved a $250 million loan to improve Indonesia's flood management capacity.
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) An alert was sounded in a few north and south Telangana districts on Tuesday as the Met office forecast heavy rains due to the impact of the severe cyclonic storm Michaung in the Bay of Bengal which crossed the coast into neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) At least eight people have died in Tamil Nadu due to the severe cyclonic storm Michaung, which has also led to inundation of arterial roads roads and subways in Chennai and other major cities of the state, authorities said on Tuesday.
Jakarta, Dec 4 (IANS) Eleven climbers died and some others remain missing following the eruption of Mount Merapi, the most active volcano in Indonesia located in the Sumatra Island, a rescue official said on Monday.
Gaza, Nov 29 (IANS) At least 160 bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes were retrieved by rescue teams in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Government Media Office (GMO) said.
