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Viral Video Shows Boy Dancing In Delight After Getting Prosthetic Leg

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Thursday May 9, 2019

A video that is going viral online has touched the hearts of thousands across the world. It shows a boy from Afghanistan dancing in joy after receiving a prosthetic leg.

New Zealand Nurse Kidnapped By ISIS May Be Alive, Says Red Cross

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 15, 2019

A New Zealand nurse believed abducted with two drivers by ISIS terrorists in Syria in 2013 may still be alive, the International Committee of the Red Cross has revealed for the first time in an appeal for news of her whereabouts.

Venezuela "Ready For Aid", Says President Nicolas Maduro After Red Cross Meeting

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 10, 2019

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday the country was ready to receive international aid following a meeting in Caracas with the global Red Cross chief.

Bodybags, Rats, Waste: Disaster Response Turns To VR For Grim Training

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 27, 2019

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) developed the new "game" and is testing it out for the first time on teams in Thailand's Chonburi province in a bid to recreate the daunting challenge of identifying bodies, which can help in repatriating them to families.

Norway Cruise Ship Towed To Port After As Many As 500 People Rescued

World News | Reuters | Sunday March 24, 2019

Rescue services had airlifted 479 people to safety from a luxury cruise liner with engine trouble off the coast of Norway by Sunday morning and began towing to a nearby port.Some 20 injured passengers had been taken to hospital.

Over 160 Dead In Zimbabwe, Mozambique As Cyclone Idai Destroys City

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 18, 2019

A cyclone that ripped across Mozambique and Zimbabwe has killed at least 162 people with scores more missing and caused "massive and horrifying" destruction in the Mozambican city of Beira, authorities and the Red Cross said Monday.

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman Handed Over To India: Highlights

India News | Edited By Ria Saini | Saturday March 2, 2019

After hours of waiting, Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan on Wednesday is being handed over to India. News agency ANI reported that Pakistan has changed the timing of handover twice. New Delhi wanted to bring back captured Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman from Pakistan by a special flight, but was denied p...

Singapore Malayalee Community Raises Over Rs 2.5 Crore For Kerala Floods

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 29, 2018

Around 40,000 members of Singapore's Malayalee community along with the local Red Cross has raised about 500,000 dollars for the Kerala Flood Relief Fund (KFRF) this month, an spokesperson of the community said Saturday.

76 Dead After Severe Flooding In North Korea: Red Cross

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 6, 2018

Severe flooding in North Korea has killed at least 76 people with another 75 missing, many of them children, the Red Cross said Thursday.

EU Gives 190,000 Euros To Indian Red Cross For Kerala Flood Relief

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 23, 2018

The European Union (EU) has donated an initial 190,000 euros to the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) for providing immediate assistance in flood-devastated Kerala.

Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 164, At Least 1400 Injured

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 9, 2018

The death toll from a devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has risen above 160, an official said on Thursday, as authorities urgently appealed for medicine, food and clean water for some 156,000 people displaced by the disaster.

Unable To Escape, Families Die In Embrace As Greece Wildfire Kills 60

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 24, 2018

Wildfires sweeping through a Greek resort town killed at least 60 people, officials said, including families with children found clasped in a last embrace as they tried to flee the flames.

Google Announces Dunant, Its First Private Transatlantic Subsea Cable

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 18, 2018

Named Dunant, after Henri Dunant, the first Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Red Cross, the cable is expected to become available in late 2020.

Myanmar Not Safe for Rohingya To Return : Red Cross Chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 1, 2018

The head of the Red Cross on Sunday said it was not safe to return Rohingya refugees to their homes in Myanmar, where he described whole villages abandoned and destroyed.

Koreas To Hold Reunions For War-Separated Families In August

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 23, 2018

North and South Korea agreed Friday to resume reunions for families separated by the Korean War in August -- the first such meetings since 2015 and the latest step in a remarkable diplomatic thaw on the peninsula.