Disaster_Accident
Burundi’s Capital Hit By Floods
At least six people have died in Burundi in a night of torrential rain and flooding that triggered landslides and...
Celebrity Social Media Push To Help Somalia Goes Viral
UN says 2.9 million people in Somalia need urgent help "to save or sustain their lives". Campaign to raise $1m to...
Gaza Rocket Hits Israel Prompting Retaliatory Shelling
A rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip slammed into southern Israel on Saturday, prompting retaliatory...
South Sudan Keeps Buying Weapons Amid Famine
The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine...
Canada Gives $120 Mn For Famine-Hit Africa, Yemen
Canada's government pledged Can$120 million (US$90 million, 84 million euros) Friday to help relieve food crises in...
NRC Calls For Strict Regulations After 2,445 In 74 Days.
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has urged road users to comply with all road regulations to enhance safety...
South Sudan Buys Weapons Amid Famine
South Sudan's government is spending its oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by...
Yemen Migrant Boat Attack Kills At Least 42
Forty-two people have been killed when a boat carrying Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen was fired at from a...
Exploring Circle’s 30 Year-Old ‘space’ Buses [Audio]
So in the face of recorded fatalities on our roads and the consequences, the question often asked is; whose...
Dozens of Somali Refugees Shot Dead In Red Sea Attack
Dozens of Somali refugees including women and children have been shot dead aboard a boat on the Red Sea, Yemeni...
Japan Court Rules Government Liable For Fukushima Disaster
A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima...
‘Carnage On Our Roads Must Stop Now!’
Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) a road safety non-government organization, has expressed worry over the rise...
Indonesia Summons UK Envoy Over Coral Reef Destruction
Indonesia summoned the British ambassador Friday after a cruise ship on a voyage organised by a London-based company...
Nuclear-Hit Fukushima Gets Nod For 2020 Baseball
Nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima won formal approval to host baseball during the Tokyo Olympics on Friday -- and may have...
Japan Launches Latest North Korea Spy Satellite
Japan launched a new spy satellite on Friday, the country's space agency said, as the region grows increasingly uneasy...
Two Killed In Attack On South Sudan Aid Convoy
The International Organization for Migration said Thursday that two people were killed when gunmen attacked an aid...
Injured Tourists Forced To Flee As Mount Etna Erupts
Several tourists have been injured as Mount Etna erupted for the third time in just under three weeks, spitting molten...
Boko Haram Raid Nigeria Town, Loot Food Supplies
Boko Haram Islamists have raided a town in restive northeast Nigeria, looting food supplies and burning homes after...
Death Toll In Addis Ababa Rubbish Dump Landslide Rises To 115
The Horn of Africa country has declared three days of national mourning for the victims of the disas Emergency workers...