Xi urges all-out search, rescue, relief efforts after 6.2-magnitude earthquake
Beijing - President Xi Jinping has urged all-out search and rescue efforts and proper arrangements for affected people to ensure...
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Earthquake death toll rises to 110 in China’s Gansu
Jishishan -- The 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted an ethnic county in Northwest China's Gansu province at midnight Monday has killed...
Italy: Landslide crashes down mountain sending rocks hurtling into Lake Garda
Rome: A landslide crashed down a mountain in Italy, sending rocks flying over a coastal road and into Lake Garda...
At least 17 injured in train collision in northern Italy
Rome: At least 17 people were injured in a railway crash in northern Italy at the weekend, local media reported...
Italy: Three die in hospital fire
Rome: Three elderly people were killed when fire swept through a hospital overnight in the town of Tivoli, close to...
NA Speaker expresses grief over tragic fire incident in Karachi shopping mall
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Parvez Ashraf on Saturday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic fire incident...
EU provides €2 million in humanitarian aid for Nepal to help people affected by the earthquake
Brussels: Following the earthquake that struck Nepal earlier this month, the EU has approved a €2 million aid package to...
Italy: More than 30 people injured in explosion at asylum centre
Rome: Thirty-one people were injured after an explosion, "probably as a result of a gas leak", in a building housing...
China send humanitarian aid to quake-hit Nepal
Beijing: A batch of emergency humanitarian assistance, including 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets, left Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in...
Deadly earthquake hits W Nepal:128 killed, hundereds injured in Jajarkot and Rukum West
The estimated 6 magnitude earthquake just before midnight on Friday with an epicentre in Jajarkot was exactly in this region,...
Italy: Rescues, disembarkation and seizure of migrant rescue ship
Rome: Over the last few days, three private rescue ships have picked up migrants in the Mediterranean. One of the...
USAID team appreciates NDMA’s proactive approach towards disaster management
Celina Ali Islamabad: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) delegation Friday called on Chairman National Disaster Management Authority...
Italy: Three investigated for ‘road murder’ after deadly bus crash
Venice: The three men accused of 'road murder' and other lesser crimes worked for city authorities in Venice and the...
EU approves €3.5 million humanitarian aid package in response to the earthquake in Afghanistan
Brussels: Following the deadly earthquake that hit western Afghanistan this weekend, the EU will provide emergency humanitarian aid for an...
China ready to provide assistance to earthquake-hit Afghanistan
Beijing: A Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said on Sunday that the Chinese side is ready to provide disaster relief assistance...
Italy: Bus falls from Venice bridge, over 20 dead
Venice: A bus carrying tourists crashed off an overpass near Venice, catching fire on impact near the train tracks below,...
Earthquakes hit Italy super volcano, raising spectre of evacuations
Rome: A leading volcanologist has warned that mass evacuations might be needed in a town close to Naples, which sits...
EU budget: Council agrees to €454.8 million in disaster relief aid for Romania, Italy and Türkiye
Brussels: The Council on Monday agreed to the Commission’s proposal to provide a total of €454.8 million in disaster relief...
UK ramps up vital life-saving support for Libya
London: The UK has ramped up crucial life-saving support to flood-hit Libya, allocating increased funding and deploying an essential emergency...
UK deploys search and rescue teams to Morocco following earthquake
London: The UK will immediately deploy emergency response teams to Morocco to assist with Moroccan led rescue efforts. The government...
Air China plane safely landed in Singapore, all safe
Beijing: Air China flight CA403 from Chengdu in southwest China safely landed at the Changi Airport in Singapore at 4:15...
Pakistan stands in solidarity with Morocco in aftermath of deadly quake: FO
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: The people and Government of Pakistan stood in solidarity with the Kingdom of Morocco and expressed their...
Italy cancels concert after Morocco earthquake disrupts flights
Rome: Italy’s famed La Scala opera house cancelled a concert in Brussels Saturday, saying disruption to air traffic in Europe...
Italy: Train hits maintenance workers near Turin, 5 killed
Rome: A train hit and killed five Italian railway workers overnight to Thursday while they were replacing some track on...
UK air travel disruption to last for days – minister
London: British Transport Minister Mark Harper said it would take days to resolve the widespread disruption to flights into and...
Italy cheers hero for catching toddler who fell from five-storey building
Rome: Italy expressed its applause and admiration for the 37-year-old banker who saved a three-year-old girl from a heart-stopping fall...
EU: Greece battles Europe’s deadliest fire of the summer for 10th day
Athens: Hundreds of Greek firefighters were battling a huge blaze on Monday which has killed at least 20 people over...
PM commends heroes who rescued trapped chairlift passengers in daring operation
Celina Ali Islamabad: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday awarded commendation certificates to the valiant commandos, armed forces personnel...
NA Speaker urges swift safety measures for individuals stranded on chairlift
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: In response to the alarming situation involving individuals stranded on a chairlift in Paashto, Battatgram, Speaker of...
Alai Battagram cable car accident: Five children rescued, operation continues for remaining three and two adults
Two wires of the motor-driven conveyor carrying school children snapped, leaving them stranded mid-air a special commando of the armed...
