Costly Australian floods highlight need for disaster mitigation planning
New York: With unpredictable and extreme weather the “new normal,” both developed and developing countries must plan ahead by anticipating the consequences of development or...
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‘Aceh makes strides after tsunami’
New York: The Indonesian province of Aceh has made remarkable progress in rebuilding since the devastating tsunami six years ago....
UN-African mission helps deliver aid to IDPs in Darfur
New York: Thousands of newly displaced people who fled their villages as a result of the recent fighting in Darfur are continuing to receive aid,...
50 Pakistani students convene in Washington
Washington: The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will host an arrival orientation in Washington, DC for Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Pakistan (Global UGRAD-Pakistan)...
Bangladeshi women to serve as UN peacekeepers
Dhaka: Bangladesh will send its lady police officials on United Nation Peacekeeping Mission, sources said on Thursday....
India beef up security ahead of New Year
New Delhi: Indian government has put its security forces on alert in view of possible terror attacks on the eve of New Year....
Palestinian killed in Israeli gunfire
Gaza City: A Palestinian was killed and five others were injured in Israeli gunfire and tank shelling east of Khan Yunis in Gaza on Tuesday....
Fog disrupts rail, air traffic in Delhi
New Delhi: Dense fog has disrupted rail, road and air traffic in New Delhi, forcing over 75 flights to remain on ground at the capital...
Russian military plane crash kills 11
Moscow: A Russian plane was crashed in Tula region, killing 11 passengers on board....
Philippines hotel fire toll rises to 16: officials
The death toll from a fire at a budget hotel in the northern Philippines climbed to 16 on Monday when one of the injured died...