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Over 5,000 flood hotspots identified nationwide - IGP

Over 5,000 flood hotspots identified nationwide - IGP

Police have identified 5,648 flood hotspots in 163 districts nationwide as authorities prepare to face the North-East Monsoon.
Wed Oct 25 2023
Indian village landslide search called off, with death toll at 27

Indian village landslide search called off, with death toll at 27

More than 50 people were still missing, said SB Singh, of the National Disaster Response Force.
Mon Jul 24 2023
Govt rebrands GLC/GLIC disaster response network, expands its scope

Govt rebrands GLC/GLIC disaster response network, expands its scope

The government has rebranded the GDRN to GLC For Rakyat and Nation, widening its scope from being humanitarian-based to include knowledge and prosperity-based.
Fri Mar 11 2022
Flood deaths in India and Nepal cross 150

Flood deaths in India and Nepal cross 150

Heavy rains across the region led to flash floods in several areas, stranding residents and destroying homes and infrastructure.
Thu Oct 21 2021
Vietnam troops find more bodies after latest deadly landslide

Vietnam troops find more bodies after latest deadly landslide

The landslide early on Sunday in the province Quang Tri buried 22 soldiers and was the fourth incident of its kind in the space of six days.
Mon Oct 19 2020
Puerto Ricans say Trump's disaster response was too slow, too clumsy

Puerto Ricans say Trump's disaster response was too slow, too clumsy

After days of urging, Trump on Thursday temporarily lifted restrictions on foreign shipping from the US mainland to Puerto Rico to move aid more quickly.
Fri Sep 29 2017
200 students hospitalised after gas leak near school in Indian capital

200 students hospitalised after gas leak near school in Indian capital

About 200 students from a government-run school in the Indian capital city were hospitalised Saturday following a gas leak from a container in the vicinity, China''s Xinhua news agency reported.
Sat May 06 2017
Sorry! South Korea's weather agency apologises after fax triggers quake alert

Sorry! South Korea's weather agency apologises after fax triggers quake alert

The message warning of a 6.5-magnitude quake was part of a five-day disaster response exercise and should never have been faxed.
Wed May 18 2016
US sending disaster response team to Nepal: official

US sending disaster response team to Nepal: official

The United States is sending a disaster response team to earthquake-hit Nepal and has authorized an initial $1 million to address immediate needs.
Sat Apr 25 2015
Rescuers battle rains after India landslide, 150 feared dead

Rescuers battle rains after India landslide, 150 feared dead

A hillside gave way early on Wednesday, sending a mass of muddy earth and trees tumbling onto a remote village.
Thu Jul 31 2014
Killer cyclone wreaks havoc along Indian coast

Killer cyclone wreaks havoc along Indian coast

Six people had been reported dead in the worst-hit states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh even though there are no official death toll.
Sat Oct 12 2013
Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant

Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today

So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit

Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas

Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say

The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports

The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025
185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco

The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025
IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government

The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei

This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025
[OPINION] For never again the world must know more about the Khojaly genocide

[OPINION] For never again the world must know more about the Khojaly genocide

For Azerbaijanis, the Khojaly genocide is more than a historical event - it is a collective trauma that shapes their identity and worldview.
Fri Feb 21 2025