While the network has had a long tradition of responding to floods and droughts, heat is an emerging area for it.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Red Cross museum in Geneva is warning that it risks closure after its funding was axed in a broad government cost-cutting plan, with some suggesting it could be moved

The Jordan Red Crescent National Society (JNRCS), in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC),

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Tuesday vowed to support Red Cross and the Red Crescent.Dr Iftikhar Aliyar, the Head of the Norwegian Red Cross in Pakistan, met with the KP Governor,

This report reflects on the past, documents the evolution of forensic activities, pays tribute to the remarkable individuals who have been part of this journey, and affirms our collective responsibility to uphold the principles of humanity in the face of ...

The five hostages were among the 31 Thai agricultural workers who were captured by Hamas from four farms close to the Gaza border. Earlier, 23 hostages were released and two, Sudthisak Rinthalak and Sonthaya Oakkharasri, were confirmed dead in May of last year.

Hamas wants to send the world the message that it is still in charge in the Gaza Strip. Its method: turning the release of hostages into a spectacle that Israel is powerless to stop.

Several families have been displaced following a fire in West Nashville Thursday. Nashville firefighters were called to Hillside Condominiums at around 1 p.m. Thursday and found smoke billowing from the roof of Building C.

A nurse has died from Ebola in the Ugandan capital Kampala, the health ministry said on Thursday. "An outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease has been confirmed in Kampala, Uganda following confirmation from three national reference laboratories," the ministry's permanent secretary Diana Atwine told reporters.

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Five Thai workers held captive in the enclave were also freed

Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, dozens of doctors, nurses and representatives from Israel and Thailand waved flags, sang, and cheered