Haiti hurricane death toll tops 800, rescue work onThe United Nations has warned that it could take days for the full impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti to emerge, as the death toll soars to more than 800, said a report. The death toll has doubled, and may rise, as rescue teams More… |
12 killed in Nairobi building crash, rescue work onRescue workers raced on Saturday to save more residents from the rubble of a six-storey building in Nairobi after it collapsed overnight following heavy rain. At least 12 people were confirmed dead. President Uhuru Kenyatta visite More… |
No sign Saudi Arabia will ride to oil market rescueLow oil prices have pushed top exporter Saudi Arabia to hasten difficult economic reforms and cut spending on popular benefits, but it has few options beyond sticking with a strategy to defend its market share - no matter how low prices sink. More… |
GAC co-ordinates boats delivery for sea rescue effortGAC, a provider of integrated shipping, logistics and marine services, has co-ordinated the delivery of two high-speed boats from Sweden to Greece, that have joined the sea rescue effort in the Eastern Aegean. More… |
Over 2,000 migrants rescued in MediterraneanMore than 2,000 migrants were rescued from five wooden boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and as many as seven other vessels have been reported at sea, the privately funded Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) and Italy's coastguard said. More… |
Thai women saved from vice trade agony in BahrainPolice have raided a Manama restaurant to rescue three Thai women who were allegedly being kept as sex slaves, according to that country's embassy. A Thai Embassy spokesman told the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister p More… |
Rain hampers Nepal rescue as deaths top 5,500Rescue teams toiled in pouring rain on Thursday in the debris left by last week's devastating earthquake in Nepal, but officials said the chances of finding any more survivors was bleak as the death toll neared 5,500. While re More… |
US hostage killed during rescue attempt in YemenA US journalist and a South African teacher held by al Qaeda militants in Yemen were killed alongside 10 of their captors during a rescue attempt by US and Yemeni forces, senior officials said on Saturday. US Secretary of State Jo More… |
Bahrain maritime force rescues sailors as boat sinksEight sailors who were lost at sea for 30 hours after their cargo ship sank have been rescued by a Bahrain-based maritime force. The search was conducted by the Combined Task Force-151 (CTF-151), which is part of the Juffair-based More… |
Two missing Emiratis rescued from the desertA search and rescue helicopter at Sharjah Air Wing Section found two young Emiratis who had gone missing after their vehicle had broken down in the desert sands of the central region of Sharjah. The Sharjah Air Wing Section, an affiliat More… |