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Quake-hit Nepal sets up new reconstruction authority
Aug 14, 2015 (AFP)
Nearly four months after a massive quake devastated Nepal, the government has set up a new state body to lead reconstruction efforts, a spokesman for the Prime ...
Chemical experts assess China blast site after 50 killed
Aug 13, 2015 (AFP)
A Chinese military team of nuclear and chemical experts began work Thursday at the site of two massive explosions in the city of Tianjin, state media said, as p...
17 dead, 400 hurt in China explosives warehouse blasts
Aug 13, 2015 (AFP)
A series of massive explosions at a warehouse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin killed 17 people, state media reported Thursday, as witnesses describ...
China blast latest accident to blight development
Aug 13, 2015 (AFP)
A lack of answers about vast explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin Thursday reinforced questions about standards in the country, where campaigners say lives...
After decade of peace, many in Aceh left behind
Aug 13, 2015 (AFP)
Fakhruddin Kasem hoped for a prosperous new life when Indonesia struck a deal to end a separatist conflict in Aceh, but a decade on the unemployed former rebel ...
China landslide leaves more than 60 missing: local govt
Aug 12, 2015 (AFP)
More than 60 people were missing in China Wednesday after a landslide buried the living quarters of a mining company under one million cubic metres of earth, st...
Funds shortage may end UN chopper aid to quake-hit Nepal
Aug 10, 2015 (AFP)
The UN warned Monday it would stop its emergency helicopter service in quake-devastated Nepal unless it receives more funds, a move which could leave thousands ...
Honeywell search and rescue tech commissioned for defense customer
Aug 05, 2015 (SPX)
Honeywell reports that its Global Tracking business successfully commissioned a next-generation search and rescue (SAR) system for Canada's Department of Nation...
Myanmar asks for international aid as flood misery spreads
Aug 04, 2015 (AFP)
Myanmar formally appealed Tuesday for international help in tackling massive floods with rescuers struggling to reach isolated regions, as rain-battered Asian n...
Chinese consortium to salvage S. Korea ferry
Aug 04, 2015 (AFP)
South Korean officials announced Tuesday that a Chinese-led consortium had won the bidding to take on the massive task of raising the Sewol ferry that sank with...
Trillions of dollars needed for UN anti-poverty plan
Aug 04, 2015 (AFP)
The price tag for a bold global new anti-poverty agenda comes to between $3.5 and $5 trillion annually over the next 15 years, part of a United Nations' "to-do ...
Cheers as UN irons out roadmap to end poverty
Aug 03, 2015 (AFP)
Jubilant UN member states on Sunday put the finishing touches to a hugely ambitious roadmap aimed at wiping out poverty worldwide by 2030 and taking on climate ...
Fukushima operator says 20 tons of rubble lifted from destroyed reactor
Aug 03, 2015 (AFP)
The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said it has removed a 20-ton piece of rubble from a destroyed reactor in what it called a "major step forwa...
Philippines vows action on Haiyan rebuilding after UN criticism
Aug 02, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines on Sunday vowed to take further action to aid those displaced by deadly Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, following UN criticism that the government...
Philippines Haiyan rebuilding 'inadequate', says UN
Aug 01, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines has not done enough to rebuild after Super Typhoon Haiyan, as thousands remain in shanties without power or water for nearly two years, a United...
Top US general advises UN to improve peacekeeping
Jul 28, 2015 (AFP)
America's top general flew to New York on Tuesday to advise the United Nations on how to improve its peacekeeping operations. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of th...
China escalator swallows toddler's mother: report
Jul 27, 2015 (AFP)
A woman was killed after she plunged through flooring over an escalator in a Chinese department store, reports said Monday, thrusting her toddler to safety as s...
Pentagon asks armed 'citizen guards' to stand down
Jul 25, 2015 (AFP)
The Pentagon asked on Friday that concerned armed citizens not stand guard at military recruiting offices, saying it can handle security after a shooting rampag...
Monsoon troubles Nepal quake survivors three months on
Jul 25, 2015 (AFP)
As dark clouds loomed overhead, Rabi Baral hurriedly secured his tent to the ground at a camp for victims of Nepal's earthquake, three months after the disaster...
Novel scissor-like bridge structure for use during emergencies
Jul 24, 2015 (SPX)
A test of the Mobile Bridge Version 4.0 (MB4.0) over a real river demonstrated its viability for practical use. During the test, the bridge was set up without a...
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