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US airmen aid burned Chinese sailors in high seas rescue
May 06, 2014 (AFP)
US airmen parachuted into the Pacific Ocean to help Chinese sailors who suffered burns when their ship sank, the US Air Force said Monday. The drama played out ...
Afghan authorities seek new homes for landslide refugees
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
Afghan officials said Monday they plan to build new houses for hundreds of families made homeless by a landslide that entombed a northeastern village and killed...
Philippine typhoon survivors still struggling: Red Cross
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of Philippine survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan face long-term problems finding permanent homes and jobs half a year after the disaster, the R...
New equipment to scour for MH370 up to two months away
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
Officials Monday said it could be up to two months before new, more sophisticated equipment will be in the water to help the search for flight MH370 across what...
Cargo ship sinks, 11 missing near Hong Kong: officials
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
Authorities launched an air and sea rescue operation Monday to find 11 crew members from a Chinese cargo ship after it collided with another vessel and sank jus...
Four held over deadly bridge collapse in China: Xinhua
May 04, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese authorities said Sunday that four people had been detained over a bridge collapse in southern Guangdong province that killed 11 people and severely inju...
Aid rushed to survivors after Afghan landslide kills hundreds
May 04, 2014 (AFP)
Aid groups on Sunday rushed to help survivors of a landslide in northern Afghanistan that entombed a village, killing hundreds of people and leaving 700 familie...
Survivors mourn hundreds killed in Afghan landslide
May 04, 2014 (AFP)
Survivors of a landslide that entombed a village in northern Afghanistan mourned hundreds of dead relatives on Sunday as aid teams rushed to care for 700 famili...
350 dead, hundreds missing in Afghan landslide village
May 03, 2014 (AFP)
More than 300 people were killed and hundreds of others feared dead after a landslide buried an Afghan village, officials said, as rescue teams on Saturday rush...
No answers, only hope as MH370 China father heads home
May 03, 2014 (AFP)
Almost two months after he dashed to Beijing following the disappearance of his son's flight, Yan Jiacheng finally left a hotel he shared with other desperate C...
Search called off after Afghan landslide kills at least 300
May 03, 2014 (AFP)
Rescue teams abandoned the search for survivors on Saturday after a landslide buried a hillside village in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 300 people und...
Malaysia Airlines to end hotel stays for MH370 families
May 01, 2014 (AFP)
Malaysia Airlines will cease to provide hotel accommodation for relatives of missing flight MH370 passengers by May 7, the airline said on Thursday. The Malaysi...
Mutualink Offers Edge Communications Platform for Public Safety
May 01, 2014 (SPX)
Mutualink has announced a new deployment option for Mutualink Edge, a multimedia communications sharing platform for public safety and enterprise emergency prep...
How costly are natural hazards?
May 01, 2014 (SPX)
Costs of natural hazards are at historically high levels, and show an increasing trend. Cost assessments of natural hazards often only cover direct costs and ev...
Planes head home as MH370 search scaled back
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
The intensive air search for wreckage from Flight MH370 officially ended Wednesday as the hunt was drastically scaled back, with ships also leaving the Indian O...
Nepal counts cost of damaging Everest debacle
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
Dreams shattered and counting their losses, many foreign climbers say they might never return to Nepal to climb Everest, upset by ugly scenes at base camp and w...
Italy cruise ship removal project halted: media
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
The mammoth project to refloat the doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship has been suspended until a decision is made over which port will scrap the wreck, Italian ...
North Shore Deploys Mutualink's Emergency Communications Platform in 15 Hospitals
Apr 30, 2014 (SPX)
North Shore-LIJ, one of the largest health care systems in the United States, has deployed Mutualink's secure communications platform in 15 hospitals and one mo...
Captain says warnings over Korean ferry ignored
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
A probe into South Korea's ferry disaster has heard that warnings over the ship's seaworthiness were ignored, prosecutors said Wednesday, as rescuers worked to ...
Sherpas struggle as Everest shuts down after killer avalanche
Apr 28, 2014 (AFP)
An unprecedented shutdown of Mount Everest after the worst ever accident on the world's highest peak has left grieving Nepalese sherpa guides and their families...
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