Aid focus turns to the homeless and destitute in aftermath of Turkey quake
International aid agencies are stepping up efforts to help millions of homeless people, 11 days after a massive earthquake.
Fri Feb 17 2023
Death toll rises to over 500 in Turkiye, Syria after strong earthquake
Turkiye issued a level-4 alarm, which includes a call for international aid, the AFAD said in a statement.
Mon Feb 06 2023
British minister calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women aid workers
The Taliban are "trying to erase women from society in Afghanistan," British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said after international aid agencies were forced to pull out over a ban on female workers
Tue Dec 27 2022
AIDS: Years of research but still no vaccine
Why decades of HIV/AIDS research yielded so little progress on a jab to prevent a disease that claimed some 680,000 lives in 2020?
Thu Dec 02 2021
Peru seeks more international aid to cope with extreme floods
Minister Martin Vizcarra told Reuters that the government will likely award reconstruction contracts in August or September, once heavy rains and the current crisis have subsided.
Sat Apr 01 2017
Chile battles worst forest fires in its history
Chile's Minister of Foreign Affairs Heraldo Munoz told reporters his country has requested international aid to tackle the blazes.
Tue Jan 24 2017
Aidil Zafuan, Safiq announce decision to quit national team
International Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak today said he has decided to retire from the National team.
Tue Jul 12 2016
Nepali government's delays frustrate international aid workers
International aid workers are frustrated with the cripplingly slow response by the Nepal government and administration.
Thu Apr 30 2015
Obama says 'not enough' done to battle Ebola
The US President says that not enough was being done to tackle the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa and called for more international aid.
Thu Sep 25 2014
Bruised, battered but still fighting: Bob Geldof
After months of private grief over the death of his daughter Peaches, Bob Geldof returned to the world spotlight on Thursday, taking up the cause of AIDS with his trademark mix of anger and empathy.
Thu Jul 24 2014
Top AIDS official says six colleagues on Malaysia plane, not 100
Those killed include prominent Dutchman Joep Lange, a pioneer of cheap anti-retrovirals for the poor who had been involved in HIV research and treatment since 1983.
Sat Jul 19 2014
MH17: A great loss for the world's AIDS community
Many of the MH17 passengers were AIDS researchers, activists, officials and scientists heading to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia.
Sat Jul 19 2014
World AIDS community mourns colleagues on crashed Malaysian plane
Leading AIDS researcher and former International AIDS Society president Joep Lange is thought to have been on the flight that went down in strife-torn eastern Ukraine.
Fri Jul 18 2014
MH17: Many on board were heading to Melbourne AIDS conference
Leading AIDS researcher and former International AIDS Society president Joep Lange is thought to have been on the flight.
Fri Jul 18 2014
US carrier arrives with aid as Philippines buries dead
USS George Washington carries badly needed equipment, supplies and expertise for the thousands left homeless and hungry.
Fri Nov 15 2013