India brings home bodies of 45 workers killed in Kuwait fire
Bereaved relatives and experts urge New Delhi to do more to protect the lives of those who work abroad and send remittances home.
Fri Jun 14 2024
Sabahans celebrate Aidilfitri in the spirit of togetherness
On the first day of Aidilfitri today, most Muslims in Sabah celebrate the festival with family and relatives, in addition to house-to-house visits.
Wed Apr 10 2024
Pakistani father, three relatives held for 'honour killing' - police
The 18-year-old woman was shot dead by her father because she had appeared in a picture on social media.
Wed Nov 29 2023
Chinese families of missing Malaysia MH370 plane seek compensation in court
Chinese court holds the first hearing of a liability lawsuit filed by relatives of passengers on MH370.
Mon Nov 27 2023
Sobbing relatives of Nepal quake victims cremate loved ones
Thousands of buildings have collapsed or developed cracks from Nepal's worst earthquake in eight years.
Mon Nov 06 2023
Iraq wedding fire kills more than 100, relatives identify bodies
Survivors said hundreds of people were at the wedding celebration when flares ignited a ceiling decoration as the bride and groom danced.
Thu Sep 28 2023
Catastrophic Libya flood kills thousands, desperate relatives search for survivors
Swathes of the city obliterated by a torrent of water unleashed by powerful storm that swept down a usually dry riverbed, bursting dams.
Thu Sep 14 2023
UN urges North Korea to confirm fate of forcibly disappeared people
The report, based on interviews with defectors, former abductees and relatives of victims, details accounts of disappearances.
Tue Mar 28 2023
Two decades after Saddam's fall, Iraqis still haunted by disappearances
Relatives of thousands of people who were killed or disappeared under the dictator believed they would soon find out the fate of love ones.
Mon Mar 13 2023
'How can that be?': Man sticks to vigil after hunt for relatives in Turkey quake ruins called off
Mustafa was camped near the rubble of his family's building, refusing to move even after the search for the bodies of his family had ended.
Thu Feb 23 2023
Syrian baby born in earthquake adopted by aunt and uncle
Afraa, named after her late mother who died in the devastating earthquake, was adopted by relatives after thousands offered to take her in.
Wed Feb 22 2023
The Turkish street that lies in ruins after the quake
Turkey's deadliest earthquake left the street in ruins and its surviving residents homeless, desperately seeking missing relatives.
Wed Feb 08 2023
Relatives of 737 MAX crash victims to speak at Boeing arraignment
More than a dozen relatives of people killed in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes plan to speak at a federal court arraignment for the planemaker.
Tue Jan 24 2023
Worried Indonesians await news of earthquake-hit relatives
If it was just an earthquake, only the houses would collapse, but this is worse because of the landslide, said Zainuddin.
Wed Nov 23 2022
Traumatised relatives await news of missing in quake-hit Indonesia
Recovery efforts today will focus on the worst-hit districts, Cugenang, where it is believed at least one village was buried by a landslide.
Wed Nov 23 2022