Rescuers pull bodies from rubble after explosion in Sicily kills 7 Rescuers were pulling out bodies on Monday from the rubble of houses destroyed by a suspected gas explosion on Saturday in the Sicilian town of Ravanusa, with the national fire service confirming at least seven people had died in the incident. World 13 Dec, 2021
2020's 1st Atlantic hurricane lashes Texas; floods expected CORPUS CHRISTI: Hurricane Hanna roared ashore onto the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, bringing winds that lashed the shoreline with rain and storm surge, and even threatening to bring possible tornadoes to a part of the country trying to cope with a... Women 26 Jul, 2020
Number of coronavirus intensive care patients in Italy drops for first time MILAN: Italy reported its lowest daily rise in COVID-19 deaths for nearly two weeks on Saturday and said the number of patients in intensive care had fallen for the first time. Officials urged the country not to flout strict lockdown measures they... Women 05 Apr, 2020
Coronavirus deaths fall again in�Italy�but lockdown extension looms ROME: The number of deaths from coronavirus in Italy fell for the second consecutive day on Sunday but the country still looked almost certain to see an extension of stringent containment measures. The Civil Protection department said 756... Women 30 Mar, 2020
WHO warns of mask shortages as virus cases rise BEIJING: Countries rushed to protect their supply of masks today as panic buying, hoarding and theft spread over fears of the deadly coronavirus epidemic, with global health officials warning that stocks of protective gear were rapidly... Women 05 Mar, 2020
At least 11 dead in surge of white-water creek in Italy ROME: At least 11 people were killed in southern Italy on Monday when they were washed away over rocks by a raging white-water creek in a deep mountain gorge that swelled suddenly after heavy rain upstream, officials said. The civil... Women 21 Aug, 2018
Quake hits Italian island, one dead, 25 injured ROME: An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit the tourist-packed Italian island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples, on Monday night, killing at least one person and injuring some 25 others as buildings collapsed, officials said. Residents and... Women 22 Aug, 2017
Hopes fade of finding survivors buried under avalanche in Italy PENNE: Hopes of finding survivors dwindled on Thursday more than 24 hours after an avalanche struck a luxury mountain hotel in Italy burying up to 30 people under tonnes of snow and debris. The Civil Protection department said just two bodies... Women 20 Jan, 2017
Italy earthquake death toll rises to 247: regional officials The number of people killed in the earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy on Wednesday rose to 247 on Thursday morning, regional and national officials said. The Civil Protection department in Rome said a tally by local officials... Women 25 Aug, 2016
'Voices under the rubble' after quake hits Italy; at least 38 dead ACCUMOLI: A powerful earthquake devastated a string of mountainous towns in central Italy on Wednesday, trapping residents under piles of rubble, killing at least 38 people and leaving thousands homeless. The quake struck in the early hours of the... Women 24 Aug, 2016
Project to build homes for quake-hit Kathmandu, May 19 The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department has extended its support to the ACT Alliance to launch Shelter Support to the Earthquake Affected Communities of Nepal. The ACT Alliance consortium... Horoscopes 20 May, 2016
European Union support to build resilient shelters in Nepal KATHMANDU: The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO) has extended their support to the ACT Alliance, a global alliance of churches and related organisations, to launch the Shelter Support to the Earthquake... Travel 19 May, 2016