'Vampire Diaries' And 'Twilight' Vamp For Red Cross Foundation
The CW's "The Vampire Diaries" has collaborated with the American Red Cross Foundation to promote their "Donate Blood, Starve a Vampire" campaign. Stars Nina Nobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder are currently...
Red Cross closes 4 offices in Sri Lanka
International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) closed its four offices from Sri Lanka, after the government asked to scale down its operations in the country. "COLOMBO (AFP) – The Red Cross on Monday announced the...
Sri Lanka asks aid agencies to scale down operations
Sri Lanka asked International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other aid agencies to scale down their operation amid increasing pressure from international community to ease the restrictions on aid agencies....
Sri Lankan doctors recant death figures
After being in custody for about two months, the doctors say they inflated death tolls. The doctors who stayed with the people till the end now claims that only 350-400 civilians were killed in the last month of...
Red Cross ordered by Sri Lanka to scale down relief operations
The Red Cross says it has been ordered to scale down relief operations in Sri lanka. " COLOMBO (AFP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross said it had been ordered by Sri Lanka to scale down relief operations in the island where it has been helping civilian war...
Tiger prisoner describes end of the war
A member of the Sri Lanka navy, Chaminda, Kumara Hewage, was captured by the LTTE with six other in November 2006. The remained in custody of the LTTE until they escaped on May 17th. In his statement...
2 community workers rescued in Sulu
" Gucela said the victims were rescued seven hours after a group of Abu Sayyaf bandits led by Mukambiyan Sakilan seized them in the village of Upper Kabuntayan in Talipao town. He said residents of Sinumaan village pointed police to the victims’ whereabouts. The victims...
Albinos hunted for body parts in Burundi and Tanzania
Superstition has led to the killing of more than 60 albinos in Burundi and Tanzania. The Red Cross Red Crescent is backing government efforts to protect them, and defends their right to a life in dignity.As the...
Civilians to be rescued from the clutches of the Tamil Tigers
Tens of thousands of civilians are still entrapped in an area where a brutal battle rages between Sri Lanka Security Forces and Tamil Tigers. The Sri Lankan Government has announced that this civilian under he...
Philippines: Another ICRC worker free after kidnapping incident
The International Red Cross Workers abduction in Mindanao gets further development as a local Red Cross worker was set free by the moro terrorist group "Abu Sayyaf". Following this, another Swiss worker named...
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