Crescent City

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said Friday Israeli snipers were shooting at Gaza City's Al-Quds hospital, reporting at least one death and 20 wounded.

Devastating flash floods unleashed by storm Daniel have so far killed over 5,000 people in Libya's eastern city of Derna. Besides that, over 10,000 people are still missing, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have co

Six Palestinians were killed and dozens shot in a raid by the Israeli military Wednesday on the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said.

From the crescent bay and swaying palms, the taxi drivers of Acapulco need just 10 minutes to reach this other, plundered world.

The bodies of 133 migrants have washed up on the shore at the western Libyan city of Zuwara in recent days, the Red Crescent said on Sunday.

Under two months after South Mumbai's iconic promenade, Marine Drive, kicked off its centenary celebrations, the General Post Office has punctured the revelry. On December 18 last year, residents from the heritage buildings that line the sea face launched the design for a commemorative stamp that salutes the glamorous crescent bay. But the celebrat...

Israeli soldiers shot and killed an elderly Palestinian motorist who the military said tried to run them over in the occupied West Bank today and a knife-wielding assailant wounded an Israeli civilian.

Warplanes attacked Houthi militia in control of Yemen's largest air base north of Aden on Tuesday, seeking to expand territorial gains made by Saudi-led coalition forces since they captured the southern port city last week.

Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition carried out the most sustained bombardment of Yemen's capital Sanaa in nearly two months of air strikes on Tuesday night, residents of the city said, hitting army bases and weapons depots.

If you are in despair about the tragedy in Nepal, come down to the Nepalese Embassy in Delhi. The kindness of the many, many people who have reached out in this time of need, is bound to warm your heart.

Commuters may face a tough time today as Delhi Police yesterday issued an advisory saying that it may divert traffic on NH-24 and Mother Teresa Crescent in case of a protest by Shia Muslims over acquisition of a religious land.

Aid workers resumed humanitarian operations in Homs on Sunday, a day after they came under mortar fire in the besieged rebel heart of the Syrian city, evacuating dozens of civilians and sending in supplies to 2,500 people trapped by civil war.

Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost seven years to the day since the Crescent City was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Small amount of radioactive material, blowing from Japan's damaged nuclear power plants, is expected to reach California today but experts have said the radiation would be "within safe limits" and poses no major risk, according to a media report. . (Read: Sleepy Californian town a tsunami magnet)Radioactive isotopes are being blown toward North Ame...

There are images of waves throughout Crescent City: on the signs marking the city limits, on the logo of its credit union and on the facade of Tsunami Lanes, where this city's local rollers come to bowl. But the waves capturing most of the attention in this most northern of California cities are in the harbor, where the remnants of last week's surp...

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said Friday Israeli snipers were shooting at Gaza City's Al-Quds hospital, reporting at least one death and 20 wounded.

Devastating flash floods unleashed by storm Daniel have so far killed over 5,000 people in Libya's eastern city of Derna. Besides that, over 10,000 people are still missing, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have co

Six Palestinians were killed and dozens shot in a raid by the Israeli military Wednesday on the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said.

From the crescent bay and swaying palms, the taxi drivers of Acapulco need just 10 minutes to reach this other, plundered world.

The bodies of 133 migrants have washed up on the shore at the western Libyan city of Zuwara in recent days, the Red Crescent said on Sunday.

Under two months after South Mumbai's iconic promenade, Marine Drive, kicked off its centenary celebrations, the General Post Office has punctured the revelry. On December 18 last year, residents from the heritage buildings that line the sea face launched the design for a commemorative stamp that salutes the glamorous crescent bay. But the celebrat...

Israeli soldiers shot and killed an elderly Palestinian motorist who the military said tried to run them over in the occupied West Bank today and a knife-wielding assailant wounded an Israeli civilian.

Warplanes attacked Houthi militia in control of Yemen's largest air base north of Aden on Tuesday, seeking to expand territorial gains made by Saudi-led coalition forces since they captured the southern port city last week.

Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition carried out the most sustained bombardment of Yemen's capital Sanaa in nearly two months of air strikes on Tuesday night, residents of the city said, hitting army bases and weapons depots.

If you are in despair about the tragedy in Nepal, come down to the Nepalese Embassy in Delhi. The kindness of the many, many people who have reached out in this time of need, is bound to warm your heart.

Commuters may face a tough time today as Delhi Police yesterday issued an advisory saying that it may divert traffic on NH-24 and Mother Teresa Crescent in case of a protest by Shia Muslims over acquisition of a religious land.

Aid workers resumed humanitarian operations in Homs on Sunday, a day after they came under mortar fire in the besieged rebel heart of the Syrian city, evacuating dozens of civilians and sending in supplies to 2,500 people trapped by civil war.

Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost seven years to the day since the Crescent City was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Small amount of radioactive material, blowing from Japan's damaged nuclear power plants, is expected to reach California today but experts have said the radiation would be "within safe limits" and poses no major risk, according to a media report. . (Read: Sleepy Californian town a tsunami magnet)Radioactive isotopes are being blown toward North Ame...

There are images of waves throughout Crescent City: on the signs marking the city limits, on the logo of its credit union and on the facade of Tsunami Lanes, where this city's local rollers come to bowl. But the waves capturing most of the attention in this most northern of California cities are in the harbor, where the remnants of last week's surp...