August 2014

(CTVNEws) - The paramedic has been identified as William Mallock, who was on duty at the time of the crash. Mallock had nearly 20 years of experience as a paramedic. The plane crashed at about 5 a.m. Saturday morning, Ambulance New…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine commuter train rammed through a concrete barrier at the end of the rail line and rolled into a busy intersection on Wednesday, injuring at least 34 people and damaging two vehicles on the street.…

Article by Gianpaolo Fusari  (READ THE PART 2) When starting to think about designing a new ambulance we had to ask why was this even necessary. The answer to this question doesn’t take very long to emerge. If you were to have a look at…

Pars is an Aerial robot designed and made for saving human lives. The first purpose of building the robot is the relief of people drowning near coastlines. By developing its applications, it can be used in ships and off shore reliefs. It…

By Kanya D'Almeida and Mercedes Sayagues Photos from Markosun Blog  JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, Aug 13 2014 (IPS) - They say there is a war on and its target is the deadly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This war runs worldwide but its…

13 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today convened a United Nations system-wide coordination meeting in response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which is now affecting more than 1 million people in the so-called…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As Francis became the first pope in 25 years to visit South Korea on Thursday, Seoul's never-timid rival, North Korea, made its presence felt by firing three short-range projectiles less than an hour before he…

(MAIL ONLINE) Train carrying 200 passengers derailed after landslide in cars causing Swiss mountain hanging over steep ravine. The passengers were forced to run to an end carriage to rebalance since slipped off the tracks. Two hundred…

A small plane coming from Rio de Janeiro and was headed to Santos Air Base, crashed in Boqueirao neighborhood in the city of Santos, killing presidential candidate of Brazil Eduardo Campos. According to preliminary information, the…

The Rescue March which stands for Rescue Mass Assembly for Rescue & Care for Humanity gathered over 400 participants from the various rescue units in Metro Manila representing the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Local Government Rescue…