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Indonesia: 7 dead during suicide attacks in Central Jakarta - LIVE NEWS
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Attackers set off suicide bombs and exchanged gunfire outside a Starbucks cafe in Indonesia's capital in a brazen assault Thursday
IRIN news: 1.1 million people are living under siege in Syria
LONDON, 12 January 2016 (IRIN) - At precisely the same time as aid lorries pulled into the besieged Syrian village of Madaya on Monday, too late to save those who had already starved to death, convoys also entered the besieged areas of Fua…
Blast in Istanbul's Sultanahmet neighborhood: Initial reports show 10 dead, 15 injured
An explosion occurred today in the Istanbul's Sultanhahmet plaza. The first source say that at least 10 people have been killed. Some of them could be tourists, the city authorities say.
Third MSF health facility bombed in Yemen
Yemen, Sana’a 10 January 2016 An MSF supported hospital has been hit in Northern Yemen causing at least four deaths, injuring ten people and leading to the collapse of several buildings within the medical facility. Three of the injured are…
Earthquake in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush province, no loss of life or damages reported
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region sent tremors as far Jammu and Kashmir today. Tremors were felt in Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad and other adjoining areas. Tremors were also felt in Poonch of Jammu and…
Tremendous gas leak over Porter Ranch, California Gov. declared a state of emergency
On Wednesday the California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for a tremendous gas leak in the Los Angeles suburb of Porter Ranch.
RSA - N2 highway crash claims six lives
N2 highway crash claims six lives
Last night paramedics from the KZN Department of Health’s Emergency Medical Services, responded to a collision on the N2 highway at Umkomaas, between a car and a truck which had been carrying wooden logs.…
Most generous humanitarian aid donors 2015
by Ben Parker
We have rounded up the available humanitarian funding data for the year.
In 2015, $18.3 billion in emergency aid funding has been tracked by the UN – a drop of more than 18 percent compared to the total of $22.4 billion…
MET Office: Storm Frank to bring another spell of wet and windy weather
28 December 2015 - The recent run of unsettled, wet weather will continue this week with Storm Frank on the way
A Christmas letter for the Emergency world. What is your wish for the new year?
By now we all know the truth about Santa Claus. But are we really sure that there is not someone out there that can make your wishes come true?