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A bomb blast in Santiago, Chile, on monday afternoon, in the metro station "Escuela Militar", in the shopping quarter of Las Codnes. The explosion occurred at lunchtime. The act is under investigation. Investigator suspect a terroristic…

The XStat is a first-in-kind hemostatic device for the treatment of gunshot and shrapnel wounds on the battlefield. XStat works by injecting a group of small, rapidly-expanding sponges into a wound cavity using a syringe-like applicator.…

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…

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…

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…

LONDON (AP) — Britain's royal officials announced Thursday that starting September, the royal will train for about five months as a helicopter pilot with East Anglian Air Ambulance. If successful, he will join the charity group, based in…

(source IRIN NEWS) - Libya’s deteriorating security situation has led to an exodus of aid workers and suspension of development programmes, leaving tens of thousands of displaced and vulnerable people relying on skeleton networks manned in…

LAMPEDUSA - Without the binoculars, it didn’t look like much. Just a haze of blue and orange, bobbing gently on the horizon. Lifting the lenses to my eyes, I was able to make out more: a dilapidated boat, a sea of life vests and over 200…

A lot of rescue services and ambulances work during the First World War in Europe. The Red Cross brought in the first widespread battlefield motor ambulances to replace horse-drawn vehicles. Thanks to Getty Images Database, it's…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) firmly condemns this extremely alarming series of attacks against humanitarian workers, ambulances, and hospitals. These are serious violations of the law of war. An immediate stop…