West Providing Earthquake Relief Only To Terrorist-Rebel-Held Areas, Not Government - Damascus

Western countries do not provide necessary aid to the Syrian government, which is dealing with the fallout of the devastating earthquake, and only care about Turkey or areas in Syria that are controlled by terrorist or opposition groups, the Syrian Presidency's Special Advisor Bouthaina Shaaban said.

Unilateral Sanctions Prevent Third Parties From Sending Aid To Syria - Embassy

 Unilateral sanctions imposed by the US and EU are preventing third parties from sending aid to Syria to help the country deal with the consequences of the devastating earthquakes, Mariam Naasan, a spokeswoman of the Syrian embassy to South Africa, told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Doctors in Syria Rushed to Rescue Those Injured by Earthquake before Receiving Orders: Head of Syndicate

Head of Syrian Doctors Syndicate, Dr. Ghassan Fandi, indicated on Wednesday that the doctors in Syrian rushed to rescue and treat those injured by the devastating earthquake before receiving the orders.

Sanctions Against Syria Hinder Eliminating Earthquake Aftermath - Red Crescent

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) urges the West to lift unilateral sanctions against Damascus to facilitate the process of eliminating the consequences of the earthquake, SARC President Khaled Hbubati.

Death toll from Colombia landslide climbs to 262

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed Monday that the death toll from Saturday's landslide in Mocoa had increased to 262, including 43 children.

Colombia Landslide Leaves More Than 250 Dead in Putumayo Province

Flooding and mudslides in the Colombian city of Mocoa sent torrents of water and debris crashing onto houses, killing 254 people, injuring hundreds and sending terrified residents, some in their pajamas, scrambling to evacuate.

Mudslide kills scores in Colombia

A massive mudslide in Colombia killed scores of people and trapped some 40,000 others in the southern city of Mocoa after the main road was destroyed.

Lavrov: Those blocking [terror]militants’ pullout from Aleppo want terrorists to take over control

Those blocking [terror]militants’ pullout from Aleppo wanted the terrorists to retain control over city, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after holding talks with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni.

15,000 housed in shelters after 2 months of quakes in Italy

More than 15,000 people are being housed in temporary shelters in Italy after a series of earthquakes in the country's central region, including a 6.6-magnitude temblor Sunday, emergency officials said.

Hurricane Matthew Blowing Through Caribbean

Jamaica and Haiti continue to encourage residents in vulnerable areas to evacuate as the Caribbean begins to get hit by powerful Hurricane Matthew.

India's opposition parties express concern over India-US military logistics pact

Opposition parties in India have expressed concerns over an agreement between India and United States to allow the two countries to use of each other's military bases.

UN team in Jordan uses cranes to hoist relief aid to Syrian refugees at sealed border

UN, 5 August 2016 – Syrians stranded at a sealed border with Jordan have received life-saving food and other supplies from the United Nations in a unique operation that saw aid hoisted by crane and monitored by drones across the closed frontier.

Canadian PM inspects wildfire-destroyed western region

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday arrived in Fort McMurray region of the western province of Alberta to assess the damage by last week's devastating wildfire.

Canada fire continues to grow on seventh day

A wildfire ripping through Canada's oil sands region blazed for a seventh day as officials warned almost 100,000 people who fled the area that they would not be returning home soon.

Canada: Fort McMurray fire spreads, thousands airlifted

A massive wildfire in Canada exploded tenfold in size, forcing the evacuation of 8,000 people from work camps north of Fort McMurray by air as the inferno grew to 850sq km.

Raging wildfire spreads to more areas in west Canada

The wildfire in western Canada has ballooned to 85,000 hectares in Fort McMurray overnight and is now billowing across a wide front south of the city, a senior official said Thursday.

UN disaster, coordination team deployed to help relief efforts in Yemen

A UN Disaster and Coordination (UNDAC) team consisting of 11 people has been deployed to Oman by Thursday to support the response to Tropical Cyclone in neighboring Yemen, a UN spokesman told reporters here.

At least 270 dead as powerful quake rocks South Asia

A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake which rocked parts of South Asia killed at least 270 people Monday, including 12 Afghan girls crushed in a stampede as they fled their collapsing school.

Pro-Russia rebels order UN to leave east Ukraine stronghold

Pro-Russian rebels have ordered UN agencies working in the separatist stronghold of Lugansk in east Ukraine to leave the area by Friday, the UN aid chief said.

UN: Nepal Donations Need to Be 'Ramped Up'

The United Nations says it has received only $22 million of the $415 million it says it needs for the emergency response to the 7.8-magnitude Nepal earthquake.