NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN - Liu watched intently as rescuers carefully picked their way through the remains of a warehouse that crumbled like a house of cards Wednesday during Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years, telling AFP it "was like a mountain collapsed". Propping ladders against the debris, the rescue workers...
Ignored by ‘Oppenheimer,’ atomic test victims speak out
White Sands, United States - Wesley Burris was fast asleep in bed when the world's first atomic bomb exploded just 25 miles from his front door. A blinding light filled the home in the New Mexico desert, before the impossible force of the blast shattered its windows, spraying glass across the...Saudi Arabia enacts law to safeguard whistle-blowers and witnesses
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday granted approval for the law for the protection of whistleblowers, witnesses, experts, and victims. The milestone law, previously greenlit by the Shoura Council, is designed to safeguard individuals who may face threats for providing information on crimes. The law empowers judicial authorities...Death toll from IS twin bombings rises to 91, says Iran
TEHRAN, IRAN - A bombing attack in southern Iran claimed by the Islamic State group has killed 91 people, state media said on Saturday, raising an earlier toll after two victims had succumbed to wounds. The two blasts in Kerman on Wednesday hit crowds at a memorial ceremony near the tomb...
Arab Parliament endorses call to support victims of terrorism
Cairo, Egypt-- Arab Parliament on Monday endorsed the call for victims of terrorism in the Arab world to be supported "financially and economically" to overcome tragedies. The parliament said that those affected by the evil claws of terrorism in the Arab world must be supported to overcome their tragedies. The...UAE’s ERC unveils housing project for victims of February quake in Syria
Latakia, Syria--The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has inaugurated the Al Naqa housing project in the Latakia Governorate in Syria. The ERC announced in April the construction of 1,000 prefabricated housing units in seven areas in the Latakia Governorate worth $18 million to assist Syrian families affected by the earthquake that...Protests mark Beirut blast anniversary as justice eludes victims’ families
Hundreds of protestors marched alongside victims' families demanding long-awaited justice as the country marked three years since one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut. So far nobody has been held to account for the tragedy as political political and legal pressures hamper the investigation.
Iran takes Canada to UN court over terror compensation
The UN's top tribunal said on Wednesday that Iran has taken Canada to the International Court of Justice for allowing victims of alleged terror attacks to claim damages from Tehran. Iran asked ICJ to make Canada overturn a law passed in the same year that allows victims to collect damages...Egypt arrests 29 over alleged online crypto scam
Cairo, Egypt - Egyptian authorities have detained 29 people, including 13 foreigners, accused of running an online cryptocurrency scam that defrauded thousands of investors, state media reported Sunday. The network pocketed about US$620,000 at the expense of its victims in the country now battered by an economic crisis and rapid inflation,...Egypt top diplomat visits Syria, Turkey for first time in decade
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, in a rare visit to Syria and Turkey, pledged solidarity with the people of the two countries after a devastating earthquake claimed tens of thousands of lives. Shoukry met with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and the country's foreign minister Faisal Mekded. He also met Turkish...UN pleads for US$397 million to support Syria earthquake victims
United Nations, US--The United Nations launched an appeal for $397 million on Tuesday to help earthquake victims in Syria, where the disaster has killed thousands of people and left millions more in desperate need of aid. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announcing the appeal at the UN headquarters in New York, said the...Beirut blast victims’ relatives rally for probe judge
Families of victims killed in the 2020 Beirut blast rallied to support the judge probing the disaster, after he was charged by Lebanon's top prosecutor in the case. Security was tight at the palace of justice in Beirut, where dozens of family members of the victims gathered to support the...
UN experts disheartened: Beirut blast victims still await justice
The Aug 4, 2020 mega-blast killed more than 200 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the Lebanese capital. The explosion was blamed on a fire that ignited tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser haphazardly stored for years at Beirut harbor.
Relatives of Lebanon blast victims clash with police during protest
Relatives of Lebanon blast victims clashed with police during protest in the run up to the anniversary of Lebanon blast that killed more than 200 people
Beirut blast: Families of victims mark 11 months since disaster
The August 4, 2020 blast at the Beirut port killed more than 200 people, injured thousands and destroyed swathes of the Lebanese capital Lebanon's government resigned after the explosion, but has remained in a caretaker capacity Dozens of relatives of those killed in Lebanon's port blast gathered Sunday to mark...
