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Pak: Body of British Red Cross worker found

The body of a British employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who was kidnapped in January, was found by police in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Sunday. Khalil Rasjed Dale,......

Red Cross on Kashmir: Detainees are tortured for promotions

In a rare briefing with the then United States ambassador to India, the International Committee of the Red Cross in 2005 expressed concern over alleged human rights violations in Kashmir and spoke......

For once, LTTE & army call for truce

Following a truce between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and security forces, the International Red Cross has agreed to resume duties from Friday at the vital Omanthai crossing, thus bringing......

LTTE kills 6 soldiers; Red Cross opens frontlines

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels have shot dead six soldiers in northern Sri Lanka even as the international Red Cross resumed providing safe passage for civilians crossing the frontlines.......

Red Cross slams US terror laws

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed concern that controversial new US anti-terror laws do not conform with the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of prisoners. In an......

'India: Success abroad, domestic challenges manifold'

Reticence can be a double-edged sword.For Jayanthi Natarajan, minister for environment and forests, her reserve has attracted much criticism from domestic detractors.Yet, on the high table of......

Managing finance: Indians beat Americans

Majority of Indian consumers have better skills in managing their household financial budget and are confident of facing any financial impediments in future, as compared to citizens of nine......

Petrol price hiked by Rs 2.96

Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) on Tuesday hiked petrol prices by about Rs 2.96 a litre effective midnight tonight, and other state-owned oil companies IOC and HPCL will follow suit on......

Art of managing global buyouts

The carillon is as far removed from India as the igloo. The musical instrument, composed of at least 23 cup-shaped bells played from a baton keyboard using fists and feet, has its origins in the......

'Visa-on-arrival' in India soon

The ministry of tourism is pushing for visa-on-arrival facility to around 16 countries, a senior government official said. Initially, the visa facility can be issued at only two international......

Ronaldo donates 100k euros to help Afghan landmine victims

Real Madrid’s soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo donated 100,000 euros on behalf of UEFA to help rehabilitate Afghans who have lost limbs, mostly landmine victims, the International Committee of......

The 2011 Formula One season preview

Buckle up, ladies and gents. The 2011 Formula 1 season officially got under way this morning at the Albert Park in Melbourne, and we are but hours away from the year's first race. We're in for a......

China leaps on world stage in style

Opening ceremony images Resurgent China opened the Olympics on Friday with a burst of fireworks at a spectacular ceremony that wove ancient Chinese history with modern wizardry and aimed to draw a......

Doping taints Winter Games

Doping struck the Winter Olympics in Turin on Thursday, bruising a Games that officials had hoped would restore the image of clean competition after the scandals of the Athens Summer Games.Russian......

Treacherous Games slope claims victims

The treacherous Olympic downhill slope skittled out two high-profile skiers on Monday and the oldest woman competitor quit the Winter Games after a crash in the luge. While 52-year-old Anne......

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Q. The headquarter of the International Committee of Red Cross are atA. Geneva B. ParisC. Rome D. Stockholm
Question Answer: A. more

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Q. Author, humanitarian, peacekeeper, columnist, former UN Under-Secretary General, now Minister of State for External Affairs, Govt of India.What else he is ?
Question Answer: A. he also serves on the Boards of Overseers of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Trustees of the Aspen Institute, and the Advisory of the...... more

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Q. which worldwide organization resulted from a pamphlet written by Jean Henri Dunant in 1862?
Jameel Ahmed: A. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863 more

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Q. what is red cross symbol
Dare Devil: A. Red Cross is the official symbol of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on white background with the words "COMITE...... more

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UN urges Kyrgyzstan to tackle inter-communal violence

New York, May 24 (IBNS): A senior United Nations official has encouraged Kyrgyzstans efforts to address the causes of the inter-communal violence... ...

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Congo has chance for peace, U.N. ready to enforce - Ban

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Obama to appoint PIO as asst secretary for South Asia

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Displaced people caught up in fighting west of Goma / Médecins Sans Frontières forced to suspend activities in Mugunga III and Bulengo camps

/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Fighting with heavy weapons between the Congolese army (FARDC) and the rebel group M23 to the west of the... ...

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Emergency aid for 2,400 people fleeing violence in Nigeria

/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Several hundred families fleeing violence in northern Nigeria and taking refuge in the Diffa area of... ...

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