The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in Bangladesh is working together with the Prison Directorate and the Ministry of Home Affairs to enhance the preparedness of the 68 prisons across the country in the face of a possible outbreak of Covid-19, the ICRC said in a statement today.

More than 400 people have died in mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone with 600 people still missing in the stricken capital, the Red Cross says, as Britain promised £5 million in fresh aid.

Rescuers scramble to find survivors after a powerful earthquake in southern Japan that left at least nine people dead and hundreds injured, sparking fires and buckling roads. Tens of thousands of people flee their homes after the 6.5-magnitude quake struck the southwestern island of Kyushu.

Bangladesh began the ICRC T20 tournament for the physically gifted with flying colours by overcoming the strong English team by 14 runs.

Facebook introduces ‘Donate’ button for all non-profit organizations to use on their Facebook pages and ad links.

Life is returning to normal in Chautara; a pretty little town perched on top of a steep hill some 50km (31 miles) east of Kathmandu.

A Red Cross employee is killed and another injured in a gun attack by suspected Islamist militants in Mali

The number of people affected by river flooding worldwide could nearly triple in the next 15 years