Korea battles multiple wildfires in southeastern region

Mar 24, 2025

The Republic of Korea is battling to contain multiple wildfires raging across the southeastern region Sunday, with strong and dry winds hindering efforts to...

UN agency to build 2,300 earthquake-resilient houses in Afghanistan

Aug 23, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 23 : UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency announced the start of a more than USD 14 million community-based construction effort to...

4 killed, 6 injured, some 1,500 evacuated as wildfires ravage Korea's southeastern region

Mar 23, 2025

The fire began in Sancheong County, about 250 kilometres southeast of Seoul, on Friday and spread to other parts.

UN sets up 'Family Health Houses' in Quake-hit Paktika province of Afghanistan

Oct 19, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 19 : The United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) has announced the formation of family health houses in the earthquake-ravaged Paktika province...

Afghanistan: Artillery explosion kills five children in Helmand province

Apr 02, 2022

Helmand [Afghanistan], April 2 : In an artillery explosion in Afghanistan's southeastern Helmand province, five children were killed and two were wounded.

South Korea: Death toll rises to 18 as wildfires spread in southeastern region of country

Mar 26, 2025

The death toll from a series of wildfires in the southeastern region of South Korea has climbed to 18, with one person still missing,...