EU Launches New Aid Scheme for Greece to Help Refugees with Rent, Cash

The European Commission offered 209 million euros ($245 million) in new emergency aid for Greece on Thursday to help refugees stranded in the country rent homes and pay for basics with a cash card.

Nearly 500,000 Syrian refugees return home in 2017: UN

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that more than 440,000 internally displaced people and over 31,000 Syrian refugees overseas have returned to their homes in Syria so far in 2017, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a daily briefing here on Friday.

Une démolition tourne mal en Israël: un policier et un villageois tués

La pratique israélienne controversée de démolition de villages bédouins dans le désert du Néguev a mal tourné mercredi avec la mort d'un policier et d'un Arabe israélien dans des circonstances différentes selon les versions.

Syrian Army General Command calls on residents of Aleppo’s secured northeastern neighborhoods to return to their homes

The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces called on the residents of the northeastern neighborhoods of Aleppo city to return to their homes now that the Syrian Arab Army has restored security and stability to them.

Russian forces begin wide-scale operation targeting ISIS and al-Nusra positions in Idleb and Homs

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said that Russian forces participating in the war on terrorism began before noon on Tuesday a wide-scale operation in the countryside of Idleb and Homs provinces.

Earthquake brings down buildings in central Italy (Local time: 07:40, Depth 1,5 km)

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 has rocked central Italy, sending already quake-damaged buildings crumbling after a week of tremors that have left thousands homeless.

Haiti counting $2bn toll from Hurricane Matthew

Haitian authorities have said the destruction caused by Hurricane Matthew's devastating passage over the island nation earlier this month caused nearly $2 billion in damages.

US President Barack Obama declares disaster as West Virginia floods death toll climbs to 24

The death toll from flooding in the US state of West Virginia rose to 24 Saturday, as President Barack Obama declared a major disaster, releasing federal aid for some of the hardest-hit areas.

23 dead in West Virginia floods

Record flooding in the US state of West Virginia killed at least 23 people and stranded thousands of others who had to be plucked from rooftops and rescued from fast-moving waters, state officials said Friday.

Raging Canada fires now threaten second province - official

Wildfires that ravaged a vast area of western Canada's Alberta province now are threatening a neighboring region, authorities said Sunday, as the inferno -- which doubled in sized in the space of a day -- continued its advance.

Canadian wildfire grows tenfold in size

A massive wildfire that has forced all 88,000 residents to flee Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada has exploded tenfold in size.

Canada steps up efforts to battle Alberta wildfire

Canada is responding at a nationwide level to fight the "catastrophic" wildfire in northern Alberta which caused the largest evacuation in the province's history, officials said Wednesday.

Civilians start returning to Syria’s Palmyra

Hundreds of civilians on Saturday were transported back to the ancient city of Palmyra, following its recapture by the military.

95 homes destroyed by Western Australia wildfire

An out-of-control wildfire in Western Australia state has destroyed nearly 95 homes after it tore through a small rural town just south of Perth overnight, prompting fears three people were missing, local authorities said on Friday.

HRW: Israel's demolition of Palestinian terrorists' homes constitutes 'war crime'

Human Rights Watch on Saturday blasted Israel's policy of demolishing the homes of suspected Palestinian terrorists as "collective punishment" and a "war crime" and called for its immediate end.