A deadly attack involving the simultaneous explosion of pagers occurred in Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people and injuring thousands. The victims included civilians such as an 8-year-old girl. The attack appeared to target members of Hezbollah, a militant group backed by Iran, who relied on pagers for communication. Pics/ AFP & AP
18 September,2024 12:47 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande
An Israeli airstrike destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus on Monday, killing or wounding everyone inside. Pics/AFP. Text/AP
01 April,2024 11:30 PM IST | Devashri Bhujbal
Explosives planted in a taxi detonated in a Damascus suburb near a Shiite Muslim shrine Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens a day before the solemn holy day of Ashura, state media reported. All pictures: AFP
28 July,2023 10:25 AM IST | Editor
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams along with the dog squad members have started to return to India after calling off the relief and rescue operations in earthquake-hit Turkey. The first team of 47 members of the NDRF returned to India on Friday after a 10-day-long operation. Pics/NDRF
17 February,2023 03:10 PM IST
The catastrophic earthquake that razed thousands of buildings in Turkiye and Syria became one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade and the death toll kept rising, crossing16000. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal in 2015 killed more than 8,800 people. Rescue crews braved freezing overnight temperatures in quake-hit areas in both countries in the hope of reaching survivors and pulling more bodies from the rubble
09 February,2023 08:02 PM IST
Two National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams comprising 101 personnel, left for Turkey from Hinden Airbase in Ghaziabad on Tuesday to aid rescue operations after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck Turkey and killed thousands of people. The Turkey-bound teams include five women rescuers, a doctor and paramedics. Pics/NDRF PRO
07 February,2023 04:35 PM IST
At least 76 people have been killed across seven provinces in Turkey and 42 were reported dead in Syria in initial reports after a deadly earthquake struck 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi in Turkey's Gaziantep province on February 6. See pics Photo/AFP
06 February,2023 11:32 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
