Hoop Dreams: Wheelchair Basketball Is Changing Lives In Afghanistan
The head of the Red Cross orthopedic program wasn't sure a basketball team was a good idea. The players proved him wrong.
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Red Cross Reacts To Killing Of 6 Staffers: 'We're Completely Devastated'
This week, armed men ambushed and killed the field workers in Afghanistan. Two others are missing. So far, no one knows who did it — or what the motive was.
Red Cross Says 6 Of Its Workers Were Killed By Unknown Assailants In Afghanistan
The staffers were on their way to deliver livestock materials when they were attacked in the province of Jawzan. The International Committee of the Red Cross says it doesn't know who is responsible.
Storm-Weary Philippines Slammed By Powerful Super Typhoon
Super Typhoon Haima pounded the coast of the Philippines late Wednesday, and aid groups say they are preparing for possible wide-scale damage.
Advance On Mosul Continues As Aid Groups Brace For Civilian Casualties
"ISIS, I think, probably wants a humanitarian catastrophe in Mosul," retired Col. Peter Mansoor tells NPR. The International Committee of the Red Cross says it's prepared to assist 270,000 people.
Louisiana Takes Stock Of The Damage After Devastating Flooding
The state is entering recovery mode after the flooding killed 13 people and damaged at least 60,000 homes across 20 parishes. It's expected to take months and the governor says the state needs help.
Senator Introduces Bill That Would Open Red Cross To Outside Oversight
In response to reporting by NPR and ProPublica, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, investigated the Red Cross. Now he's introduced legislation that would force the charity to open its books.
1st Aid Convoy Since 2012 Arrives In Besieged Damascus Suburb
The international aid convoy reached Daraya less than a month after government forces turned away a previous delivery attempt.
Hundreds Of Families Missing As Landslides Crush 3 Villages In Sri Lanka
"I heard a huge sound like a plane crashing into the earth," a villager said, according to The Associated Press. "I saw something like a huge fireball rolling down the mountain."
They Haven't Spoken To Family In Years. Now They Get A 3-Minute Call
Millions of South Sudanese have been displaced by two years of civil conflict. They've lost touch with family. Now they have a rare chance to call home.