2 killed in residential building fire on New Delhi outskirts

NEW DELHI, July 15 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed after a fire broke out on Wednesday in a five-story residential building on the outskir…[More]

Bangladesh on highest health alert for flood-hit districts: minister

DHAKA, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government has stepped up emergency healthcare preparations in 11 flood-hit districts to ensure medical ser…[More]

Sri Lanka urges protective clothing for preschool children amid dengue threat

COLOMBO, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj on Monday urged parents to dress preschool childr…[More]

6 killed in building collapse amid heavy rains in India's Mumbai

NEW DELHI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and one injured after a portion of a three-storey residential building collapsed amid he…[More]

Several trapped as under-construction warehouse collapses in E. India

NEW DELHI, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Several persons were trapped under the debris after an under-construction warehouse collapsed in India's eastern state …[More]