Close X
Saturday, November 30, 2024
ADVT 
International

Canadian-funded Health Centre In Syria Destroyed, Says Aid Agency

The Canadian Press, 29 Apr, 2016 12:02 PM
    OTTAWA — An aid agency says a Canadian-funded hospital in Syria has been destroyed.
     
    The Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations says the Al Marjeh Primary Health Care Centre in Aleppo, which has received millions of dollars in medical supplies from Canada, was bombed during air strikes Friday.
     
    The group's website says the facility was hit strikes conducted by Syrian government and Russian aircraft.
     
    The organization says it was the second bombing of a civilian hospital in three days.
     
     
    Calling the attack a war crime, the non-profit agency is urging the international community to protect hospitals and aid workers targeted in the country's civil war.
     
    The organization says the Al Marjeh health care facility was opened in 2014 and has since performed over 46,000 consultations, with mostly women and children.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Tour Operators Say Zika Could Be Bad For Olympics Business

    Tour Operators Say Zika Could Be Bad For Olympics Business
    "It could be catastrophic," Jerri Roush, director of operations of Cartan Tours, told The Associated Press. "It's uncharted territory."

    Tour Operators Say Zika Could Be Bad For Olympics Business

    India-Born Masood Khan Wins $3.1 Million Discrimination Suit Against Chicago Police Department

    India-Born Masood Khan Wins $3.1 Million Discrimination Suit Against Chicago Police Department
    Masood Khan won $3.1 million in compensation, along with Glenford Flowers, a Belize-born man, as victims of the discriminatory hiring policy

    India-Born Masood Khan Wins $3.1 Million Discrimination Suit Against Chicago Police Department

    Indian American Pavithra Nagarajan Danseuse Named For US Presidential Scholars

    Indian American Pavithra Nagarajan Danseuse Named For US Presidential Scholars
    An Indian American danseuse has been nominated for 2016 US Presidential Scholars in the Arts, one of the nation's highest honours for high school students.

    Indian American Pavithra Nagarajan Danseuse Named For US Presidential Scholars

    UK Newspaper Takes Stand On ‘Hindu Nationalism’, To Use Bombay, Not Mumbai

    UK Newspaper Takes Stand On ‘Hindu Nationalism’, To Use Bombay, Not Mumbai
    The city's name was officially changed to Mumbai in 1995 to distance itself from the colonial term - Bombay.

    UK Newspaper Takes Stand On ‘Hindu Nationalism’, To Use Bombay, Not Mumbai

    Pandit Jasraj Honoured In Houston

    Pandit Jasraj Honoured In Houston
    Pandit Jasraj has been honoured in Houston for his lifelong contribution to classical Indian art. He is happy that he is able to popularise Hindustani music in the US.

    Pandit Jasraj Honoured In Houston

    Indian-Origin Diplomat Harinder Sidhu Australia's New Envoy To India

    Indian-Origin Diplomat Harinder Sidhu Australia's New Envoy To India
    She is the third Indian-origin envoy in India, after the US and Canadian envoys and the second Indian-origin Australian high commissioner in India.

    Indian-Origin Diplomat Harinder Sidhu Australia's New Envoy To India