Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...

Even in war, branding applies. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a parallel battle of optics despite a ceasefire that took ...

The Red Cross ... “From day one, we have called for the immediate release of all the hostages, and for access to them,” it said in a statement. In World War II, the ICRC visited prisoners ...

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, has died. The World War II veteran was 100 ...

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The Red Cross, accused of not doing enough to help hostages in Gaza or Palestinian detainees in Israel, has defended itself in a rare statement outlining the limits of its role. Insisting on its ...

The character Snoopy from the comic strip “Peanuts” will be the star attraction of a free traveling exhibition running Feb. 8 ...

The hostages want to rebuild their lives and communities. The released terrorists want to continue to destroy everything ...

Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military ...

Hassakeh, Syria — Men of various ages and nationalities sit silently in their cells, a small window in the metal doors their only opening to the world. All are alleged members of the Islamic State ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The American Red Cross of Greater Arkansas hosted a training day Saturday for volunteers with its one-of-a-kind Disaster Action Team (DAT). The DAT are typically the ...