The men were working for the German group Technisches Hilfswerk (THW), which provides technical assistance to aid projects. An aid official said the gunmen entered their compound in Nyala, the ...

WACKERNHEIM, Germany -- Working side by side with the German Bundeswehr and local disaster relief organizations, Army Reserve Soldiers of C Co., 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, planned and executed ...

Since 1953, THW is a federal agency with its own administration within the German Interior Ministry. Originally, the agency's main purpose was civil defense in the event of war.

After helping out in the regions devastated by the South Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, now they're in earthquake-stricken Pakistan. The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief has become ...

Two German men kidnapped in Sudan's troubled Darfur region in June were released unharmed Tuesday, ... (THW), the disaster relief arm of the German interior ministry.

WACKERNHEIM, Germany - U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs soldiers with local disaster relief agencies and German military came together to provide humanitarian assistance during training exercise ...

Germany's new government surprised NATO allies on Thursday by putting forward plans to boost defence spending, to meet a target of five percent of GDP demanded by US President Donald Trump.

Sir, – Due to the damage caused by recent storms and the likelihood such storms will become more common in the future, could I suggest Ireland sets up a technical civil defence service along the ...

An employee at the German embassy in Beirut died in Tuesday's blast at the Lebanese capital's port that killed at least 145 and injured 5,000, the German foreign ministry said on Thursday. “Our ...

Two German aid workers have been kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region. The men were working for the German group Technisches Hilfswerk (THW), which provides technical assistance to aid projects.