Tsunami 'Core Group' of Relief Nations Disbanded
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An effort by the United States, Japan,  India and Australia to coordinate tsunami relief will be  disbanded and folded into broader U.N.-led operations,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A legion of ships and  planes delivered aid to millions of Asian tsunami survivors on  Saturday as New Year celebrations around the world paused to  mourn victims of one of the worst disasters in living memory.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada has joined a coalition of developed countries delivering relief to tsunami-struck south Asia.
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Scientists say the death toll in Asia caused by a massive tsunami might have been reduced if India and Sri Lanka had been part of an international system designed to warn coastal communities about potentially deadly waves.
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Global efforts to assist victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami are zeroing in on isolated parts of Sumatra where hundreds of thousands of people may still need emergency aid, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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The US, Australia, Japan and India will form an international coalition to lead relief efforts after the Indian Ocean sea surges, the US president has said.
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ACEH BESAR, Indonesia -- The United Nations has banned its staff from traveling in parts of tsunami-battered Aceh province because of reported fighting between Indonesian troops and separatist rebels. But a rebel commander yesterday begged foreign aid workers to stay and promised that guerrillas will not attack relief groups.
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Scottish aid agencies join the international effort to bring help to the thousands affected by the tsunami across Asia.
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The Disasters Emergency Committee says it is "winding down" its tsunami aid appeal, expected to raise Â£200m.
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A multinational force of aid workers,  military aircraft and ships descended on Asia as global tsunami  relief pledges topped $1.36 billion, but the hundreds of tons  of aid created a logistical nightmare.
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The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing for those affected by the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia. U.S. organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief, development and refugee assistance agencies.
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Canada announced a debt payment moratorium on Thursday for countries struck by the Indian Ocean tsunami, and said it would speak with other creditor nations about offering relief.
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About 4,000 people in Sri Lanka,India, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia have been killed by horrible tsunamis triggered by devastating earthquake on Sunday.
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Problems over the distribution of aid to Tamil survivors of the tsunami in Sri Lanka's devastated Ampara district have eased after a meeting between the government and local Tamil leaders, an official said.
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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka  - Politics got in the way  of tsunami relief efforts on Saturday with Sri Lanka stopping  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan from visiting disaster areas  controlled by its rebel foes.
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Normally exuberant New Year celebrations were tempered by thoughts for victims of south Asia's tsunami as several major cities canceled parties and Australia led a global minute of silence.
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Angry residents in Indonesia&#39;s Aceh have disabled a tsunami warning system after a false alarm spread panic in a province still traumatised by the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an official said on Thursday.