Tsunami TV Fund-Raiser in U.S. Runs Into Controversy
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A television benefit show for victims of the Asian tsunami featuring Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Elton John and a string of Hollywood celebrities has run into controversy in the United States before a note has been played or a dollar pledged.
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NCIS warns public to be wary when giving money to help survivors of the tsunami
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Comcast Corp. said it has begun offering free access to two Asian-based cable channels on its New England digital cable systems so that local residents can follow news coverage of tsunami recovery efforts in their native languages. The International Channel is currently on digital channel 251 and Zee TV is on 701. The channels offer a mix of programming in ...
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Political leaders and aid agencies are pleading with governments and individuals around the world not to skimp on donations to Africa as they open their wallets to tsunami victims in south and southeast Asia.
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Hollywood stars and recording artists  from Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis to Madonna and Elton John put  their wattage to work on Saturday, raising money for victims of  the Asian tsunami disaster in a nationally broadcast telethon.
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TAMPA, Fla. - Radio giant Clear Channel Communications has come under fire from women's health advocates over a Christmas contest in which stations granted breast enlargement surgeries to women in four cities.
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Braving ponderous bureaucracies and corrupt officials, Rizwan Mowlana of Gaithersburg has gathered more than $1 million in cash and donated goods for his native Sri Lanka, which was devastated by last month's tsunami.
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Coverage of deadly tsunamis that pummeled South Asia fueled a sharp crest in CNN's audience this week, capping a year in which its ratings and those of rival cable networks fell from war-driven heights in 2003.
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In the wake of the tsunami, there was abundant amateur video of the disaster coming from tourist hotspots, like Phuket, Thailand. But some of the villages and islands in the path of the devastating
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Unicef, the United Nationâs fund for children, reported it raised $7.5 million since Sunday for tsunami victims in south Asia. âYesterday we raised more online than
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PIERRE, SD - South Dakotans who want to help the victims of the south Asia tidal waves and Indian Ocean earthquake should make donations of money to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, Gov.
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The tsunami that has devastated Southern Asia is being followed by a torrent of another kind -- millions of US citizens&#39; dollars flowing into relief agencies around the globe.
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Editors at The New York Times and Los Angeles Times showed similar judgment one day last week in running large, front-page pictures of tsunami victims. Faces of dead babies in makeshift morgues were clearly visible. They were the type of images you were hard-pressed to see during hours of television coverage.
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Actor George Clooney reacts angrily to presenter's doubts over a US TV benefit for tsunami victims.
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Many US base officials across the Pacific are telling residents that cash donations are the best way for individuals to support relief efforts after Sundayâs massive earthquake and deadly tsunami left tens of thousands dead and millions homeless across
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A Kentucky widow, moved by the cries of grief she heard in reports about the tsunami disaster in south Asia, invited her entire town to a New Year's Eve bash to raise money for the victims. In California, a college offered free basketball tickets, with a gift for relief efforts the only price of admission.
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A medical aid group says they can't handle any more tsunami donations. Zurich, Switzerland -- People who want to give money to the tsunami relief effort should skip over the aid group Doctors Without Borders.