Martin Aims to Help Tsunami Orphans
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Pop star Ricky Martin will visit tsunami-battered areas during a visit to Thailand this week.
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President Bush is sending condolences and promising aid to those affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake that spawned massive tidal waves felt from Indonesia to Sri Lanka.
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BUDAPEST-Prime Minister Paul Martin has won international support in his push to convince other nations to respond faster to avert humanitarian crises.
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The Black Santa appeal for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster is on course to raise more than Â£1m.
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WASHINGTON -- The youngest victims of the Asian tsunami waves may be homeless, traumatized, and possibly orphaned, but they are not yet candidates for adoption in the United States, the State Department said yesterday.
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British charities are stepping up their efforts today to help the victims of the tsunamis which devastated countries around the Indian Ocean.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on  Friday it had made available up to $325 million in emergency  lending for tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and  Maldives. The Manila-based lending institution said about $175  million could be diverted from existing projects in the three  countries, while up to $150 million in new low-cost loans could  be drawn.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush, seeking to highlight America's concern over the Asian disaster, named his father and his predecessor yesterday to spearhead a private fund-raising campaign to help victims of last month's tsunamis, calling on Americans to ''contribute as they are able to do so."
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As the death toll continues to climb and the clean-up efforts begin in South Asia, Bishop Howard Hubbard is asking for a special collection to be taken for tsunami victims.
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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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International organisation and countries are poring in relief and over $500 million have already been pledged. This includes $250 million for tsunami relief offered by the World Bank on Thursday.
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Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga wants to adopt a Tamil child orphaned in the tsunami, officials say.
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British charities launch a huge aid effort for victims of the Asian tsunami which has killed more than 50,000 people.
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The youngest victims of the Asian  tsunami may be homeless, traumatized and possibly orphaned, but  they are not yet candidates for adoption in the United States,  the State Department said on Wednesday.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The suffering in a Sudanese refugee camp could be the signature image of Paul Martin's 10-day trip abroad where he will push for reform of global institutions.
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For Willie Nelson, picking and singing to raise money for relief efforts from the Asian tsunami is a natural gesture.
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One of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.