Bullock Donates &#36;1M for Tsunami Relief
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Actress Sandra Bullock has donated &#36;1 million to the American Red Cross to help relief efforts in countries affected by the deadly earthquake and tsunamis in southern Asia and eastern Africa.
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Aid pledges for Asia's tsunami victims topped 1.6 billion dollars on a tide of New Year sympathy, but the United Nations warned it would take weeks for help to reach many survivors and that the death toll would likely rise to 150,000.
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Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and other English Premiership clubs pledged at least one million pounds (1.8 million dollars) in aid for victims of Asia's tsunami disaster.
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An Indian religious leader known as "the hugging saint" &#151; because she uses hugs as a gesture of blessing &#151; pledged &#36;22 million Monday to help survivors of last month's devastating tsunami.
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The World Bank on Thursday  offered $250 million for tsunami relief, bringing total aid  contributions from around the world to nearly $500 million, the  United Nations said.
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British charities announced on Thursday that they have so far raised 15 million pounds (about 28.9 million US dollars) in aid for Asian tsunami victims.
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The international community has pledged more than &#36;250 million in emergency aid for victims of the tsunami that devastated coastlines from south Asia to east Africa, with planeloads of supplies leaving Britain and France on Wednesday.
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Local outlets are available for people looking to donate money to the relief efforts taking place in Indonesia following a Sunday earthquake and tsunami that has claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people.
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THE British government today raised its pledge for aid to the tsunami disaster to Â£50 million ($124.22 million), up Â£35 million ($86.96 million) from yesterday, the Department for International Development said.
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Organisers of a tsunami relief collection for Sri Lanka appeal for help with transport  after overwhelming donations arrive.
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GENEVA -- The record generosity toward tsunami victims -- now at more than $4 billion pledged -- should set the standard for caring for the world's most desperate people, the UN humanitarian chief said yesterday. But aid group Oxfam said it fears the money might simply be rerouted from existing funds for Africa.
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President Bush, who called on Americans this week to make a donation to help victims of the Asian tsunami, has contributed &#36;10,000 himself, the White House said on Wednesday.
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Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is to donate &#36;10 million to help the victims of the South Asian tsunami, his manager Willi Weber said on Tuesday.
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Three in 10 Americans say they have donated to the victims of the South Asia tsunami, an Associated Press poll found. The total of private donation is rapidly approaching the &#36;350 million pledged by the government as private citizens made many of their donations online.
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Japan pledged up to &#36;500 million in grant aid for tsunami disaster relief on Saturday, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced, making the country the largest single donor to victims of the catastrophe.
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New Zealand Cricket (NZC) hopes to donate more than one million New Zealand (698,000 US) dollars to tsunami relief from the World XI series starting here as Sri Lanka's stars appealed for more assistance for their stricken country.
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Sanitation equipment from the Oxfam charity set for Indian Ocean tsunami victims is loaded onto a plane at East Midlands Airport, central England, December 29, 2004.