Americans donate $18 million to Red Cross:
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[World News]: Washington, Dec 30 : The American Red Cross, in response to its appeal for funds to help tsunami-hit victims, received about 18 million dollars in donations to its International Response Fund by today afternoon.
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The Western Colorado chapter of the American Red Cross has raised about $3,000 for relief efforts in South Asia since Tuesday morning.
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Facing a $200 million operating deficit, the American Red Cross is preparing to cut as much as one-third of its headquarters staff, up to 1,000 employees, and pare regional management.
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Actress Sandra Bullock donated &#36;1 million to the American Red Cross to help relief efforts for countries affected by the deadly tsunami.
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AMES, Iowa -- A Red Cross volunteer from Ames is part of a team of relief workers heading to Southeast Asia. Ron Matthews has helped with disasters around the world -- from embassy bombings to the Sept.
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The international Red Cross appealed Friday for $81 million to help victims of the fighting in Lebanon. Life is becoming "unbearably dangerous" for civilians who have been trapped by the violence, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
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Organizations accepting donations for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami.
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The American Red Cross said Thursday it had partnered with the major wireless carriers in the U.S. and The Wireless Foundation, an industry charity organization, to launch "2HELP," which allows people to donate via text messaging.
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Ohio Gov. Bob Taft is asking Ohioans to reach into their pockets to help victims of the Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster. In a statement, Taft asked for cash donations to be made to the American Red Cross International Response Fund.
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Local relief efforts for those in need after Sunday&#39;s massive tsunamis have kicked into high gear, with Red Cross officials saying the volume of donations pouring into their offices have
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The U.S. is giving civic and economic projects in Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt, and on the West Bank &#36;18.5 million in contributions, the State Department announced Friday.
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The United States will pledge between $500 million and $600 million in aid to the Palestinians at a donors conference in Paris next week, two U.S. officials said on Friday.
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The Iraqi Red Crescent carried relief and medical supplies into Fallujah on Monday, the first time an independent organization has visited the embattled Iraqi city since U.S.-led forces invaded two weeks ago, the Red Cross said.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under pressure  over the pace and scale of American aid to Asian tsunami  victims, abruptly raised the U.S. contribution tenfold to $350  million on Friday.
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The urgent needs created by three major natural disasters &amp;#151; the tsunami in Asia, earthquake in Pakistan and hurricanes Rita, Katrina and Wilma &amp;#151; drove American philanthropy to its highest level since the end of the technology boom, a new study showed.
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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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WASHINGTON -- The US Agency for International Development is adding $20 million to an initial $15 million contribution for Asian earthquake relief as Secretary of State Colin L. Powell bristled at a United Nations official's suggestion the United States has been "stingy."