Millions of Europeans plan silent tribute to victims of south Asian tsunami
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - Flags across Europe will be lowered to half-mast, stock exchanges will stop trading, and workers, shoppers and businesses across the continent will join a silent tribute Wednesday to victims of the south Asian tsunami.
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AMSTERDAM: Europeans yesterday observed three minutes' silence with mass tributes at airports, railway stations, supermarkets, factories and offices in memory of the tens of thousands who died in the tsunami ...
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Flags on government buildings and on Buckingham Palace fluttered at half mast as tens of millions of people in town centres, shops and offices across Britain and the rest of Europe paused in silent respect to ...
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European leaders prepared their citizens for the worst as hopes dimmed for nearly 5,000 tourists, half of them Swedes and Germans, still missing four days after a tsunami tore through some of Asia's most popular beach resorts.
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Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik has announced that Saturday, January 1st, will be an official Day of Mourning, for the victims of the tidal wave disaster in southeast Asia, Norwegian Broadcasting ...
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The royal family will join millions of Britons on Wednesday for three minutes of silence held throughout Europe for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.
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Scandinavian countries are preparing  themselves for national tragedies as realization dawns that  most of the Europeans missing after the south Asian tsunami are  from Sweden and Norway.
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BRUSSELS: The European Commission said yesterday it was unlikely to punish EU members which breached the bloc's budget deficit limit as a result of granting aid to survivors of the Asian tsunami disaster.
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Sweden held a memorial service Monday for victims of Asia's tsunami in an effort to deal with what may be its worst loss of life for 200 years.
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Weak insurance and leisure companies  kept a lid on European shares on Monday as investors feared  large damage payouts and a loss of holiday bookings after  tsunami waves killed 22,000 people in Asia at the weekend.
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The European Commission (EC) has decided to provide a total of 3 million euros (3.9 million US dollars) for the victims of tidal waves in South Asia, an EC pressrelease reported on Sunday.
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[World News]: United Nations, Dec 28 : A number of European nations and international organisations Monday began to provide aid for the Asian countries struck by powerful tsunamis.
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Normally exuberant New Year&#39;s celebrations will be tempered by thoughts for victims of south Asia&#39;s tsunami, as several cities worldwide cancel parties and Australia hopes to lead a global minute of silence.
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Estonia, Finland and Sweden paid tribute on Tuesday to the 852 people killed a decade ago when their ferry sank in a storm on the Baltic Sea, the worst peacetime maritime disaster in modern European history.
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Foreign Office officials warned that the British death toll from the Asian tsunami disaster is likely to rise steeply over the next few days with hundreds of foreign tourists unaccounted for in resorts on the Thai coast alone.
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Most of Europe yesterday fell silent for three minutes at 11 a.m. GMT - noon in Malta - in remembrance of the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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The EU Commission has pledged up to &#x20AC;30m in emergency aid for victims of the disaster in southern Asia.