Europe Reflects on Tsunami Tragedy
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The first bodies of 52 Swedes killed by the Indian Ocean tsunami came home in flag-draped coffins before dawn Wednesday as sobbing relatives, the royal family and government leaders stood in frigid rain, faced with the grim reality that 1,903 missing Swedes might never be found.
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Families across the world anxiously  sought news of loved ones on Monday after a tsunami crashed  into beaches and bars in some of Asia's most popular resorts,  killing thousands of people and stranding many more.
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For Sweden's prime minister, celebrating New Year's after the Asian tsunami felt "completely wrong." Paris, its gay heart heavy with the tragedy, draped black cloth along a favorite haunt for romantic reveling &#151; the Champs-Elysees. Elsewhere, prayers substituted for parties in the final minutes of 2004.
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With world and regional leaders meeting in Indonesia to discuss their response to the Asian tsunami disaster, papers in Germany and France attempt to gauge just how much aid is required.
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Families across the world anxiously  sought news of loved ones on Monday after a tsunami crashed  into the beaches and bars of some of Asia's most popular  resorts, killing thousands of people and leaving hundreds of  thousands stranded.
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The tsunami that swept away so many lives in Asia has carried waves of grief to Sweden, with the country confronting what one government official described yesterday as ''Sept. 11 levels of casualties." The ...
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Fearful the southern Asian tsunami may leave millions traumatized, especially children, European health ministers urged governments to be mindful of the psychological scars of the disaster.
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LONDON -- The photo of a young Swedish father sobbing in his hospital bed in Thailand after he was reunited with his 2-year-old son appeared in newspapers throughout Europe yesterday, symbolizing this continent's sense of loss and horror over southeast Asia's tsunamis.
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TORONTO - The disappearance of hundreds of Western tourists in Asia&#39;s tsunami disaster has demonstrated - in a tragic fashion â-ow interconnected the world has become.
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Thousands of Europeans were holidaying in the tourist draws of southern Asia when the huge tidal waves slammed popular beaches and hotels, and early reports indicated some were dead and scores were missing in a ...
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The earthquake and tsunami which struck Asia on 26 December remain the dominant theme in Tuesday's European papers.
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THE strength of ties between the United Kingdom and Indian Ocean countries stricken by the tsunami emerged in the pattern of giving to victims of the disaster.
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PARIS, Jan 20 (IPS) - Parents across Europe are being warned against  adopting children orphaned by the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Three years after Indian Ocean nations were lashed by massive tsunamis, sombre ceremonies were held Wednesday to recall those lost in one of the worst natural catastrophes in modern times.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (IPS) - Sharp differences have emerged over proposals to  provide temporary shelter in Europe to children orphaned in the  tsunami disaster.
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The fact that the tsunami happened at the peak of tourist season could deter others from coming in the future. Other countries weren&#39;t hit as hard.
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Every so often, nature reminds humans why we once feared it. And once in a while, we remember in turn what makes us human. In the terrible wake of the tsunamis in Southeast Asia--so vast their counterparts