G7 to back nation debt freeze
Major industrialized nations to back immediately freeze debt repayments from countries afflicted by the Asian tsunami disaster.
Tsunami disaster ‘might ease terrorism’
A new audiotape by Osama bin Laden, where the al Qaeda leader offer his endorsement of Abu Musab al Zarqawi and his murderous ways in Iraq, seemed trivial next to the devastation in places like Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Saudis boost aid to $30 million
Saudi Arabia, criticized in the Arab world for not offering more money for tsunami disaster relief, said Tuesday it will triple the aid to $30 million.
Baghdad govenor assassinated
The governor of Baghdad, Ali al-Haidri, has been assassinated by gunmen in the Iraqi capital.
Norway digs deepest for aid
Norway has announced plans to raise its pledge for tsunami victims from $16 million to about $180 million - an 11-fold increase.
Aid rises to $1.5 billion
Pledges of international financial support for countries devastated by the Asian tsanumi have surpassed $1.5 billion.
Tsunami kills more than 138,000
Undersea earthquake off Sumatra and the giant waves it triggered has so far killed 138,631 people, and that number will rise
Asia: Thousands killed after sea surge
Thousands of people have been killed across south and east Asia in massive sea surges triggered by the strongest earthquake in the world for 40 years.
Vatican: Pope delivers sombre message
The Pope delivered his annual Christmas message to thousands of followers in Rome's St Peter's Square.