BAN BANG SAK, Thailand — Eleven-year-old Plai was watching television when the giant wave came, washing away his father and nine other relatives. On Monday, Plai sat looking blank as his classmates ...

In late January, the American Society of Civil Engineers sent three teams to the tsunami disaster zone to conduct damage assessments. These are additional reports from Thailand. Feb. 2, 2005 Today we ...

On Dec. 26, 2003, an earthquake in Bam, Iran, killed nearly 30,000 people. A year later to the day, history made a terrifying encore with an earthquake that shook the planet from its axis. The quake ...

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep. People in South Asia have been marking this month's anniversary of the tsunami in at least two ways. They've been holding ceremonies to ...

BANGKOK — Thailand officials are hoping that a clutch of Hollywood movies and TV documentaries on the Asian tsunami that are scheduled to be shot in the country might actually help bring back tourists ...

Secretary of State Colin Powell and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush visit Phuket, Thailand, to express U.S. condolences and meet with victims of last week's tsunami. Thailand and the United States have agreed ...

For the survivors of the tsunami, coping with all of the death and with the dead is often overwhelming. In Thailand, however, many Buddhist monks have trained in meditation as a way to focus on the ...

On August 2, 1776, the Declaration of Independence, originally approved on July 4, was formally signed in Philadelphia, with John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress, providing the ...

Supermodel says skydiving reminds her of near-death experience in 2005 tsunami. Nov. 30, 2007 — -- Supermodel Petra Nemcova's near-death experience during the 2005 tsunami in Thailand has ...

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