AN UNHAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE

The rowdiness of New Year's Eve in Times Square, New York was interrupted by a moment of silence for the victims of the tsunami disaster in southern Asia.

Throughout Indonesia -- where massive earthquake-generated tsunamis killed more than 80,000 people, left millions homeless and ravaged islands -- New Year's celebrations were replaced by memorials, and people were urged to pray for the dead, injured and missing. More...