"The tsunami was the catalyst for me finding my purpose, that second chance I got," she said. The 53-year-old has now written ...

Survivors of the Boxing Day Tsunami and relatives of those who were killed joined memorials in Thailand today on the 20th ...

Tearful mourners across Asia have commemorated the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean. On December 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off ...

A woman who survived the Boxing Day tsunami 20 years ago said the disaster has given her an "extraordinary purpose" in life. Clare Allen, who lives near Salisbury, Wiltshire, was on holiday in Sri ...

Thursday marks the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. The Boxing Day quake was one of the largest ever recorded.

Researchers who have studied the region and visited the areas impacted by the Boxing Day Tsunami say signs of the disaster are still visible decades later. Experts have noted that the affected regions ...

Boxing Day, the traditionally British holiday recognized the day after Christmas, offers an extension of the festivities. People in countries like Canada, the U.K. and South Africa spend an extra ...

For many other places, though, the party is still going. It’s Boxing Day, folks. This is the December 26th holiday most commonly celebrated by folks in the United Kingdom and commonwealth nations.

For much of the English-speaking world, the day after Christmas is Boxing Day. The holiday isn't celebrated in the U.S., which sounds strange for a country that loves its holidays. Although to be ...