S.F. activist seeks peace on the Rock
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It would literally take an act of Congress before a city ballot proposal to turn Alcatraz into a global peace center could become reality.
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Environmentalists, who have recognized the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea as a wildlife refuge, are pressing to preserve it.
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OSLO -- A leader of one of Norway's most respected Islamic groups defended the use of suicide bombings in certain cases and stirred a debate yesterday in this Nordic country that sees itself as a beacon of peace and nonviolence.
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of talks aimed at reaching a peaceful settlement to the violent dispute threatening the world&#39;s top cocoa grower. enabling him to provide recommendations to all parties.
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ISTANBUL The police on Sunday clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing nationalists who staged a protest outside the seat of the spiritual leader of the world&#39;s Orthodox Christians.
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When the YWCA of Salt Lake holds its annual LeaderLuncheon this Friday, the keynote speaker will be Kim Phuc Phan Thi. A U.N. goodwill ambassador, she is most famous for the photo taken of her when she was 9 years old, running down a road after her village in Vietnam had been bombed with napalm.
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By Suzanne Struglinski Deseret Morning News  WASHINGTON -- A New York congressman wants the Bureau of Land Management to stop selling oil and gas leases on federal land in Utah that he says should be protected as wilderness areas.  Rep.
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By The Salt Lake Tribune  Dec. 19--The battleground has moved off Capitol Hill to Salt Lake  County's government center, but the war pitting rail against roads seems about  to escalate.
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A prominent leader of the settler movement is urging followers to engage in non-violent civil disobedience, in an effort to halt the removal of Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.
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Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos,  who secured a peace deal with Muslim separatist rebels in 1996,  called for a truce on Monday to end eight days of clashes on a  remote southern island with two groups of militants.
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Roundup: Africa urged to conserve land for wildlife    NAIROBI, June 2 (Xinhua) -- A global advocacy group, Peace Parks Foundation, is calling on African governments to set aside at least two percent of the continent's land for wildlife conservation.
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A bomb targeter-turned-human rights advocate seeks more caution in military's use of air power.
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The war in Iraq transformed Nancy Mancias from a socially conscious artist into a social activist, and she has traveled across the country to join thousands who plan to protest next week during President Bush's inauguration.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 17--FOUNTAIN -- A group trying to develop a vision for Fountain Creek was asked to move from stating positions to expressing interests Friday, exposing both areas of disagreement and common ground.
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Blind and elderly, Sibani Kar, who was found unconscious last month in the streets of India&#39;s Kolkata where she had been begging, is hoping for peace before she dies.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 22--The University of Northern Colorado and the International League for Peace and Freedom will host a peace rally Saturday to protest the war in Iraq.   The rally is scheduled at 11 a.m. on 35th Avenue and 10th Street.
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Animal rights activists demonstrated in front of the the leagueâs headquarters, as the N.F.L. grappled with the fallout from Michael Vickâs federal indictment on charges related to dogfighting.