1.
Dolphins smarter than chimps
MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Despite a breakdown in peace negotiations and a recent surge of violence on the Philippines' Mindanao Island, an outgoing adviser says future peace is possible.
Hermogenes Esperon, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's outgoing presidential adviser on the peace process, said Thursday he believes a peace deal is possible before 2010, the Philippine government reported.
Esperon, the former Philippine armed forces chief of staff, said there are reasons to believe that new negotiations with the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front will result in peace in the southern Mindanao region.
"There are many indicators to show that we are headed toward that direction," Esperon said in a statement.
Arroyo recently named Avelino Razon to take over as new presidential peace adviser on the peace process. Thursday Razon officially took over Esperon's role.
Since the beginning of January Arroyo has called on MILF leaders and her government's representatives to jump-start the stalled negotiations and establish a plan for peace.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Special Reports Stories | |
WASHINGTON, June 4 (UPI) --
The United States' two most prominent national security advisers during the Cold War wave the caution flag against U.S. intervention in Syria’s civil war.
|
LAS VEGAS, June 4 (UPI) --
Nineteen-year-old Miss Rhode Island USA Olivia Culpo was named Miss USA 2012 at a pageant in Las Vegas.
|
NEW YORK, June 4 (UPI) --
Oil prices reclaimed $84 per barrel in New York Monday in a market beset by worries of economic instability in Europe.
|
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn., June 4 (UPI) --
A Minnesota fifth-grader who skipped school to meet President Barack Obama with his family received an excuse note signed by the commander-in-chief.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
