INAUGURAL CONVENTION OF "UNIVERSAL PEACE FEDERATION" IN JAPAN
Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon, a president of Universal Peace Fedration, speaks at the inaugural convention in Chiba, Japan on Oct 14, 2005.She proposed that a bridge be built across the Bering Strait in her inaugural address. (UPI Photo/Keizo Mori)
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NOME, Alaska, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- One of the worst Bering Sea storms on record pounded Alaska Wednesday with high winds, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding, officials said.
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YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A Russian crew aboard a boat made with bamboo, rope and duct tape has nearly completed its journey through Canada's Northwest Passage, a crew member said.
WASHINGTON, July 22 (UPI) -- A warming arctic climate could open up faster and more efficient sea travel routes but bring a risk of maritime "traffic jams," experts say.
BREMEN, Germany, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Shipping companies want to send ships through the Arctic's Northwest and Northeast Passages now that they're free from ice, a German newspaper said.
LONDON, March 28 (UPI) -- Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire who owns the Chelsea Football Club in Britain, denies any plans to dig a tunnel under the Bering Strait.
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Scientists say lice from Peruvian mummies provide clues to the migration of humans from Asia to the Americas.
HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The Connecticut Audubon Society's plan to target some of the state's mute swans for removal has erupted into a loud controversy.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- An international team of scientists has found genetic evidence the first humans on both the North and South American continents came from eastern Siberia.
SAN SIMEON, Calif., July 6 (UPI) -- An unusually high number of skinny gray whales are being seen from Mexico to the Pacific Northwest, it was reported Friday.
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