Desmond Tutu

How It Feels To Be Diminished

I am a senior at the Holton- Arms School in Bethesda. I had the great privilege of hearing Archbishop Desmond Tutu address our community ["An Elder Statesman Calls For Youth to Lead the Way," Metro, Nov. 19].

Celebration

Archbishop Desmond Tutu preached in Canterbury Cath­edral on Tuesday at a For the whole story, subscribe to the Church Times today. You can contact the subscriptions department on subs@churchtimes.co.uk or on 01502 711171 If...

SAfrica to observe moment of silence for World AIDS Day (AFP)

AFP/File – South Africa will observe a moment of silence to mark World AIDS Day, when the nation will be asked to … JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – South Africa will observe a moment of silence to mark World AIDS Day, when the nation will...

Dead Man Waiting

In an unprecedented move, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta recently stayed the Oct. 27 execution of Georgia death row prisoner Troy Davis. On Oct. 24, the court said it would consider a new hearing on whether...

Refugee Crisis Deepened amid the Discussions of Sending More Peacekeepers to DR Congo

Refugee Crisis Deepened amid the Discussions of Sending More Peacekeepers to DR CongoFriday , 28 November 2008The Congolese rebels, headed by renegade General Laurent Nkunda, have taken control of the eastern town of Ishasha,...

Tutu launches new global anti-whaling campaign

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu launched a new global anti-whaling campaign Thursday, which seeks to ban all whaling. "What makes it even worse is the brutality (of whale hunting)," said Tutu, a Nobel peace...

Cosatu warns of 'bumpy ride'

The Congress of SA Trade Unions warned on Thursday of the potential for violence and disruption in the short term amid attempts by an ANC breakaway group to form a new union federation. "The [Central Executive Committee] agreed...

Congo refugees flee over Ugandan border as ceasefire crumbles

Thousands of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fled into neighbouring Uganda after fresh fighting broke out between rebels and pro-government militia as the latest ceasefire collapsed. Aid agencies estimated...

Spoken in haste?

The headmaster of Appleby College may have won his tax case with the Canada Revenue Agency, but to do it he complained in court documents about having no privacy and constantly having to deal with noise, drunken students,...

Jamaica: Punishable by Death

As a country struggling with spiraling rates of violent crime, Jamaica has voted to re-introduce the death penalty, despite appeals from Amnesty International and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The atmosphere on the island nation is...