1.   A group of youths hoisted their flag on top of the disputed monument.

2.   A mostly Christian separatist group hoisted about a dozen independence banners around the capital of Maluku province earlier in the day.

3.   Earlier Thursday, a mostly Christian separatist group hoisted about a dozen independence banners around the capital of Maluku province.

4.   In protest, the environmental group Greenpeace is hoisting up the anchor on its nuclear protest ship, the Rainbow Warrior II, in New Zealand.

5.   The group hoisted its flag -- a rainbow banner with a peace symbol -- from the mast.