51.   Amid growing global concern at the sexual exploitation of children, activists are urging travel agents to take the initiative in combatting the seedy side of the tourist trade.

52.   An animal rights activist urged people not to pay snake charmers during a Hindu festival Friday, saying the tradition was cruel.

53.   Anti-US songs and chants are now being spread through Internet which activists have urged should be used during the US-South Korea match.

54.   Demonstrations of solidarity were urged by activists using the loudspeakers of mosques across the Strip.

55.   Ukrainian anti-nuclear activists urged France to reverse its decision to resume nuclear testing in an open letter to President Jacques Chirac Thursday.

56.   Two leading Indian human rights activists urged the government on Wednesday to withdraw terrorist charges against top Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik.

57.   The activists are urging the authorities to return the pesticides to the companies which sent them to Nepal.