Global IssuesExplosives Shatter Lives in Kashmir
Saturday, May 18, 2013
SRINAGAR, May 18 (IPS) - Aadil Khan and his two siblings had been playing as usual behind their house in the village of Diver, 110 kilometres north of Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, when they came across what they thought was a "plaything" laying on the ground. But no sooner had they picked the object up than it literally shattered their innocent lives into pieces.
Nuclear Iran Unlikely to Tilt Regional Power Balance – Report
Saturday, May 18, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 18 (IPS) - A nuclear-armed Iran would not pose a fundamental threat to the United States and its regional allies like Israel and the Gulf Arab monarchies, according to a new report released here Friday by the Rand Corporation.
U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arsenals Cling to Bygone Era
Friday, May 17, 2013
UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (IPS) - In the late 19th century, Russian playwright Anton Chekhov famously touted one golden rule for dramatic productions: if you show your audience a loaded gun in the first act, that gun must go off by the last.
Pressure Mounting on U.S. over Congo Violence
Friday, May 17, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 17 (IPS) - With casualties in the long-running conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) now surpassing every conflict since World War II, U.S. policymakers and advocates are stepping up campaigns to raise awareness and push legislation aimed at encouraging new negotiations, assisting in government reforms, and pressuring the neighbouring countries that have propped up the DRC's government.
Tribes Keep Uneasy Peace in Southern Libya
Friday, May 17, 2013
SOUTHERN LIBYA, May 17 (IPS) - Kaltoum Saleh, 18, is elated to graduate from her overcrowded high school in the remote Saharan town of Ubari, near the Algerian border.
Ethiopia Playing at Being Good Neighbours
Friday, May 17, 2013
ADDIS ABABA, May 17 (IPS) - Despite comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suggesting the pending withdrawal of his country's troops from Somalia, many experts have voiced doubts that Ethiopia will pull out of Somalia before it is capable of handling its security without assistance.
With Billions of Euros Pledged, Mali Risks Aid Overflow
Thursday, May 16, 2013
BRUSSELS, May 16 (IPS) - International donors pledged yesterday to mobilise 3.25 billion Euros to rebuild Mali, a figure that surpassed all expectations. But experts warn that the country does not have the absorption capacity for so much aid, while others say donors should pressure the Malian government to stop ongoing human rights abuses.
Unravelling the Civil War Propaganda
Thursday, May 16, 2013
KABUL, May 16 (IPS) - Western fears of a civil war in Afghanistan are growing ahead of the scheduled pullout of international troops in 2014. However, experts here say the situation on the ground is not comparable to either 1988, when the Soviets withdrew from the country, or the mujahideen's rise to power in 1992, which plunged the country into civil war.
Fears of Rebel Infiltration of DR Congo Army
Thursday, May 16, 2013
GOMA, DR Congo, May 16 (IPS) - The "blind and unrestricted" reintegration of M23 deserters into the Congolese army could harm the country, according to Thomas d'Aquin Mwiti, the chair of the North Kivu civil society platform, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
At Political Rally, Serbian Church Crosses Sensitive Line
Thursday, May 16, 2013
BELGRADE, May 16 (IPS) - The influential Serbian Orthodox Church publicly crossed a line recently when two of its top clergymen took part in a Belgrade rally with messages amounting to direct threats against the lives of government officials.
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