Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”

No Sweet Consolation for Women Diabetics:

2013-05-19T11:22:54-07:00

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, May 19 (IPS) - The disease itself may not discriminate on the basis of gender, but when it comes to healthcare for patients with diabetes, women in India find themselves at a disadvantage compared to men.

Q&A: Crisis Escalates as International Community Fails Syria:

2013-05-18T23:10:04-07:00

ATHENS, May 18 (IPS) - With no end in sight for the ongoing two-year war in Syria, the ensuing humanitarian crisis continues to escalate, with over 1 million refugees having fled to neighbouring countries and at least another 3 million displaced within Syria.

Explosives Shatter Lives in Kashmir:

2013-05-18T14:43:51-07:00

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.

Videla Dies in Prison - a Victory Against Impunity:

2013-05-17T23:11:15-07:00

BUENOS AIRES, May 17 (IPS) - Thirty-seven years after leading the coup d'etat that ushered in the most brutal dictatorship in the history of Argentina, former army commander Jorge Rafael Videla died in a common prison Friday.

U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arsenals Cling to Bygone Era:

2013-05-17T22:20:50-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (IPS) - In the late 19^th 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.

Film on Sexual Abuse Wins at Colombia-Venezuela Festival:

2013-05-17T21:40:31-07:00

SAN CRISTÓBAL, Venezuela, May 17 (IPS) - A Venezuelan movie about a young deaf woman who is sexually abused by her stepfather, "Brecha en el silencio" (Breach in the Silence), took top prize at the second Colombia-Venezuela film festival.

Official Bullying Lurks Behind Prep for Olympics in Brazil:

2013-05-17T20:43:12-07:00

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 (IPS) - As Brazil prepares to host several sporting mega-events, human rights abuses and authoritarian interventions by the authorities are going on behind the scenes, favouring major urbanisation projects and stadium remodelling, a study says.

Pioneering Italian Town Leads Europe in Waste Recycling:

2013-05-17T16:42:17-07:00

CAPANNORI, Italy, May 17 (IPS) - Capannori, a rural town in the Italian province of Lucca, in Tuscany, boasts a proud history. Six years ago, it became a trendsetter and leader, not just in Italy but throughout all of Europe, as the continent's first Zero Waste town.

Civil Society Under Attack Around the World:

2013-05-17T16:32:43-07:00

JOHANNESBURG, May 17 (IPS) - In December 2011, 159 governments and major international organisations recognised the central role of civil society in development and promised to create an "enabling" operating environment for the non-profit sector.

Walking Tours Connect Palestinians to Their Past:

2013-05-17T13:50:25-07:00

DEIR GHASSANEH, Occupied West Bank, May 17 (IPS) - A reddish-brown dome sits atop an ancient stone house, used hundreds of years ago for prayer. It peeks out from the surrounding trees as the rolling green valleys and hills of the central West Bank stretch out into the distance.