News stories by Haider Rizvi

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (IPS) - The United States and a small group of other nuclear-armed nations are apparently coming under increasing pressure to accept the international community’s resolve to legally ban nuclear testing without delay.

NEW YORK, Sep 18 (IPS) - Amid a heavy police presence, thousands of anti-capitalist activists in marked the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement against the U.S. political and economic system, which they say favours billionaires at the expense of the middle and working class.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16 (IPS) - Food rights activists from around the world will descend on the coastal U.S. state of Florida next week to protest homelessness and hunger facing millions of people in the United States and across the globe.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 (IPS) - As U.N.-led talks on disarmament resume in Geneva Monday, calls are growing for nuclear-armed nations to cut spending on their stockpiles and instead divert resources to development.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 05 (IPS) - What if billionaires the world over are asked to shell out at least one percent of their wealth as an international tax for development?

The United States and its Western allies appear increasingly inclined to push for regime change in Syria, although the latest round of diplomatic talks at the U.N. Security Council Wednesday suggest that it remains a distant possibility.

Leaders of the world's 370 million indigenous people are urging governments to replace laws that violate the natives' rights to protect their lands, resources and culture and introduce legislation that protects their rights.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets here and around the United States Monday calling for an end to what they described as the mounting and corrosive influence of money in politics.

Which is more important in human life: money or happiness? Can money buy happiness? According to the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, the time has come for the world to pay closer attention to this age-old question.

World leaders may face an unexpected challenge come June, when a major global summit on sustainable development will be held in Brazil. Unlike during previous summits, these leaders might have trouble making promises they are unable to keep.