News headlines
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - Do you expect a miracle from Rouhani? You are heading down the wrong road. Please take it easy!
Power Woos Critics with Pro-Israel Charm Offensive
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - Samantha Power, U.S. President Barack Obama's nominee for the post of ambassador to the United Nations, made a strong case for her confirmation Wednesday with strong pro-Israel and interventionist statements that will appeal to many of the hawks in the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Backlash Growing Against "Stand Your Ground" Laws
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - In the aftermath of the recent acquittal of 31-year-old Florida native George Zimmerman, the state's so-called Stand Your Ground law has come under national scrutiny, as have dozens of other states that have enacted similar legislation.
Insuring Ghana’s Smallholder Farmers Against the Weather
- Inter Press Service
TAMALE, Ghana, Jul 18 (IPS) - Smallholder farmer Suleman Mustapha Simbia, 40, is pleased with the introduction of an insurance initiative called the Ghana Agriculture Insurance Programme. The programme is being implemented in this West African nation to help farmers who had been suffering from loss of income as a result of the bad weather conditions that affect their yields.
Ethiopia’s Opposition Rises Again
- Inter Press Service
GONDAR, Ethiopia, Jul 18 (IPS) - Since the violent quashing of political protests after the ruling party won Ethiopia's 2005 elections, this East African nation has seen little in the way of political dissent. That is, until the last few months.
Egypt May Not go the Algeria Way
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jul 18 (IPS) - The ouster of Egypt's first freely elected president by the military has led some to warn of a possible Algeria-style civil war. Local analysts, however, dismiss the likelihood of the "Algeria scenario" occurring in Egypt.
Latin America’s Migration Policies Fall Short
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 18 (IPS) - Several years after the start of the economic crisis in the United States and Europe, which led to a shift in migration patterns, Latin America still lacks a more inclusive view of the phenomenon of people seeking a better life abroad.
U.S. Government-Funded News Comes Home
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 17 (IPS) - Following the amendment of a long-standing U.S. law, people in this country will now be exposed to news which is produced by the U.S. government.
Economics and Population Policies Go Hand In Hand
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 17 (IPS) - Nearly 20 years after the landmark U.N. conference on population and development, the countries of Latin America have an opportunity to make headway with a new agenda on these issues, thanks to the favourable economic context that has made it possible to reduce social inequalities.
Are Middle Class Protests Fallout from Poverty Alleviation?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 17 (IPS) - The rise of the "global middle class" is widely attributed to the gradual eradication of extreme poverty in the developing world, even as the United Nations says that millions of people in countries such as India, China and Brazil have graduated from the ranks of the indigent.
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