Global Issues
News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 261
Amidst the Guns, Free Choice for Crimeans
- Inter Press Service
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine, Mar 19 (IPS) - Crimean officials have reported that roughly 97 percent of Crimeans voted for independence from Ukraine on Sunday, with a turnout of about 80 percent. Yet the security situation in Crimea has led many to question how free the vote really was.
Cameroon ‘Safe Haven’ Town Strains Under CAR Refugee Influx
- Inter Press Service
Garoua-Boula, Cameroon, Mar 18 (IPS) - Abdul Karim arrived in Cameroon's eastern border town of Garoua-Boula from Central African Republic's Yaloke district at the end of February as part the largest influx of refugees into Cameroon.
Middle East Sustains Appetite for Arms
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 (IPS) - The Middle East continues to be one of the world's most lucrative arms markets, with two Gulf nations - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - taking the lead, according to a new study released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Past Crimes Haunt Afghan Progress
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Mar 16 (IPS) - As Afghanistan heads for presidential elections Apr. 5, people are asking if the country's massive legacy of human rights violations will be swept under the carpet yet again by the new government.
Ukraine Gropes for Unity
- Inter Press Service
KIEV, Mar 15 (IPS) - Amidst rising tensions within Ukraine, between its government and Russia, and even more between Russia and the West, many are now beginning to fear the beginning of a new Cold War. Talk of sanctions is finding new supporters, and there are proposals to freeze plans for a G8 summit scheduled in Russia later this year.
U.S.-Russia Bickering May Trigger Nuclear Fallout
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (IPS) - The U.S.-Russian confrontation over Ukraine, which is threatening to undermine current bilateral talks on North Korea, Iran, Syria and Palestine, is also in danger of triggering a nuclear fallout.
Russian Repression Sweeps Crimea
- Inter Press Service
KIEV, Mar 14 (IPS) - Crimea is facing a violent wave of human rights abuses, activists warn, with kidnappings of journalists and rights campaigners, harassment of non-Russian minorities and reports of growing persecution of anyone thought to be sympathising with the pro-European Kiev government.
Radicalised Right Grasps for Reins of Power in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Mar 13 (IPS) - The few tenths of a percentage between presidential candidates in the elections of Sunday Mar. 9 have been confirmed in the final vote tally, keeping the right in El Salvador in the opposition – and increasingly antagonistic toward the second consecutive government of the leftwing FMLN.
Split over Ukraine Could Undermine Peace in Syria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 13 (IPS) - As the protracted Syrian conflict enters its fourth year, there seems to be little or no hope of a resolution to the devastating crisis.
OP-ED: Participation Is Key to Women’s Equality and Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 13 (IPS) - The largest annual gathering with special focus on issues which impact on women and thereby humanity as a whole is now taking place in New York.
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