Global Issues
News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 267
Asia: The Ghosts of 1914
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (IPS) - On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, Europe is at peace. There are no major border disputes. The countries form a unified economic bloc instead of a patchwork of jostling alliances.
CAR’s Sectarian Strife Worsens Despite French, AU Troops
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30 (IPS) - Reports of horrific revenge killing continued to emerge from the Central African Republic Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the Security Council voted to increase the international troop presence there and levy sanctions against those it suspects of war crimes.
Nowhere to Come In From the Cold
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jan 30 (IPS) - As the temperature dips to zero degrees Celsius, a chill has set into the lives of people like 44-year-old Rasool Khan at the Jalozai camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pakistan. Huddled in tiny tents, with just a plastic sheet over their heads and no heat, they pass sleepless nights in the bitter cold.
USAID Vows Inclusion in Fight Against Extreme Poverty
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (IPS) - The United States' main foreign aid funder, USAID, released a mission statement Wednesday that includes new focus on ending extreme poverty while also promising to be more inclusive in incorporating civil society and other input in its decision-making.
Q&A: Africa’s Tremendous Progress Amid War and Famine
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 28 (IPS) - The issue of peace and security, particularly in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, are expected dominate the discussions at the African Union's (AU) semi-annual summit being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this week.
South Sudan's Ceasefire Far from Conclusive
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 26 (IPS) - When representatives of the warring factions of South Sudan signed an agreement to end hostilities at a luxury hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Thursday, Jan, 23, fervent applause and some high-pitched ululations erupted from the audience.
When the Suicide Pilots Said Goodbye
- Inter Press Service
CHIRAN (Japan), Jan 26 (IPS) - They were known as the Kamikaze who swooped down on enemy ships with their bomb-laden planes – with the pilots inside. A museum here is now planning to register the last letters of Japan's famed World War II suicide bombers as a Unesco Memory of the World document. The museum is calling these records "symbolic" of the country's commitment to peace.
OP-ED: The Arab World Has Changed, So Should Washington
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (IPS) - As the Egyptian revolution against Hosni Mubarak celebrates its third anniversary, the military junta under General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is resurrecting dictatorship under the veneer of "constitutional" legitimacy and on the pretense of fighting "terrorism."
South Sudan’s Ceasefire Brings Hope For Half a Million Displaced
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Jan 24 (IPS) - The overwhelming job of providing relief to the more than half a million displaced and wounded in South Sudan may have gotten a little easier with the signing of a ceasefire agreement last night in Addis Ababa, which is set to go into effect today.
As Afghan Pullout Looms, U.S. Urged to Rethink Pakistan Ties
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (IPS) - With the 2014 deadline for a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in sight, analysts here are urging Washington policymakers to drop the term ‘Af-Pak' and recognise the importance of Pakistan beyond its implications for Afghanistan.
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