News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 274
OPINION: Violations of International Law Degenerate U.N.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 20 (IPS) - The United Nations was founded "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war" and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights.
TNT and scrap metal eviscerate Syria’s industrial capital
- Inter Press Service
ALEPPO, Syria / GAZIANTEP, Turkey, Aug 19 (IPS) - Numerous mechanics, tyre and car body shops used to line the busy streets near the Old City of Syria's previous industrial and commercial hub.
Public Offers Support for Obama’s Iraq Intervention
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (IPS) - Despite rising criticism of his foreign policy– even from his former secretary of state – U.S. President Barack Obama's decision last week to carry out airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams (ISIS) militants in northern Iraq enjoys relatively strong public support, at least so far.
Despite Current Debate, Police Militarisation Goes Beyond U.S. Borders
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (IPS) - The shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in the southern United States earlier this month has led to widespread public outrage around issues of race, class and police brutality.
U.N. Prepares for Overhaul of Arms Trade Reporting
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (IPS) - The Arms Trade Treaty is about to provide the biggest shake-up to conventional arms trade transparency since the end of the Cold War.
Militarism Should be Suppressed Like Hanging and Flogging
- Inter Press Service
BELFAST, Aug 18 (IPS) - I once asked Dan Berrigan, the great American anti-war activist, for some advice to me in my life as a peace activist. He replied "Pray and Resist".
TB Epidemic Threat Hangs Over Ukraine Conflict
- Inter Press Service
KIEV, Aug 17 (IPS) - Doctors are warning of a worsening tuberculosis epidemic in Eastern Ukraine as the continuing conflict there begins to take a heavy toll on public health.
Trauma Kits and Body Bags Now Fill Aleppo School
- Inter Press Service
ALEPPO, Syria, Aug 16 (IPS) - Volunteer civil defence units operating here in Syria's largest city careen through crater-pocked routes of precariously hanging, pancaked concrete where barrel bombs have struck.
Burning the Future of Gaza’s Children
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Aug 16 (IPS) - "My child became blind and lost the ability to speak, his dad died and his three brothers are seriously wounded. He still has not been told about the loss of his dad," says the mother of 7-year-old Mohamad Badran.
South Sudan Heads towards Famine and Descends into Lawlessness
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, South Sudan , Aug 14 (IPS) - Another deadline has passed. But instead of bringing about peace, the leaders of South Sudan's warring parties have allowed the country to continue its slide toward famine.
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