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News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 289
U.S. Drive to Attack Syria Stalls
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (IPS) - What seemed inevitable just 48 hours ago – an imminent U.S. missile attack on Syrian targets in response to an alleged chemical attack that reportedly killed hundreds of Syrian citizens – stalled Thursday as the justification for military action faced increasing questioning both here and abroad.
DR Congo Armed Groups Increase Child Recruitment
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, DR Congo, Aug 29 (IPS) - Over 2,000 children are still being used as soldiers by 27 armed groups in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite efforts by the United Nations Children's Fund to remove them from the frontlines and return them to their homes.
One Way to See the Killing in Syria
- Inter Press Service
, Aug 29 (IPS) - Zuhair Hassib did not witness the last and the most ghastly massacre in Syria. Images of last year's Siege of Homs were enough for the artist to have seen. His paintings have brought those horrors home in a way pictures could never have.
U.S., U.N. in Diplomatic Cross-Talk Over Syria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (IPS) - When the administration of President George W. Bush launched a military attack on Iraq in March 2003, it was nearly 18 months before Kofi Annan, then-U.N. secretary-general, described the invasion as "illegal" and in "violation of the U.N. charter" because the United States did not have Security Council authorisation.
U.S. Neocon Hawks Take Flight Over Syria
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (IPS) - In an echo of the tactics they used to promote U.S. intervention in the Balkans, Iraq and Libya, a familiar clutch of neo-conservatives published a letter Tuesday urging President Barack Obama to go far beyond limited military strikes against Syria in retaliation for its government's alleged use last week of chemical weapons that reportedly killed hundreds of people.
In Rush to Strike Syria, U.S. Tried to Derail U.N. Probe
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) - After initially insisting that Syria give United Nations investigators unimpeded access to the site of an alleged nerve gas attack, the administration of President Barack Obama reversed its position on Sunday and tried unsuccessfully to get the U.N. to call off its investigation.
Rwanda Tribunal Digs Up Partial Truth
- Inter Press Service
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Aug 27 (IPS) - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) based in Arusha, Tanzania, is due to conclude its business at the end of 2014 following several deferrals. A United Nations Security Council Resolution set up the tribunal in 1994.
Peace No Longer Rests on the Palestinian Issue
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Aug 27 (IPS) - The end of the world's most enduring conflict was always regarded as the essential linchpin of Mideast security. As direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians resume following a three-year hiatus, it seems too late for peace between them - if the declared goal of a peace deal within nine months is achieved - to end the violence unleashed by the ‘Arab springs'.
Major U.S. Debate Over Wisdom of Syria Attack
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) - While some kind of U.S. military action against Syria in the coming days appears increasingly inevitable, the debate over both the why and how of such an attack has grown white hot here.
OP-ED: Obama Should "Resist the Call" to Intervene in Syria
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (IPS) - President Obama got it right. He was picked by U.S. voters to put the nation's interests first – not those of any ally, any member of Congress, or the media, even if they clamour for him to "do something" yet do not take responsibility for the consequences if things go wrong, as they have for some time in the Middle East.
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