Global Issues
News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 300
U.S. Accused of Politicising Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (IPS) - When the United States invaded Iraq back in March 2003, one of its primary objectives was to track down and destroy weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) reportedly stockpiled by the regime of President Saddam Hussein.
Peace Gets a Chance in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, May 27 (IPS) - Peshawar is breathing a little easier. Prime minister designate Nawaz Sharif's offer of talks with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has rekindled hope for peace in this Pakistan border town.
Key Land Reform Accord in Colombia’s Peace Talks
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA/BOGOTA, May 27 (IPS) - Colombian government and guerrilla delegates have announced an agreement on the question of land reform – an important step in the peace talks that began six months ago in Havana.
The Long March Towards Abolition of War
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 26 (IPS) - Slavery. Colonialism. Apartheid. Gender discrimination in voting. All were abolished in most places after longstanding battles - largely in bygone eras.
Africa Union Must Do More for Peace
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 25 (IPS) - "My husband and older son, unable to cope with the war, became mentally ill. Two of my sons became child soldiers and an eight-year-old daughter was abducted – they were never to be seen again," Mariamu Dong says, referring to the 21-year civil war between north and south Sudan, which are now separate countries.
Marrying Off South Sudan's Girls for Cows
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, May 24 (IPS) - "Our daughters are our only source of wealth. Where else do you expect me to get cows from?" asks 60-year-old Jacob Deng from South Sudan's Jonglei state.
Obama Narrows Scope of Terror War
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 24 (IPS) - Responding to growing criticism by human rights groups and foreign governments, U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday announced potentially significant shifts in what his predecessor called the "global war on terror".
Gazans Dying to Enter Israel
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, May 23 (IPS) - Israel's crippling blockade of the coastal territory of Gaza is pushing desperate young Palestinians to ever more extreme measures in the search for livelihoods, despite an agreement granting Gazans greater access to their agricultural land.
OP-ED: A Global Goal on Gender Equality, Women’s Rights and Women’s Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (IPS) - Hardly a day goes by without a news story on some violation of women's rights. In recent months, appalling incidents of violence against women and girls, from Delhi to Johannesburg to Cleveland, have sparked public outrage and demands to tackle these horrific abuses.
U.S. Congress Moves Toward Full Trade Embargo on Iran
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 23 (IPS) - The U.S. Congress moved closer here Wednesday to imposing a full trade embargo against Iran and pledged its support to Israel if it felt compelled to attack Tehran's nuclear programme in self-defence.
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