News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 310
Mystery Attackers Hit Sinai
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Oct 12 (IPS) - A period of more than three months since former president Mohamed Morsi's ouster by Egypt's powerful military establishment have been marked by almost daily attacks on Egyptian security personnel, especially in the restive Sinai Peninsula. The identity of the attackers remains a mystery.
Israeli Claim of Iranian ICBM Exploits Biased U.S. Intel
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (IPS) - In an effort to provoke any possible opposition in U.S. political circles to a nuclear deal with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has returned to exploiting an old claim that Iran is building intercontinental ballistic missiles that could hit the United States.
Swat Not at Peace With Malala
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 11 (IPS) - Back in Swat Valley in Pakistan where she comes from, Malala Yousafzai who had been tipped to win the Nobel peace prize this year, has not only left behind more girls in school now than there were a year ago but also large numbers of people who are now distanced – and even hostile – to her.
Nobel Laureate Fights African Pullout from Global Court
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (IPS) - South Africa's Desmond Tutu, the 1984 Nobel Peace prize laureate, has launched a global campaign to stop African nations from abandoning the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC).
U.S. Suspends More Military Aid to Egypt, Arousing Scepticism
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (IPS) - The administration of President Barack Obama announced Wednesday it was freezing hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Egyptian military pending "credible progress" toward a return to democratic rule.
Syrians Struggle with a Life of Sorts
- Inter Press Service
IDLIB/ALEPPO Provinces, Syria, Oct 09 (IPS) - Free Syrian Army fighters stand guard over the state cable company premises to avoid looting in Khan Al-Assal, a district 14 kilometres west of Aleppo. Much of the rest of the place seems a nightmarish ghost town.
Somalis Caught Between Terrorism and a Border Dispute
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Oct 08 (IPS) - Somali militia groups are beginning to operate in Kenya's remote and arid North Eastern Province, an area that borders southern Somalia – a former stronghold of the extremist group Al-Shabaab.
Egyptians Clash on Streets and over Constitution
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Oct 07 (IPS) - Bloody clashes erupted in Cairo on Sunday Oct. 6 between supporters of the military and followers of ousted elected president Mohamed Morsi as the latter protested against the July military coup that deposed their leader. But as clashes occurred on the streets, a clash of ideologies has been occurring on the country's 50-member committee as it amends Egypt's constitution.
Somalia Takes Teaching to the Extreme
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Oct 04 (IPS) - Mukhatar Jama has been teaching at a secondary school in Mogadishu for the past decade. Religious education is part and parcel of the curriculum of all schools in Somalia, but he says most parents are unaware of exactly what their children are being taught – a radical form of Islam.
Hope and Pessimism as Israelis and Palestinians Resume Talks
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 04 (IPS) - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators returned to the negotiating table on Thursday, ready to put claims by the United States that it will engage more forcefully in the negotiating process to the test.
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