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News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 311
Guerillas and Civilians Converge for Peace
- Inter Press Service
QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq, Mar 22 (IPS) - It was only seven in the morning when Mohamed Abdi spread out a rug a few metres away from an artillery crater, up in the Qandil mountains of northern Iraq. This Iraqi Kurd from Suleimaniyah, 260 kilometres northeast of Baghdad, was ready to celebrate the Newroz – the Kurdish and Persian New Year – along with his family.
More Rebels Seek Asylum After War Crimes Suspect’s Surrender
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, DR Congo, Mar 22 (IPS) - As the Rwandan government said on Thursday Mar. 21 that it would do all it could to ensure the speedy transfer of war crimes suspect General Bosco Ntaganda to the International Criminal Court, fighters loyal to him are also seeking asylum in the central African nation.
Little Hope for the Children Abducted in Mali’s War
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Mar 22 (IPS) - One of Amina Diallo's sons, 14-year-old Salif, has been missing since August last year. She thinks Islamists kidnapped him while he was on his way to the market in their hometown of Gao, in northern Mali, and recruited him as a child soldier.
Climate Change Now Seen as Security Threat Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 22 (IPS) - Defence establishments around the world increasingly see climate change as posing potentially serious threats to national and international security, according to a review of high-level statements by the world's governments released here Thursday.
Torture Victims in El Salvador Speak Out
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Mar 21 (IPS) - A report containing the testimonies of victims of torture during El Salvador's 1980-1992 civil war will be published 27 years after it was written, to help Salvadorans today learn more about that chapter in the country's history.
Syrian Delegates Push for Peaceful Resolution of Conflict
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 20 (IPS) - Amidst ongoing violence between the Syrian regime and opposition forces, and serious international discourse on arming the opposition, some Syrian civil society leaders are insisting upon a non-violent approach toward conflict resolution.
Palestinians Prepare a Bitter Welcome for Obama
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Mar 20 (IPS) - The rumbling drone of a fleet of U.S. helicopters carrying security and administrative personnel could be heard long before the eight choppers came into view over the Ramallah horizon on their way to the Palestinian Authority (PA) presidential compound in the West Bank de facto capital Ramallah.
Hawks Defend War on Low-Key 10th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (IPS) - Ten years after President George W. Bush launched his "shock and awe" campaign to overwhelm Iraq – and the rest of the world – with the futility of resisting Washington's military might, the public and much of the foreign policy elite appear remarkably uninterested in marking the anniversary, let alone assessing the results.
Iraq Once More on the Brink of War
- Inter Press Service
KIRKUK, Iraq, Mar 19 (IPS) - Driving into the city of Kirkuk, one is greeted by the view of a huge sea of grey concrete houses from which laundry has been hung out to dry in the wind and be blackened by smoke rising from the surrounding oil wells.
Past Netanyahu, Obama Looks at Israeli People
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Mar 19 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Israel on Wednesday, his first destination abroad of his second term, to pay a visit to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whose own second consecutive term will have started only 48 hours beforehand. No wonder that the true purpose of the U.S. President's visit is defined as reaching out to the Israeli people.
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