News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 313
Terrorists Rob Somalia of Healthcare
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Sep 23 (IPS) - Maryan Yusuf, 39, is weak and barely able to speak because of her excruciating pain. A few hours earlier she delivered a baby at Somalia's Afgooye Hospital, where essential drugs are dwindling at an alarming rate.
It's Afghanistan Again in a Turkish Town
- Inter Press Service
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey, Sep 21 (IPS) - People run back home at dusk, just when the shooting intensifies. To Sha Mehmed the experience is familiar. He was 11 when he left his native Afghan village to settle in this small Turkish town on the border with Syria.
Hard Times for Iran Hawks
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 21 (IPS) - Just three weeks ago, Washington's hawks, particularly of the pro-Israel neo-conservative variety, were flying high, suddenly filled with hope.
Heading Somewhere in Europe, Somehow
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Sep 20 (IPS) - While the relentless war in Syria continuously adds to the number of refugees travelling west to Europe, Greece is fast becoming a nation they are choosing to avoid.
Watchdog Body Will Oversee Private Military Contractors
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (IPS) - Member governments, security companies and civil society organisations on Thursday formally created the first international body to be tasked with the monitoring and oversight of private military contractors' adherence to human rights standards and international law.
Q&A: Congolese Wrongly Branded as "Pathological"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) - Western analysts all too often take a distorted and reductionist approach to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), says Kai Koddenbrock, who analysed more than 50 policy papers for a study published in the journal International Peacekeeping in November 2012.
Syria Diplomacy Helps Shuffle Global Order
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 19 (IPS) - When U.S. President Barack Obama tried to drum up momentum for airstrikes in Syria to punish and deter the use of chemical weapons, he failed to gain much of a following.
Killers Roam Free in Nepal
- Inter Press Service
KOLKATA, Sep 19 (IPS) - When the police finally arrested a man this month in the Nepali capital for the murder of a teenager nine years ago, it became a matter of life and death for Nanda Prasad Adhikari and his wife Ganga Maya.
U.S. Urged to Curb Militarisation in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (IPS) - The United States needs to phase down its drug war and tighten the reins on its cooperation with local militaries and police in Latin America, according to a new report released here Wednesday by three influential think tanks.
Wanted for War Crimes, Sudan's President Threatens U.N. Appearance
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 18 (IPS) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, accused of war crimes and genocide in the politically-troubled Darfur region, is apparently planning to visit New York and address the U.N. General Assembly next week.
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