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News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 316
Arms Bazaars Proliferate as U.N. Tries to Regulate Trade
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (IPS) - When a 20-year-old went on a deadly shooting spree killing 26 students and teachers in an elementary school in Connecticut last December, there was the inevitable outcry either for a ban or a tight control on gun shows, where firearms can be purchased over the counter with no background checks on the buyer.
Market Gardening Provides Livelihoods for Refugees in DR Congo
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, DR Congo, Feb 21 (IPS) - Standing behind her market stall in Masisu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which overflows with cabbages, carrots and onions, Marceline Dusabe does not fit the traditional profile of an internally displaced person. She, unlike many others displaced by the internal conflict in North Kivu, is not in need of food aid.
Israel Not Pushing Obama to Arm Syrian Rebels
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (IPS) - A lack of Israeli pressure for the U.S. to intervene and Israel's ability to go after sensitive targets in Syria on its own are factors in the Barack Obama administration's reluctance to get more deeply involved in the Syrian civil war.
Timbuktu Reclaims Its Treasures
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Feb 20 (IPS) - Despite uncertainty and the ongoing conflict, Mali will work to rebuild and safeguard its cultural heritage, says the West African country's minister of culture Bruno Maïga.
UN Looks, Sri Lanka Ducks
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Feb 20 (IPS) - It has now become an annual affair. When the Geneva based UN Human Rights Council readies itself for the first of its annual regular sessions in February, the government in Sri Lanka gets ready to ward off yet another attempt to scrutinise its rights record.
Saudi Arabia Seen Unlikely to Seek Nukes If Iran Gets One
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (IPS) - Challenging what has become conventional wisdom here, a new report released here Tuesday by an influential think tank argues that Iran's neighbours - Saudi Arabia in particular - are unlikely to pursue nuclear weapons if Iran obtains one.
U.S. Urged to Delink Foreign Military, State-building Actions
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (IPS) - Development workers and aid strategists are urging the U.S. government to adopt a comprehensive strategy for addressing root problems in "fragile states", warning that an outdated focus on military intervention is draining resources and exacerbating security problems.
“Censorship By Murder Will Not Silence Truth”
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 19 (IPS) - It was almost four o'clock in the morning on Feb. 18, 1990, when Dr. Manorani Saravanamuththu pulled into the driveway of No. 42 Castle Street, an old Portuguese-style home located in a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo.
World's Nuclear Environment Remains Politically Toxic
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 (IPS) - The world's nuclear environment has increasingly turned politically toxic, replete with threats, accusations and open defiance of Security Council resolutions.
Taliban Running Out of Suicide Bombers
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Feb 19 (IPS) - Taliban militants have been losing grip over the handling of their would-be suicide bombers. Of late they failed to carry out their missions as planned.
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