News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 329
The Battle to Save DRC’s Mothers
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, DR Congo, Jun 02 (IPS) - "Many hospitals and health centres" that are not run by NGOs "do not meet health standards," according to Dominique Baabo, provincial medical inspector for North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Syrian Rebel Setbacks Spur Renewed Talk of No-Fly Zones
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 01 (IPS) - A series of reversals for Syria's rebels this month has prompted its supporters here to call for much greater U.S. military intervention in the civil war in order to give them a stronger bargaining position in advance of any peace negotiations.
India’s Maoists Are Far From Spent
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, May 31 (IPS) - They chopped down trees and used them to barricade the road, then retreated into the dense forests of the remote Sukma district, located in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, to await their quarry.
Obama Urged to Sign Arms Trade Treaty Immediately
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 31 (IPS) - Advocacy groups here are stepping up a campaign to pressure President Barack Obama to quickly sign on to a new United Nations treaty aimed at regulating, for the first time, the international small-arms trade.
Warlords and Vague Constitution to Blame for Renegade Somali State
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, May 31 (IPS) - Attempts by clan elders and militia commanders in southern Somalia to form an autonomous state, without the consent of the central government but with the apparent backing of foreign countries, remains a dangerous, destabilising element in the region, say analysts.
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.
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