News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 332
Syrian Attacks on Health Care System 'Terrorising Population'
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 14 (IPS) - Humanitarian assistance groups in Washington are warning that the health care system has become a deliberate target in the increasingly brutal civil war in Syria, presenting major challenges to addressing the humanitarian and refugee crises spurred by the conflict.
Nuclear Iran Can Be Contained and Deterred: Report
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 14 (IPS) - While preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is preferable, the United States could successfully contain a nuclear Iran, according to a new report released here Monday by the Center for a New American Security, an influential think tank close to the administration of President Barack Obama.
Despite Peaceful Withdrawal, PKK-Turkey Peace Remains Uncertain
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, May 13 (IPS) - The peaceful withdrawal from Turkey of combatants from the Kurdistan's Workers Party (PKK) began last Wednesday but is already at risk of being compromised following a twin car bomb explosion on Saturday afternoon. The terrorist attack in Rayhanli in the Syrian border province of Hatay caused 46 civilian deaths and at least 155 injuries.
CIA Drone Strikes on Trial in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (IPS) - Adding fuel to a long-simmering dispute between the U.S. and Pakistan, a Peshawar High Court declared CIA drone strikes illegal on Thursday, referring to such attacks in Pakistan's tribal belt as "war crime(s)".
Israeli Attacks on Syria Escape Security Council Scrutiny
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (IPS) - Israel, which has launched three air strikes inside Syria since January this year, has escaped scrutiny or condemnation by a Security Council which remains sharply divided.
Skyping the Way to Victory, to Avoid Taliban
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, May 10 (IPS) - If you can't beat them, at least innovate. That seems to be the lesson that Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) has drawn from its predicament.
Pluralities of Israelis, Palestinians Want Stronger U.S. Peace Role
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 10 (IPS) - Amidst a new U.S. effort to revive the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, healthy pluralities of both peoples want U.S. President Barack Obama to play a stronger role in resolving their conflict, according to a major new poll released here Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
Displaced by Gold Mining in Colombia
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, May 09 (IPS) - "I was displaced here by mining a month ago. Illegal miners forced me out of my municipality. No, don't write down where I'm from, let alone my name," said a 40-year-old black man frightened for his safety. IPS agreed to say only that he is from Colombia's southern Pacific coast region.
Culture Becomes Latest Front in Afghanistan's War
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, May 09 (IPS) - Another kind of war, less explosive than bombs and more subtle than night raids, is taking place in the Central Asian country of Afghanistan: a war of cultural influence. Its means are financial sponsorships and other support for cultural and artistic events.
Hope, Scepticism Over U.S.-Russian Accord on Syria Conference
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 09 (IPS) - The surprise accord reached by the U.S. and Russia in Moscow Tuesday to try to convene an international conference to resolve the two-year-old civil war in Syria as soon as the end of this month has been greeted with equal measures of hope and scepticism.
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