News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 340
Obama Visit Settles It a Little for Israel
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Mar 23 (IPS) - On his visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, U.S. President Barack Obama laid out his vision for a revival of the long-stalled peace talks. Yet, it was clear from his statements that a settlement freeze is no longer an immediate requirement. And, he carefully avoided mentioning the pre-1967 lines as the basis for a two-state solution, to the Israeli Prime Minister's delight.
Controversial Inter-American Reforms Process to Continue
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (IPS) - The 35-member Organisation of American States (OAS) on Friday voted unanimously to approve a series of reforms to the Inter-American human rights system, but stepped back from proposals that had caused the greatest concern among civil society groups.
As Iraq Anniversary Fades, “Strategic Narcissism” Stands out
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (IPS) - After a week of retrospectives on the tenth anniversary of Washington's ill-fated invasion of Iraq, the most compelling consisted of a retrospective of the retrospectives.
Scandal Over Israeli Firm Training Peruvian Soldiers
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Mar 22 (IPS) - The Peruvian legislature is investigating a contract with an Israeli company, entered into by the previous government for advising and training the military, after audit bodies found irregularities in how it was signed.
Obama Boosts Syria Support As Congress Pushes for Military Intervention
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 22 (IPS) - As the Syrian uprising enters its third year, the United States and its allies are preparing to materially increase their support of the armed opposition in Syria.
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.
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