Global Issues
News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 17
COLOMBIA: Worse than Fiction
- Inter Press Service
A teenage love story is the fictional plot device in a new Colombian film, Silence in Paradise, about the all-too-real phenomenon of the 'false positives' — the euphemism used to describe army killings of young civilians passed off as guerrilla casualties.
CUBA: Violence against Women Out of the Closet
- Inter Press Service
The story of Saúl, a violent husband, and Odalys, an abused wife, has been on Cuban TV screens for several weeks now, bringing the touchy and often silenced issue of violence against women into millions of homes. It may cause shock or repulsion, but few can escape the controversy or discussion.
The Screen Speaks for Suu Kyi
- Inter Press Service
Twenty years after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and a year after being released from house arrest, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the subject of a sweeping film that may increase international pressure on Burma’s ruling regime to speed up tentative reforms.
PAKISTAN: At the Butt of a Joke
- Inter Press Service
The Butts of Punjab have become the butt of jokes after Pakistan’s telecom authorities moved to ban 'obscene' content on short messaging service (SMS) texts over mobile phones.
PAKISTAN: Beating the Taliban on the Playing Fields
- Inter Press Service
An outbreak of sports fever has gripped the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Northern Pakistan, as increasing numbers of civilians and government officials latch on to team sports as their only armour against creeping militancy in the border region.
RELIGION-CUBA: Good Climate for Pope’s Visit
- Inter Press Service
A visit by the Pope to Cuba would strengthen the climate of dialogue between the government and the Catholic Church, analysts agreed after the announcement that Benedict XVI is considering visiting this country in the spring of 2012.
DEVELOPMENT: UNESCO Turns On the Radio
- Inter Press Service
The demise of radio has been predicted for many years, but the medium is adapting, transforming and proving to be a cost-effective tool in development, experts say.
U.S. Move Hurts More Than UNESCO
- Inter Press Service
The United States’ decision to cut funding for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation will hurt the specialised agency’s work, officials here say.
PAKISTAN: Cricket Idol Bowls Political Googly
- Inter Press Service
He could be Pakistan’s Obama, although he spews venom at the United States government for its drone attacks and its policies in the region. But Imran Khan speaks of change and, like Obama, enjoys huge online support from the youth.
INDIA: Massive Digital Divide in the Land of IT
- Inter Press Service
In a remote Indian village in the Western state of Maharashtra, a fourth-grader named Suraj Balu Zore proudly told IPS that he can now effortlessly operate a laptop computer.
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