Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1115
Pakistani NGOs Fear New Year Constraints
- Inter Press Service
LAHORE, Pakistan, Dic 31 (IPS) - A new policy by the Pakistani government to regulate foreign-funded non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has come in for sharp criticism from the social sector, with many saying it could stifle rights-based groups and affect crucial services provided to the needy.
Sri Lanka Faces New Year Pressure Over Rights
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Dic 29 (IPS) - When the American Centre in Colombo held a memorial event honouring the late South African President Nelson Mandela, the first few questions at the question and answer session had nothing to do with the great freedom fighter.
West Papua Searches Far for Rights
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Dic 29 (IPS) - The indigenous struggle for liberation in West Papua on the western half of the island of New Guinea in the south-west Pacific, with the loss of thousands of lives, is far from ending. But, despite political uncertainties, a united coalition of pro-independence leaders has reignited hope of freedom by galvanising the support of a Pacific Islands inter-governmental organisation.
Syrian Children Lose More Than Their Country
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Dic 28 (IPS) - As refugees from Syria continue to pour into Lebanon, the majority of children are not going to school, spurring concern that they will become a ‘lost generation'.
OP-ED: Declaring Muslim Brotherhood "Terrorists" Has Far-Reaching Implications
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 27 (IPS) - For the first time in its 85-year history, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Wednesday was declared a terrorist organisation. The provisional government's decision, presumably with the military junta's approval, came after two deadly bombings in Mansura and Cairo.
U.N. States Unanimously Agree: Even the Walls Have Ears
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 27 (IPS) - When the U.N. Correspondents Association (UNCA) held its annual award ceremony last week, one of the video highlights was a hilarious skit on the clumsy attempts to bug the 38th floor offices of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Syrian Kurds Agree to Side with Opposition in Geneva Talks
- Inter Press Service
ERBIL, Iraq, Dic 26 (IPS) - Despite an atmosphere of deep mutual distrust, two major rival Syrian Kurdish bodies have agreed to attend an expected international conference on the fate of Syria, known as Geneva II, on the side of the Syrian opposition forces, Syrian Kurdish sources told IPS.
When Home Becomes a Firing Zone
- Inter Press Service
JINBA, Occupied West Bank, Dic 26 (IPS) - Jinba is in the crosshair of ‘Firing Zone 918' - and ‘Firing Zone 918' is a microcosm of the Israeli occupation. Together with seven other communities, Jinba is slated for demolition to make way for an Israeli training ground. Forced eviction hangs over a thousand Palestinians.
Arab Spring Breeds More Trade in Exotic Pets
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Dic 26 (IPS) - At a small pet shop in an upscale Cairo neighbourhood, puppies, kittens and sickly-looking parakeets occupy the cages behind the storefront window. But if you want more exciting and exotic animals – such as crocodiles or lion cubs, just ask behind the counter.
Iran Sanctions Bill Big Test of Israel Lobby Power
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 21 (IPS) - This week's introduction by a bipartisan group of 26 senators of a new sanctions bill against Iran could result in the biggest test of the political clout of the Israel lobby here in decades.
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