Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1123
Pakistan’s Imran Khan Threatens to Block NATO Supplies
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 22 (IPS) - Upping the ante against U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan, celebrated cricketer-turned-political leader Imran Khan has threatened to block NATO supplies to Afghanistan through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where his party leads a coalition government.
Mideast Airline Deal May Overshadow Military Sales
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (IPS) - The multi-billion-dollar Middle East arms market - bolstered by hefty purchases by oil-blessed Arab nations such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Qatar - has always been one of the biggest bonanzas to the U.S. defence industry.
Multinationals' Interest Grows in Sustainable Bioplastics
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (IPS) - Eight major multinational consumer products companies have come together to investigate whether it is possible to produce a sustainable form of "bioplastic", made from plants rather than petroleum products.
Storm Brews at U.N. Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 21 (IPS) - Hundreds of representatives from various NGOs walked out of the negotiating rooms at the United Nations climate talks in Poland on Thursday in protest against the reluctance by developed nations to commit towards achieving a global climate treaty.
Fears Rise of ‘Taliban-Style’ Justice in Syria
- Inter Press Service
IDLIB PROVINCE, Syria, Nov 21 (IPS) - Concerns are rising that courts run by Islamic clerics in many of Syria's rebel-held areas may serve as a prelude to Taliban-style justice in what was long a violently repressive but secular state.
Guarded Tone in Geneva as Negotiators Seek Iran Accord
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Nov 21 (IPS) - Amidst rising expectations of a breakthrough, Iran and six world powers Wednesday resumed their quest for a deal on Iran's controversial nuclear programme that seemed just within reach earlier this month.
U.N. Climate Meet Becomes About "Not Losing Ground"
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 20 (IPS) - Diann Black-Layne grew up in a single parent home with nine siblings on the tiny Caribbean island of Antigua. Still, life was easygoing and enjoyable, she recalls. For her, it was paradise.
Middle East Entrepreneurs Eye Education
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Nov 20 (IPS) - The Middle East has some of the best and worst education systems in the world and they are attracting the attention of entrepreneurs keen to make a difference – and a buck.
Syrian Refugees Illegally Pushed Back
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Nov 20 (IPS) - Human rights groups have circulated evidence in the last few days indicating that Greece, Italy and Egypt illegally detain and push back Syrian refugees.
Widening Inequality Shatters Mirage of Social Mobility
- Inter Press Service
, Nov 20 (IPS) - Growing income inequality will pose a major threat to social stability in countries around the globe, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum.
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