Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1155
Groups Call for U.S. to Fight Harder Against Child Marriages
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 01 (IPS) - Advocacy groups are urging for partnerships between governmental organisations and private sector businesses to better prevent child marriage and combat the economic, development and health problems it causes.
Report Finds Pattern of Inequity in Development Aid
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (IPS) - Despite global efforts to provide development aid, the world's poorest are getting poorer, says a new report by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD).
U.S. Hedge Funds Paint Argentina as Ally of Iranian 'Devil' – Part Two
- Inter Press Service
LOS ANGELES, Jul 31 (IPS) - Vulture capitalist Paul Singer has hundreds of millions of dollars at stake in his legal battle with Argentina over the country's 2001 debt default.
World's Poorest Nations Slowly Mending
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (IPS) - The number of "least developed countries" (LDCs), which rose from the original 24 back in 1971 to the current 49, is beginning to shrink - haltingly.
Egypt-Like Disputes Stir Tunisia
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Jul 31 (IPS) - As political divisions threaten to destabilise the national transition process in Tunisia, Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh has set deadlines for finalising the new constitution and holding elections. Not everyone is convinced these will be met.
Kirkuk Plays Dice With Violence
- Inter Press Service
KIRKUK, Iraq, Jul 31 (IPS) - Two teams struggle to find an olive under one of the 11 cups displayed on a tray. The traditional game sin-u-serf (tray and cup in Kurdish) is only played during the Muslim fasting month. In one of Iraq's most violent cities, it is nothing less than a challenge to death.
Mixed Verdict for WikiLeaker Bradley Manning
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 30 (IPS) - A U.S. military judge ruled Tuesday that Private Bradley Manning, the young soldier who shared a mountain of classified data with the rogue pro-transparency group WikiLeaks, is not guilty of "aiding the enemy".
Ex-Envoy’s Account Clarifies Iran’s 2003 Nuclear Decision
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 30 (IPS) - Newly published recollections by the former French ambassador to Iran suggest that Iran was not running a covert nuclear weapons programme that it then decided to halt in late 2003, as concluded by U.S. intelligence in 2007.
Positive Signals Between Iran and U.S. Intensifying
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 30 (IPS) - Within days of the inauguration of Hassan Rouhani as Iran's new president, both Tehran and Washington appear to be sending positive signals to each other.
Mideast Peace Talks Get New Lease on Life
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 30 (IPS) - Six months of United States diplomatic efforts have finally restarted talks between Israelis and Palestinians, yet pessimism about their potential for success persists.
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