Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1161
Climate Change Takes Centre Stage in U.S.-China Talks
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 11 (IPS) - The United States and China have agreed on a suite of potentially far-reaching initiatives aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the world's two largest economies and largest polluters.
Denial of Airspace to Bolivian Leader Resonates at U.N.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (IPS) - The growing political uproar over the unlawful denial of European airspace for a jet carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales has spilled over into the United Nations.
No Evidence for Charge Iran Linked to JFK Terror Plot
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 11 (IPS) - Alberto Nisman, the Argentine prosecutor who was prevented by Argentine President Cristina Kirchner from testifying before a U.S. House subcommittee investigating alleged Iranian terrorist networks in the Americas here this week, claimed in a recent report that Tehran was involved in a 2007 plot to blow up fuel tanks at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.
Q&A: "Women’s Rights Are Human Rights"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (IPS) - On Thursday, the international community recognises World Population Day, a time of assessment, discussion and projections for the future that necessarily gives great weight to the rights of women and girls and particularly their sexual and reproductive health.
Saudi Women's Rights Activists to File Prison Appeal Friday
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (IPS) - Two Saudi Arabian women's rights activists are filing an appeal on Friday after being sentenced to 10 months in prison for helping a woman who had allegedly been abused by her husband.
Technical Education Competes with University: Study
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 11 (IPS) - Technology education programmes are increasingly becoming a viable alternative to the standard four-year undergraduate university programme, according to the OECD, a major international grouping of rich countries.
Q&A: No Justice for Tortured Bahraini Journalist
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 10 (IPS) - In May 2011, almost a year and half after a Tunisian street vendor's self-immolation sparked waves of revolution still rocking the Middle East, Bahraini journalist Nazeeha Saeed was tortured during her 13-hour detention before signing a confession she was not allowed to read.
Political Parties Seen as Most Corrupt Institutions Globally
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 09 (IPS) - Political parties are seen by the publics in most countries as the most corrupt institutions in their societies, according to the latest survey by the anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI) released Tuesday.
Afghanistan Faces Slim Chance of Post-Occupation Peace Deal
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 09 (IPS) - The prospects for a peace settlement and power-sharing in Afghanistan following the scheduled U.S.-led troop withdrawal in 2014 are grim, according to a report presented here Monday.
Egyptian Army's Firepower Overwhelmingly U.S.-Supplied
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - When the dust settles from the ongoing deadly confrontations between the Egyptian armed forces and thousands of Islamist protesters in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria, the eventual winner will be the United States - specifically U.S.-made weapons systems in the hands of the country's 440,000-strong military.
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