Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1178
U.S. Congress Moves Toward Full Trade Embargo on Iran
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 23 (IPS) - The U.S. Congress moved closer here Wednesday to imposing a full trade embargo against Iran and pledged its support to Israel if it felt compelled to attack Tehran's nuclear programme in self-defence.
New Effort Targets the Leading Killers of Children
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (IPS) - PATH, a Seattle-based global health development organisation, is aiming to save two million lives by 2015 by jointly tackling diarrhea and pneumonia, the leading killers of children globally.
Neighbours View Sharif as Yoked to Personal, National History
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 22 (IPS) - Following on Nawaz Sharif's victory in the May 11 national elections in Pakistan, many analysts are indicating cautious optimism on the prospect that the new prime minister can strengthen bilateral relations with the country's neighbours, particularly India.
Q&A: AIDS-Free Future Means Fighting Homophobia
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (IPS) - The global fight against HIV/AIDS has seen recent hard-won breakthroughs, including the discovery of the genetic hiding place of the virus by doctors in Australia, a 50-percent drop in new infections across 25 low- and middle-income countries, and an increase of 63 percent in the number of people with access to HIV medication.
U.S. Strategy on Water, Development a “Major Advance”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 22 (IPS) - U.S. officials Tuesday formally unveiled the government's first comprehensive strategy aimed at integrating water into all U.S. development funding and programmes, a step long urged by advocates and development experts.
Stressed Ecosystems Leaving Humanity High and Dry
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 21 (IPS) - Everyone knows water is life. Far too few understand the role of trees, plants and other living things in ensuring we have clean, fresh water.
Tackling Crime Takes on Import As Urban Populations Rise
- Inter Press Service
FLORENCE, May 21 (IPS) - As people around the world continue to migrate into cities, swelling urban populations, they have sparked growth in another area: crime and security issues.
UNFPA Focuses on Contraception for 222 Million in Developing World
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (IPS) - When thousands of participants from around the world gather in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur next week, the primary focus will be on health and empowerment of girls and women.
Myanmar’s President Makes Historic, Divisive Visit to White House
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 20 (IPS) - Myanmar's President Thein Sein on Monday became the first leader of that country in almost a half-century to pay a call on the White House, a visit that has simultaneously highlighted a series of monumental changes seen in Myanmar in recent years as well as a reforms process that many are warning may have stalled.
When It Comes to Syria, Israel Frequently Redrawing Red Lines
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, May 20 (IPS) - Israel is being drawn into Syria's quagmire as it threatens to act further on transfers of "game-changing" weapons to hostile protagonists involved in Syria's civil war, be they Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah, Jihadist Sunni rebels, or loyalist forces of President Bashar al Assad.
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