Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1184
Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 04 (IPS) - Despite renewed pressure by hawks in Congress and the media, U.S. President Barack Obama appears determined to avoid sharply escalating U.S. involvement in the ongoing civil war in Syria.
U.N. Finds “Little Appreciation” for Human Rights among U.S. Businesses
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 04 (IPS) - A United Nations expert group is warning that too many gaps remain in implementing new safeguards among businesses based in the United States, both in terms of their domestic and international operations, to ensure the protection of human rights of workers and communities affected by those operations.
Fragile States Show Signs of Progress Toward MDGs
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 03 (IPS) - Twenty of the world's most fragile states, including those currently affected by conflict, have achieved one or more of the development targets outlined under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the World Bank said this week.
U.N. Harnesses Social Media to Reach Outside World
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 03 (IPS) - As the world continues to turn digital, so does the United Nations - slowly but steadily.
Rohingyas At Home and Nowhere
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, May 03 (IPS) - Rendered the nowhere people in their own homeland, thousands of Rohingya Muslims are fleeing inhuman living conditions, lack of humanitarian aid and rising sectarian tensions in their country. And the very state that is supposed to protect them now stands accused of ‘ethnic cleansing'.
Hamas ‘Talibanising’ Gaza
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank, May 03 (IPS) - The Islamist resistance group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, is being accused by its Palestinian Authority (PA) rivals in the West Bank of Talibanising Gaza and turning the coastal territory into a new Muslim Brotherhood neighbourhood.
U.S. Links Pesticides to Honey Bee Deaths, but Resists Ban
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 03 (IPS) - A major study by the U.S. government's environment and agriculture agencies has suggested a strong link between the use of certain pesticides and the widespread deaths that have afflicted honey bee populations around the world in recent years.
Iranian Diplomat Confirmed Arrested in Tehran
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 02 (IPS) - More than seven weeks after the secretive arrest of prominent Iranian diplomat Bagher Asadi, an Iranian official confirmed his detention Thursday, although he declined to provide further details.
May Day Marchers Spread Their Wings
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 02 (IPS) - More than 1,000 people marched under the brilliant San Francisco sun on May Day. Their signs, such as "Work in America/Live in America/Dream in America. Immigration reform now," their songs, chants and speeches wove together the twin themes of the day: worker justice and immigrant justice.
Japan’s Aid Programme Takes a Selfish Turn
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, May 01 (IPS) - As Japan slips from its former top spot as the world's biggest donor, experts here are worried about long-term changes in the country's development assistance programme, which has played a crucial role in global poverty reduction efforts.
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