Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1209
Yemen’s Youth Denied the Revolutionary Change
- Inter Press Service
SANA'A, Feb 16 (IPS) - This week in Sana'a thousands of Yemenis – mostly youth - crowded the highway near the landmark ‘Change Square' to celebrate the second anniversary of the revolution. Adjacent to the university, this was the site of a tented encampment that drew tens of thousands of demonstrators throughout 2011.
Q&A: "Only the Pope's Name Will Change"
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 15 (IPS) - The only difference the resignation of Benedict XVI as head of the Catholic Church will make in Brazil will be the name changes needed on posters advertising his coming to this city in July for World Youth Day, jokes Frei Betto.
Crisis Group Urges Comprehensive Talks to End Sudan Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (IPS) - Amidst ongoing violence and continuing humanitarian emergencies in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, the International Crisis Group (ICG) called Thursday for a comprehensive solution to Sudan's many regional conflicts.
Thawing Permafrost May Be "Huge Factor" in Global Warming
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Feb 14 (IPS) - Thawing permafrost is emitting more climate-heating carbon faster than previously realised. Scientists have now learned that when the ancient carbon locked in the ice thaws and is exposed to sunlight, it turns into carbon dioxide 40 percent faster.
Obama Administration Reveals Deep Divisions on Syria Policy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (IPS) - Though President Barack Obama has been reticent to involve his administration too deeply in the Syrian uprising, revelations over the past week have shown near-unanimous agreement among the president's top national security advisors for greater military intervention.
U.S. Urged to Lean Harder on Bahrain's Ruling Family
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (IPS) - On the eve of the second anniversary of the uprising in Bahrain, the administration of President Barack Obama is being urged to press the royal family to make genuine compromises with the predominantly Shi'a opposition.
Israelis Ski on Thin Snow
- Inter Press Service
MOUNT HERMON, Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Feb 13 (IPS) - Unbending winds howl in the mountain; seldom carrying echoes of the two-year-old civil war closing in on Damascus just 35 kilometres away. But Israelis revel in immaculate pleasure. Albeit an internationally-recognised Syrian territory, the Israeli-controlled high ground is de facto their one and only ski resort.
North Korean Test Puts More Pressure on Obama
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - Tuesday's nuclear test by North Korea poses major new questions about the sustainability of President Barack Obama's first-term policy of "strategic patience" in dealing with Pyongyang.
Investing in Kids Isn't Rocket Science
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - The Millennium Development Goals challenged the world to cut extreme poverty in half, dramatically reduce child mortality, and make primary education universal, but Jody Heymann and Kristen McNeill say the world can do more.
North Korea Defies World Body with Third Nuke Test
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) - North Korea, which conducted its third nuclear test Monday, is following closely in the heavy footsteps of Israel as one of the world's most intransigent nations, ignoring Security Council resolutions and defying the international community.
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