Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1215
Never-Ending Case Arises Again
- Inter Press Service
ISTANBUL, Jan 23 (IPS) - P?nar Selek, a Turkish sociologist who has on three occasions been tried and acquitted over a fatal explosion in Istanbul more than 14 years ago, is being taken to court again Jan. 24.
Victory Close to Defeat for Netanyahu
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Jan 23 (IPS) - As expected, Benjamin Netanyahu has been ensured another term in office. Against all expectations, he could have been defeated. Now, he faces uncertainty over the kind of governing coalition he will lead and thus the kind of policies he will carry out. And he faces a lingering question: can any prospective coalition last?
Q&A: "Yesterday, We Had No Binding Treaty on Mercury: Now We Do"
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jan 21 (IPS) - The international community has adopted a binding treaty for reducing emissions of mercury, a poisonous heavy metal that harms human health and the ecosystems on which life depends.
Coups Become the Norm in Guinea-Bissau
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Jan 21 (IPS) - Chronic instability, extreme poverty, drug trafficking and corruption are the tragic lot of Guinea-Bissau, which this year commemorates four decades of independence from Portugal.
Q&A: “There is Nothing Worse Than Holding a Dying Woman in Your Arms”
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (IPS) - Despite staggering advances in medical science and technology over the years, women around the world continue to suffer gravely as a result of inadequate access to basic reproductive health services.
Criticising the President no Laughing Matter
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jan 19 (IPS) - Egyptians love to have a good laugh. At every opportunity they rattle off jokes and take jabs at themselves, their society, and – where they dare – their ruler.
Iran’s Nuclear Plans Drop Off Israeli Radar
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Jan 18 (IPS) - A meeting between Iran and world powers is tentatively set for the month-end in Istanbul, and might constitute a litmus test over a compromise regarding Iran's uranium enrichment programme. Strangely enough, in Israel, Iran's nuclear quest is now off the public radar.
'Green' Approaches to Water Gaining Ground Around World
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jan 18 (IPS) - After Hurricane Sandy swept through the northeast of the United States late October 2012, millions of New Yorkers were left for days without electricity. But they still had access to drinking water, thanks to New York City's reliance on protected watershed areas for potable water.
Peering into the Energy Crystal Ball
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Jan 17 (IPS) - Trying to predict the future of the energy sector is like trying to predict the weather in London in an era of global warming. But delegates had a go at it during the three-day World Future Energy Summit that ended in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 17.
OP-ED: Organic Farming Movement Marginal but Growing Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (IPS) - Despite the growing worldwide demand for organic food, clothing and other products, the area of land certified as organic still makes up just 0.9 percent of global agricultural land, with 37 million hectares being farmed organically.
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