Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1239
Brazil Frustrated with European “Backtracking” on IMF Reforms
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (IPS) - In the aftermath of last week’s elections to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s executive board, Brazil and others are expressing frustration that a reforms process aimed at increasing the representation of developing countries is being stymied by European countries.
Cooperatives Help Women Farmers Tighten Ranks
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 19 (IPS) - It is a tried and tested truth that when women come together in groups they can address their issues more powerfully than they can as individuals.
Violence Against Women Surging in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Oct 19 (IPS) - As gender-based violence across India becomes more frequent, and more savage, increasing numbers of women are speaking out against the cruelty.
Saudi Insider Likely Key to Aramco Cyber-Attack
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (IPS) - Last weekend’s disclosure that Iranian cyber warriors had disabled some 30,000 computers owned by the Saudi oil giant Aramco is attracting considerable attention here, particularly in light of a warning last week by Pentagon chief Leon Panetta that Washington could face a “cyber-Pearl Harbor".
OP-ED: Pakistani Taliban's Indoctrinated Child Bombers*
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Oct 18 (IPS) - In the late afternoon of Apr. 3, 2011, in the Pakistani city of Dera Ghazi Khan, an annual Sufi Muslim religious festival at the shrine of the 13th century saint Ahmed Sultan was hit by twin suicide bomb attacks which killed over 50 people and left more than 120 wounded.
Shadow Over Aichi Biodiversity Targets
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 18 (IPS) - With negotiations to mobilise resources for preservation of biodiversity at a major United Nations conference going nowhere, the Group of 77 and China have hinted at possible suspension of the ‘Aichi targets’ under the Nagoya Protocol.
Politics of War Crimes Trials Under Spotlight
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (IPS) - Ten years after the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened its doors in The Hague, the United Nations Security Council held its first open discussion on the role of the court, with some nations reiterating complaints that its docket is highly politicised and has unfairly singled out African nations for censure.
India to Conserve Biodiversity at Grassroots
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, Oct 17 (IPS) - India’s National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is actively promoting decentralised grassroots livelihoods as the best way to conserve biodiversity as mandated by the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing (ABS).
In TB Fight, It's 'Pay Now or Pay Later'
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (IPS) - The next several years could see either the elimination of tuberculosis in some regions or millions of otherwise preventable deaths, according to new research released in Washington Wednesday by the World health Organisation (WHO).
Rich Nations Fall Short of Development Potential
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (IPS) - The United States is lagging far behind other developed countries in its policies aimed at improving global prosperity, according to new research.
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