Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1287
U.S. Hard Line in Failed Iran Talks Driven by Israel
- Inter Press Service
Negotiations between Iran and the United States and other members of the P5+1 group in Baghdad ended in fundamental disagreement Thursday over the position of the P5+1 offering no relief from sanctions against Iran.
Food Aid Taking Too Long to Reach Needy
- Inter Press Service
Her neat, bright yellow headscarf matches the rest of her outfit, but contrasts with her weary expression. Sokona Soumounou sits a little apart from the crowd queueing for assistance from the World Food Programme in the southern Mali town of Ségou.
Conference Reaffirms Reproductive Rights
- Inter Press Service
While much of the world is facing a global financial crisis, made worse by government cuts in social spending, members of parliament meeting here Wednesday agreed the economic crunch is no reason for governments to relax their commitment to women’s reproductive rights and health, made 18 years ago.
Doctor’s Tale Injects New Trouble
- Inter Press Service
The sentencing of the Pakistani doctor believed to have provided the U.S. with vital DNA evidence that led to the tracing and killing of Osama bin Laden has set off new conflicts within Pakistan. The Taliban are now out to get him beyond what the law can.
U.S. Urged to Follow Own Human Rights Reporting
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. State Department on Thursday released the government's annual compendium of country-by-country human rights reports, but ran into criticism from rights groups for holding double standards.
Security Council 'Unfit for Purpose', Says Amnesty International
- Inter Press Service
Amnesty International delivered a scathing condemnation of global and national leadership in its 2012 global human rights report on Tuesday, conveying profound disappointment in such leadership for its failure to match the determination and resilience of ordinary civilians in their resistance to repressive regimes.
Student Protests Energise Mexico’s Election Campaign
- Inter Press Service
The 'Occupy' movement has spread to Mexico, where thousands of university students have taken to the streets, bringing fresh air to a superficial and flat election campaign and forcing political parties to pay attention to a long-ignored segment of the population.
Outsourced Chilean Copper Workers '21st Century Slave Labour'
- Inter Press Service
'Temporary and subcontracted workers in the copper industry are the slave labour of the 21st century. Lacking rights and social protection, they are vulnerable and defenceless,' complained Cristián Cuevas, the leader of a union for outsourced Chilean copper workers.
EU Summit Ends with Warning for Greece
- Inter Press Service
A European Union summit has ended with a warning to Greece that it will have to stick to its bailout terms if it wants to stay in the eurozone, but failed to resolve Franco-German differences over the issue of eurobonds.
The Globalisation of U.S. Special Operations Forces
- Inter Press Service
It was recently reported that U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) commander Adm. Bill McRaven and Deputy Director of Operations Brig. Gen. Sean Mulholland want to establish a worldwide network linking special operations forces (SOF) of allied and partner nations to combat terrorism.
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