Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1308
Mali - Barely Surviving As One Country Let Alone Two
- Inter Press Service
It was the middle of the day when Tabisou, 72, suddenly saw people from her town of Amderamboukane in Mali fleeing for their lives. Her family had no time to pack their things; the fighting had already begun.
Future of UNCTAD in Balance at Doha
- Inter Press Service
Profound discord between industrialised nations and developing countries is threatening to ruin the UNCTAD meeting being held this week in Doha, and may even endanger the survival of this United Nations body that defends the interests of the developing nations of the South.
Civil Society Determined to Have an Impact on Río+20
- Inter Press Service
Innovating and stepping up the pressure on governments are the bywords for civil society participation in the run-up to Rio+20, a conference with the ambitious goal of changing the way humankind relates with the planet.
Future of UNCTAD in Balance at Doha
- Inter Press Service
Profound discord between industrialised nations and developing countries is threatening to ruin the UNCTAD meeting being held this week in Doha, and may even endanger the survival of this United Nations body that defends the interests of the developing nations of the South.
Legal Challenges Counter Plans for New Nuclear Reactors
- Inter Press Service
Until this past February, the last time new nuclear power construction was approved in the United States was in 1978. But when the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved two proposed nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta, Georgia, on February 9 in a four to one vote, it took less than a week for the legal action to begin.
Brazilian Mining Giant under Fire for Deaths, Environmental Damage
- Inter Press Service
Social movements from several countries accused Brazil’s Vale, the world’s second largest mining company, of causing serious environmental and social damage, as well as the deaths of 15 workers in labour accidents between 2010 and 2012.
Q&A: Harnessing the African Information Renaissance
- Inter Press Service
About 140 million Africans are now on the internet. With half of the population under age 15 and 70 percent of the population under 30, social media is becoming an important feature in the continent's development path.
KYRGYZSTAN: Moscow Vexed by Bishkek's Efforts to Play the Field
- Inter Press Service
The Kremlin is getting cranky over Kyrgyzstan's efforts to obtain aid without any diplomatic payback. To convey their displeasure, Russian officials are now delaying cooperation agreements and demanding an expanded share of a Kyrgyz military facility.
KAZAKHSTAN: Rights Activists Urge Halt to Zhanaozen Trial amid Torture Claims
- Inter Press Service
An attempt to render justice is quickly turning into a PR debacle for Kazakhstan. Troubling allegations that torture was employed to obtain incriminating statements is engulfing the trial of 37 individuals accused in connection with a deadly riot last December in the western oil town of Zhanaozen.
OP-ED: The Road Less Traveled
- Inter Press Service
The celebrated storyteller Mark Twain (1835-1910) wrote, 'Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.'
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