Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1317
Muslim Brotherhood’s Presidential Aims Challenged
- Inter Press Service
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has surprised both supporters and rivals by abruptly announcing its own nominee for upcoming presidential elections, despite earlier promises that it would not field a candidate from within its own ranks.
Not for a Woman in Amman
- Inter Press Service
Two young women in brightly coloured hijabs and tight jeans stand on the edge of a freeway as cars whiz by. They watch the traffic, heavy in Amman where car ownership is skyrocketing by 10-15 percent a year. When there’s a break in the steady flow of vehicles, the women hold hands and race across the road.
Myanmar Turns ASEAN's Democracy Beacon
- Inter Press Service
Long Southeast Asia’s black sheep, Myanmar is enjoying an image change following its landmark Apr. 1 by-elections. Tongues are now wagging about the region’s new beacon of hope for democratic change.
White House Expresses Growing Concern Over Bahrain
- Inter Press Service
The White House Wednesday said it was 'deeply concerned' about growing polarisation between the ruling monarchy and the majority Shi'a community in Bahrain and the welfare of a jailed human rights activist who has been on a hunger strike since early February.
Immigrants in Chile File Complaint against Mass Expulsions
- Inter Press Service
The Committee of Peruvian Refugees in Chile has filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging that this country carries out mass expulsions of immigrants.
Rising Inequality Could be Asia’s Undoing
- Inter Press Service
While developing Asian countries have experienced robust growth — lifting living standards and reducing poverty — increasing wealth is fuelling income disparities and inequality, posing a major threat to the region’s stability, warns the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s flagship report released Wednesday.
U.S., Latin America Growing More Distant, Warns Think Tank
- Inter Press Service
Relations between the United States and Latin America have 'grown more distant' in importance part due to the latter's persistent disagreement with U.S. policies on immigration, drugs, and Cuba, according to a new report released here Wednesday on the eve of this year's Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia.
OP-ED: Getting the Market to Tell the Truth
- Inter Press Service
Moving the global economy off its current decline-and-collapse path depends on reaching four goals: stabilising climate, stabilising population, eradicating poverty, and restoring the economy's natural support systems.
Annan: Iran Can Be Part of Syria 'Solution'
- Inter Press Service
Kofi Annan, the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy on Syria, has welcomed Iranian support for his efforts to secure peace in the country, telling Tehran that it can be 'part of the solution'.
Protests Over Property Rise Across China
- Inter Press Service
Zhang Haxia and her husband received a knock on the door in the middle of one night last December. They were dragged from their home in south-west China and forced into a van. When they returned nothing was left.
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