Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 658
Little Hope for an End to Ogaden Conflict
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 13 (IPS) - Many were hoping that recent peace talks between the Ethiopian government and Ogaden rebels would signal an end to the gruelling 18-year-old conflict. The latest round of talks, however, dashed all dreams of peace between the two sides.
Home Is Not for Visiting
- Inter Press Service
SAFED, Northern Israel, Nov 12 (IPS) - It came like a bolt from the blue on this serene city perched in the hills of Galilee. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared on Israel's Channel Two television earlier this month, "I want to see Safed! It's my right to see it, but not to live there."
Pakistan Moves to Safeguard Witnesses
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Nov 11 (IPS) - Violence and crime are on the rise in Pakistan and none are more at risk than those who witness murders, robberies, abuse or kidnapping first-hand.
OP-ED: Unfinished Business Awaits Obama’s Second Term
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 08 (IPS) - Several critical issues of unfinished business in the Middle East face President Barack Obama as he begins his second term. Washington must become more engaged come January because these issues will directly impact regional stability and security and U.S. interests and personnel in the region.
Netanyahu's 2010 Order Was Not a Move to War on Iran
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 06 (IPS) - A new twist was added to the longrunning media theme of a threat by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to go to war with Iran when news stories seemed to suggest Monday that Netanyahu had ordered the Israeli military to prepare for an imminent attack on Iranian nuclear sites in 2010.
U.N. Warns Syria Heading Towards Destruction
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (IPS) - Following its failed efforts to contain the 19-month-old insurrection in battle-torn Syria, the United Nations has issued a new warning: the besieged country is heading towards "destruction".
Little Support for Military Offensive on Af-Pak Border
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Nov 06 (IPS) - As shock and outrage over the Taliban's shooting of young Malala Yousafzai - a female activist - subsides, a new question has begun to make its rounds among political commentators in Pakistan: whether or not the government should launch an offensive against militants along the country's border with Afghanistan.
Rights Community Welcomes First U.N. Statement on Tibet
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 06 (IPS) - Human rights workers and Tibet-focused activists are hailing a strongly worded statement by the United Nations' top official on human rights, drawing attention to growing public discontent in Tibet just ahead of a major leadership shuffle that will reverberate throughout the Communist Party of China.
Parents Worry After Malala Attack
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 05 (IPS) - Young schoolgirls seemed undeterred by the attempt to kill Malala Yousafzai, but parents in northern Pakistan are becoming increasingly concerned over their children going to school.
Military Curfew Slowly Strangling Nigerian Town
- Inter Press Service
KANO, Nigeria, Nov 03 (IPS) - A recent military curfew imposed on the violence-wracked north-eastern Nigerian town of Potiskum has not only made life unbearable for residents, but it has also reduced their chances of survival.
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