Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 671
Despite Possible Attacks, Gaza Plans Half-Billion-Dollar Desalination Plant
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Aug 30 (IPS) - Last May the European Commission reported that scores of infrastructure projects in the Gaza Strip, financed mostly by the European Union, have been damaged or destroyed, wittingly or unwittingly, by Israeli military forces in the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian Occupied Territories.
Kashmir's Roads Turn Militant
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Aug 30 (IPS) - The violence that killed thousands in Kashmir during the turbulent 1990s has eased; now killer roads are taking their toll.
Knocking on an Uncertain Gateway to the World
- Inter Press Service
RAFAH, Gaza, Aug 30 (IPS) - “I waited from 10 am till 5 pm for my wife to cross from Egypt. She was among many hundreds who were coming into Gaza. Some waited since 6 am, some since the day before.”
Intervention in Eastern Congo a Rising Priority for Activists
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (IPS) - As the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate in the wake of an armed rebellion that began in April, some activists have strengthened calls for foreign military intervention.
Palestinian and Israeli Kids Play a Serious Game
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Aug 29 (IPS) - On a sunny summer afternoon, kids start arriving with their parents at a park near Ein Rafa, a Palestinian village in the south of Jerusalem. The Arabic speaking kids stay in one cluster at first, and the Hebrew speaking kids chat among themselves. Soon a ball appears, and before long all the kids intermingle in a fast-paced game of Chinese football.
Colombia to Seek Its Own Oslo Accord
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Aug 29 (IPS) - The Colombian government and FARC rebels will start formal peace talks in Oslo on Oct. 5, in an attempt to put an end to an armed conflict that has gone through different stages since 1946, with brief lulls.
Q&A: Swapping Children for Protection in Central African Republic
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Aug 28 (IPS) - The protection of children remains critical in the Central African Republic, where parents willingly give their children to armed groups in exchange for protection and services.
Could Water Strife Lead to 'Mass Killings' in the Future?
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Aug 28 (IPS) - As the world faces possible water scarcities in the next two to three decades, the U.S. intelligence community has already portrayed a grim scenario for the foreseeable future: ethnic conflicts, regional tensions, political instability and even mass killings.
Detention in Italy Better Than Home in Tunisia
- Inter Press Service
GAFSA, Tunisia, Aug 28 (IPS) - A year ago Salim, a 23-year-old from the ancient Tunisian city Gafsa decided to leave his country using a smugglers’ network notorious for transporting desperate Tunisian citizens to Europe by boat.
There’s Bride at the End of the Tunnel
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Aug 27 (IPS) - Mai Ahmed, a 26–year-old from the West Bank fell in love over the Internet with Mohammed Warda from Nussirat refugee camp in Gaza after they ‘met’ on the Internet. The Israeli government refused permission for her to travel to Gaza. Mai travelled to Jordan, flew from there to Egypt, drove across the Sinai, and then crossed through a tunnel into Gaza, where she now lives. “It’s a story I will tell my grandchildren,” she says.
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