Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 678
A Divided Security Council Leads Syria into U.N. Dead End
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 23 (IPS) - Just before the Western-inspired resolution against Syria was vetoed in the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted as saying the United Nations was trying to support a revolutionary movement inside the country - which happens to have strong political, economic and military links to Moscow.
Obama Pressed on Syrian End-Game
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 23 (IPS) - With the Bashar Al-Assad regime badly bloodied by last week's assassination of its top security officials and fierce fighting over the weekend in both Damascus and Aleppo, the administration of President Barack Obama is being pressed on the U.S. role in the presumed end-game.
Child Rape on the Rise in Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Jul 23 (IPS) - A spate of child rape cases in Sri Lanka has angered child rights activists and moved the government to consider tightening the relevant laws and making the offence punishable with the death sentence.
From Arms to Alms
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Jul 23 (IPS) - Most families of Taliban men killed in fighting against the army in Pakistan or in Afghanistan have been reduced to living in abject poverty.
New Satellite Evidence Suggests Sudanese Atrocities
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 20 (IPS) - An NGO here unveiled new satellite evidence on Friday that would seem to suggest the torching of a village in southern Sudan by state soldiers.
Israel Walls Itself In
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Jul 20 (IPS) - As Israel continues to build walls and fences along virtually each of its borders, analysts say the country’s isolationistpolicies and unwillingness to deal with the Palestinians and other Arab neighbours through anything other than forceful means spells disaster.
Officials Decry "Appalling Gaps" in Global Data on Women
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 19 (IPS) - The World Bank and U.S. government on Thursday each announced major new initiatives aimed at expanding knowledge on the experience of women around the world, while acknowledging that much remains to be done on filling the global “data gap” on women.
Syria Escapes Threatened Sanctions by Third Double Veto at U.N.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) - Syria became the first country in the history of the United Nations to be "protected" for an unprecedented third time by double vetoes cast by Russia and China in the Security Council.
Investigation Exposes Arms Trafficking Network in Mauritius
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 (IPS) - An investigation by the Conflict Awareness Project has exposed an active arms trading network of associates of former trafficker Viktor Bout that involves companies from the United States, South Africa and the United Kingdom, among other countries.
Families of U.S. Victims of Drone Attacks Sue Top Officials
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - Family members of three U.S. citizens killed last year in drone strikes in Yemen filed a lawsuit here Wednesday accusing U.S. intelligence and military officials of violating the victims' rights under the U.S. constitution and international law.
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