Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 698
SYRIA: 'Street Fighting Rages' Near Damascus
- Inter Press Service
Fighting is continuing in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, according to activists, as Syrian security forces appeared to be reasserting their control over the restive fringes of the country's capital.
PAKISTAN: New Rehab Plan Brings Hope for War-Disabled
- Inter Press Service
The prolonged United States-led war against terrorism has left a large number of people disabled in Pakistan, compelling the government to institute a rehabilitation plan that will include imparting vocational skills.
GUATEMALA: Ríos Montt to Stand Trial for Genocide
- Inter Press Service
After a hearing that lasted more than 11 hours, a Guatemalan court ordered the trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt (1982-1983), who could face up to 30 years in prison if he is convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity.
U.S.: Growing Elite Opposition to Military Option Against Iran
- Inter Press Service
Like the imminent prospect of one's hanging, to paraphrase the 18th century British essayist Dr. (Samuel) Johnson, the suddenly looming possibility of war can concentrate the mind wonderfully.
U.S. Probe of Border Attack Hardened Pakistani Suspicions
- Inter Press Service
The Pakistani military leadership's response to the U.S. report on its helicopter attack on two Pakistani border posts Nov. 26 assailed the credibility of the investigation by Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven Clark and expressed doubt that the attack could have been 'accidental'.
EL SALVADOR: Gangs May Be Scapegoat for Soaring Murder Rate
- Inter Press Service
El Salvador is one of the most violent countries in the world, with one of the highest murder rates. But the authorities cannot agree on whether or not most of the killings should be laid at the door of the youth gangs known as 'maras'.
SPAIN: Trials of Judge Garzón Called Scandalous by Rights Groups
- Inter Press Service
Another trial opened Tuesday with Spain's best-known judge, Baltasar Garzón, in the dock for attempting to investigate crimes against humanity committed during the 36-year dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
SOUTH SUDAN: Still Counting the Dead in Inter-Ethnic Conflict
- Inter Press Service
In the ward of a partially destroyed clinic, Mangiro (who did not give his last name) sat on a bed next to his wounded nine-year-old daughter, Ngathin. The little girl is fortunate, she survived the recent inter-ethnic clashes in Pibor county that killed her mother and sisters.
BURMA: Dismantling a Dictatorship - Peacefully
- Inter Press Service
As he dismantles a 50-year military dictatorship without a shot being fired, Burmese President Thein Sein is resorting to the political art of compromise.
From Peacekeeping to Partisan Policing?
- Inter Press Service
The image of United Nations peacekeeping operations has become seriously tarnished in recent years, say some independent experts who monitor the U.N. missions around the world.
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