Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 700
West Papuan Conflict Begs Political Solution
- Inter Press Service
The Indonesian government’s offer of development for West Papua, following the crackdown by security forces on a pro-independence meeting in Jayapura in October, is unlikely to succeed in the absence of political dialogue and calls for self-determination are expected to continue.
INDIA: Kashmir Clamours for Normalcy
- Inter Press Service
As armed insurgency in India’s northern Jammu and Kashmir ebbs, the elected state government is keen to hasten a return to normalcy by easing draconian security laws and reopening movie theatres and liquor shops, banned by fundamentalist militant groups.
Q&A: 'Opposition to Restitution of Land Not Surprising'
- Inter Press Service
'I find it extremely painful to see that there are people in Colombia trying once again to deceive' people displaced from their land, just when 'they have hope of being recognised and compensated,' said Swedish diplomat Anders Kompass on a visit to this country to support rural victims of the civil war.
PAKISTAN: Soldiers’ Families Demand Revenge Against U.S.
- Inter Press Service
As Islamabad and Washington wrangle over responsibility for the Nov. 26 cross-border airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani troops, families of the dead soldiers are demanding revenge on the United States.
AFGHANISTAN: The Pressure Is Now on Central Asian Supply Route
- Inter Press Service
The Northern Distribution Network, the key re-supply route for U.S. and NATO forces fighting in Afghanistan, is set to experience a spike in traffic due to the closure of the Pakistani-Afghan border. But it will take several weeks for the United States and NATO to work out the logistics of rerouting cargo.
Rejecting Apology, U.S. May Hasten End of Pakistan as Client
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama has sided with U.S. military and Defence Department officials in rejecting a proposal by the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan for a U.S. apology for last weekend's attack on two Pakistani border posts, and approving an investigation into the attack that won't be completed until Dec. 23 at the earliest.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Int'l Mission Says Dire Situation Getting Worse
- Inter Press Service
The human rights situation in Colombia is extremely serious, and getting worse, reported an International Verification Mission made up of 40 delegates from 15 countries who visited the country this week.
Q&A: ‘For Fragile States Aid is Life, Not Money’
- Inter Press Service
The new deal for the ‘fragile states,’ from the G7+ — a group of 19 countries that struggle with poverty, instability and violent conflict - has been hailed as a major breakthrough at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness here, earlier this week.
Pak Border Post Attack a Big Loss for U.S. War Policy
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. military and the Barack Obama administration have been thrown into confusion by the attack on two Pakistani military posts near the border with Afghanistan Saturday morning, even as the attacks provoked the Pakistani government and military leadership into much stronger opposition to U.S. policy in the region.
Pakistan Calls NATO Raid 'Act of Aggression'
- Inter Press Service
The Pakistani military has called the NATO cross-border air attack on a military checkpoint that killed 24 soldiers a deliberate act of aggression.
Powered by
