Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 724
Violence Threatening South Sudan Independence
- Inter Press Service
Escalating violence in Abyei, the largest of several towns in the disputed borders between North and South Sudan, has displaced thousands of people and, according to U.S. officials, is threatening the viability of both the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the soon-to-be independence of Southern Sudan, set for Jul. 9, as the potential for civil war between the two sides grows.
Sudan's Abyei 'Ablaze' After Capture by North
- Inter Press Service
Sudan's disputed border town of Abyei is ablaze, with gunmen looting properties days after troops from the government in Khartoum entered the area, U.N. peacekeepers say.
Global Refugee Problem Bigger Than Ever
- Inter Press Service
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark 1951 U.N. Convention on the Status of Refugees defining their rights and states' legal obligations to protect them.
Obama Troop Surge Decision Ignored Pak-Taliban Ties
- Inter Press Service
The unilateral U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden created a spike in mutual recriminations between U.S. and Pakistani politicians, but their fundamental conflict of interest over Afghanistan was already driving the two countries toward serious confrontation.
U.S.: Congress Pushes for Vote on Libya Intervention
- Inter Press Service
As the War Powers Act, which purportedly authorised U.S. President Barack Obama to wage war in Libya for 60 days without Congressional approval, expires Friday, experts here continue to question the strategic focus of the NATO-led operation, with pressure mounting from Capitol Hill on the Obama administration to lay out what its desired end game in Libya will be.
LIBYA: Ajdabiya Seeks Semblance of Peace
- Inter Press Service
Although the front line is at its gates in eastern Libya, the city of Ajdabiya is trying to get back to normal under threat of attack by the troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and, especially, under the risk posed by unexploded ordnance in streets, gardens and houses.
SRI LANKA: Wounds of War Healing Slowly
- Inter Press Service
Suresh Sundaram and Wilfred Wickremasinghe live 350 kilometres apart, and have never met each other. But their lives ran parallel for over a quarter of a century, as war ravaged their tear-shaped country Sri Lanka and changed their destinies forever.
War Crimes Prosecutor Seeks Gaddafi Warrant
- Inter Press Service
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has asked a three-judge panel to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his second-eldest son, Saif al-Islam, and his intelligence chief, Abdullah Senussi.
Armed Conflicts Claim Unprecedented Number of Civilians
- Inter Press Service
Afghanistan, once described as the graveyard of empires, is ranked number one as the country with the most 'significant rise' in civilian deaths last year, turning it into a veritable killing field, according to a new report by the London-based Minority Rights Group International (MRG).
U.N. to Host World Summit on Nuclear Safety
- Inter Press Service
The severity of the recent nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan has prompted U.N. Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon to convene a high-level meeting of world leaders on a politically-sensitive issue: nuclear security.
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