Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 328
Touaregs Seek Secular and Democratic Multi-Ethnic State
- Inter Press Service
LEKORNE, France, Jul 23 (IPS) - The government of Mali and Touareg rebels representing Azawad, a territory in northern Mali which declared unilateral independence in 2012 after a Touareg rebellion drove out the Malian army, resumed peace talks in Algiers last week, intended to end decades of conflict.
BRICS – The End of Western Dominance of the Global Financial and Economic Order
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jul 23 (IPS) - The sixth BRICS Summit which has just ended in Brazil marks the transition of a grouping based hitherto on shared concerns to one based on shared interests.
U.S., Russia, China Hamper ICC’s Reach
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 22 (IPS) - Despite making important strides in the first dozen years of its existence, the International Criminal Court (ICC) faces a daunting task if it hopes to create a reputation as a truly global institution.
From Havana to Bali, Third World Gets the Trade Crumbs
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 22 (IPS) - The world of today is considerably different from the one at the end of the Second World War; there are no more any colonies, though there are still some 'dependent' territories.
Creating a Slum Within a Slum
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 22 (IPS) - At the eastern edge of Nairobi's Kibera slum, children gather with large yellow jerry cans to collect water dripping out of an exposed pipe. The high-rise grey and beige Soweto East settlement towers above them. A girl lifts the can on top of her head and returns to her family's third floor apartment.
U.S. Debating “Historic” Support for Off-Grid Electricity in Africa
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 21 (IPS) - Pressure is building here for lawmakers to pass a bill that would funnel billions of dollars of U.S. investment into strengthening Africa's electricity production and distribution capabilities, and could offer broad new support for off-grid opportunities.
Spain: A Precarious Gateway to Europe for Syrian Refugees
- Inter Press Service
MALAGA, Spain, Jul 21 (IPS) - Little Samir covers his face with his hands as he plays under the orange tree in the centre of the inner courtyard of the Spanish Refugee Aid Commission (CEAR) centre in the southern city of Malaga. He is four years old and has spent nearly a year in Spain, where he arrived with his parents, fleeing the war in Syria.
Fragility of WTO’s Bali Package Exposed
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 21 (IPS) - The "fragility" of the World Trade Organization's ‘Bali package' was brought into the open at the weekend meeting in Sydney, Australia, of trade ministers from the world's 20 major economies (G20).
As Winds of Change Blow, South America Builds Its House with BRICS
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Jul 18 (IPS) - While this week's BRICS summit might have been off the radar of Western powers, the leaders of its five member countries launched a financial system to rival Bretton Woods institutions and held an unprecedented meeting with the governments of South America.
U.S. Accused of Forcing EU to Accept Tar Sands Oil
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 17 (IPS) - Newly publicised internal documents suggest that U.S. negotiators are working to permanently block a landmark regulatory proposal in the European Union aimed at addressing climate change, and instead to force European countries to import particularly dirty forms of oil.
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