Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 413
U.S. “Rebalancing” to Asia/Pacific Still a Priority
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 12 (IPS) - Amidst growing tensions with North Korea and, to a lesser extent, China, the White House Monday insisted that its "re-balancing" toward the Asia/Pacific remained on track and that Washington is fully committed to its allies there, especially Japan and South Korea.
Pressure Grows on Washington to Pass IMF Governance Reforms
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (IPS) - Around 100 scholars, former government officials and policymakers are calling on the U.S. Congress to enact pending legislation enabling broad governance reforms within the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that would strengthen the voice of developing countries within the institution.
Resentment as South Africa Speaks Business for Continent
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Mar 11 (IPS) - There is growing resentment in Africa about the way in which South Africa professes to speak for the rest of the continent in its role as a member of key developing nation blocs, researchers and experts have warned.
Switzerland Sets Example for Income Equality
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 11 (IPS) - For those who think that Occupy Wall Street, the Indignados in Spain, the World Social Forum and the numerous manifestations of protest worldwide are expressions without concrete outcomes, the result of the Swiss referendum on Mar. 3 on capping the salaries and bonuses of banks executives should make them think twice.
Locals Downplay Diplomatic Implications of Kenyatta’s Presidency
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Mar 10 (IPS) - Kenyans may have elected as president a man wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, but political analysts here say that Uhuru Kenyatta's presidency will not have significant implications for the country's international standing just yet.
Across U.S., Health Concerns Vie with Fracking Profits
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) - Peter "Pete" Seeger is a 93-year old U.S. folk legend who resides in Wappinger Falls in southern New York. He can be spotted occasionally on the traffic-heavy Route 9, flanked by world peace signs and armed with a banjo.
Q&A: "A Pastoralist Woman Is Like a Working Machine"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 08 (IPS) - "In some communities, you can't talk about violence against women," says Agnes Leina, executive director of Il'laramatak Community Concerns (ICC), a group that promotes the human rights of pastoralist communities in northern and southern Kenya, with a special emphasis on women and girls.
Sierra Leone Shedding ‘War-Torn’ Image to Attract Tourists
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Mar 08 (IPS) - On the fourth floor of a new office block in western Freetown, Cecil Williams sits beneath posters of idyllic tropical landscapes as he discusses the many natural attractions that once brought tourists flocking to the small West African nation of Sierra Leone.
U.S. Abstains on Controversial World Bank Mongolia Mine Project
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 07 (IPS) - The United States has refused to vote for involvement by the World Bank Group in a massive but controversial mining project in Mongolia.
Cuba Loses an Essential Friend
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Mar 07 (IPS) - Hugo Chávez of Venezuela was the president who made the most visits to Cuba, where flags are flying at half-mast in official mourning for his death Tuesday Mar. 5, and where his friend and political mentor, Fidel Castro, survives him.
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