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SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Singapore defense officials announced the launch of a new urban combat training facility designed to simulate realistic training exercises.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- An official from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe told the United Nations Thursday that the OSCE is committed to countering terrorism.
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TEHRAN, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The Iranian ambassador to Iraq said on state-run television Friday that Tehran would hold talks on Iraq with Washington if requested to do so by Baghdad.
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TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The president of the Philippines is trying to make good on her promise to implement a new strategy for peace in ongoing negotiations with rebel leaders.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The head of the U.N. General Assembly called on the international community in New York Thursday to increase cooperation to better counter global terrorism.
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ROME, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Italian officials are trying to boost the number of soldiers in major cities as part of an ongoing campaign to increase security around the country.
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TIRANA, Albania, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha attended a ceremony marking the deployment of an additional 120 peacekeepers and soldiers to Iraq.
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RAMADI, Iraq, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. military handover of the Sunni Anbar province was hailed as a milestone, but the underlying sectarian conflict in Iraq could erase those gains.
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BAQUBA, Iraq, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Shiite lawmaker Friday denied the Iraqi central government had brokered a deal with the Kurdish Peshmerga forces over the city of Khanaqin in Diyala province.
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MANIPAL, India, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Although Germany shed its "historical guilt" for the 1939-45 war by the 1980s, most Japanese leaders have yet to abandon the cringing tone that they employ in the presence of those coming from countries that collectively defeated Japan. Recently resigned Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was a typical example of this, especially with regard to policy toward China.
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BASRA, Iraq, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Working with the British and U.S. militaries, the Iraqi police and army have established two joint security bases in southern Basra, officials said.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A review of internally displaced Iraqis found that while security gains have brought returnees to Baghdad and Diyala province, northern Iraq is problematic.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- One of the most common criticisms about private security contractors is that there are insufficient rules governing their actions.
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The people of Iraq become more optimistic when the Iraqi government is strict and offers no chance to the outlaws to create chaos. They become more hopeful when they sense crime is in decline.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Experts are warning that it might prove counterproductive to extend to Afghanistan the U.S. strategy of forming and paying tribal militias to improve security -- though it has been credited with great successes in Iraq.
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LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Now the recession watch in Britain is getting really serious. Punch Taverns, the countrys largest operator of pubs, a classic symbol of English life, has decided to scrap its dividend to shareholders after a drop in sales of more than 3 percent. The company blamed "challenging trading conditions."
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- An information campaign addressing new security policies set for implementation at U.S. entry checkpoints began a new phase Thursday.
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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The OSCEs anti-terrorism unit concluded a workshop Thursday in Kyrgyzstan on border security identification checking.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced the appointment of a new head of federal security at the Kansas City International Airport.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The ongoing instability in Haiti has prompted a recommendation that the U.N. mission in the country be extended.
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BRUSSELS, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A top U.N. official is calling on NATO to expand its counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan to maintain a downward trend in opium cultivation.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A riot over food at a refugee camp in the volatile Darfur region of Sudan has resulted in the death of one person while several others were injured.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Baghdad has no plans to protect the Sunni force, Sons of Iraq, and shuns any decision to merge the bulk of the force into the Iraqi army, officials said.
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RAMADI, Iraq, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The security transfer in Iraqs Anbar province from U.S. to Iraqi forces has exposed a growing rift between Sunni tribal leaders and the central government.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. military officials traveled to Jalawlah in the north of the Iraqi province of Diyala to investigate an Aug. 26 bombing of a police recruiting station.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund said the economy in Iraq has improved and inflation has declined, though fiscal management remains a concern.
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History portrays the presence of foreign troops in a land as a bitter experience that creates unending harm and problems. Since Iraq is under foreign occupation, the Iraqi newspapers are buzzing with the matter.
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KHANAQIN, Iraq, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government brokered a deal with Kurdish representatives Thursday to allow the Peshmerga forces to control parts of Diyala province.
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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- More than two tons of drugs have been confiscated in Haiti as a result of an increased U.N. presence to reinforce the countrys security.
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LYON, France, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Interpol officials say the approaching October general assembly in Russia will focus on how to further develop national law enforcement capacities.
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BRUSSELS, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The European Court of Justice has overturned a 2001 ruling by the European Union that froze the assets of alleged al-Qaida financing operations.
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CAIRO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Egyptian officials met Wednesday with the new head of the U.N.-African Union envoy to the Darfur region of Sudan in a move to restart a stalled peace process.
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JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Terrorists allegedly detonated a bomb targeting a magistrate conducting an investigation in northern Sri Lanka Wednesday.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A U.N. official was killed Wednesday while working to clear landmines in the Blue Line zone between Lebanon and Israel when a bomb exploded.
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TEHRAN, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Iranian state-run media Wednesday carried a statement from a senior Shiite Iraqi lawmaker saying the dissident Peoples Mujahedin of Iran has links to al-Qaida.
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MOSUL, Iraq, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. military officials in northern Iraq claim to have uncovered an al-Qaida plot to bomb Ninawa provincial headquarters in Mosul using an underground tunnel.
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KHANAQIN, Iraq, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Kurdish and Iraqi officials Wednesday brokered a joint formula regarding security responsibility in areas in the north of restive Diyala province.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Sunni Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq Wednesday condemned a raid on the offices of its secretary-general by Iraqi national troops.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Iraqi Parliament will have a heavy schedule when it reconvenes next Tuesday to review the U.S. security deal and provincial elections law, officials warned.
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Some of the causes of violence in Iraq were due to the sectarian policies that Saddam Hussein applied in the past. The former Baath Party government advocated divisive mottoes as part of its operations against other sects and ethnic groups.
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BERLIN, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The security situation in Afghanistans northern provinces and around Kabul has deteriorated, which means trouble for the roughly 3,500 German soldiers stationed there.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled classified documents, according to a report released Tuesday by the Office of the Inspector General.
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BRUSSELS, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The war between Russia and Georgia was at the top of the International Crisis Groups monthly report on emerging and deteriorating conflicts around the world.
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization has begun an exercise in Kazakhstan to test on-site nuclear explosion inspection capabilities.
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VIENNA, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The Austria-based Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization has partnered with the World Meteorological Organization on a nuclear detection capability.
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WILLEMSTAD, Netherlands Antilles, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The Netherlands Antilles has partnered with Interpol to enhance border security in a move to prevent entry of transnational criminals and other threats.
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Negotiations over the long-term strategic agreement between Iraq and the United States are ongoing, but more important than the discussions themselves are the Iraqi parties involved.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government Tuesday said it would rely on international law to determine the fate of Iranian dissident group Peoples Mujahedin of Iran.
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TEHRAN, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Iranian officials emerged from a meeting in Tehran with a delegation from Baghdad saying Iraq should be removed from its U.N. Chapter VII mandate.
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BAQUBA, Iraq, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Iraqi and Kurdish lawmakers are conflicted over a resolution to a crisis pitting Kurdish Peshmerga forces against Iraqi troops in areas of Diyala province.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Iraqi lawmakers sparred Tuesday over the presence of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Mosul as a situation in the Kurdish areas of Diyala province grew tense.
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ERBIL, Iraq, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Kurdish President Massoud Barzani said he doubts the sincerity of Baghdad regarding a national partnership but supports broader security goals nonetheless.
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BAQUBA, Iraq, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. military handed over security responsibility of western Anbar province to Iraqi forces while moving to shore up missions in eastern Diyala.
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BERLIN, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- EU leaders condemned Russias military moves in Georgia but decided against sanctions Monday at an emergency summit on the Caucasus crisis.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- In a rapidly changing world where terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear weapons are replacing conventional enemies, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is finding that it needs to reinvent itself in order to address what it has identified as "significant threats."
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DENVER, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. presidential election season and political conventions are bizarre animals. Europeans and non-Americans in general marvel at and are intimidated by the frenetic activity, a mixture of glitz and shtick. It is loud. It is crazy -- what can only be described as typical Americana.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Israel’s below-the-radar military relationship with Georgia led President Saakashvili to think of his country as the Israel of the Caucasus. This contributed to Vladimir Putin’s decision to punish Georgia and strip it of its two breakaway provinces.
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PARIS, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- More than any previous American election, this years extraordinary presidential contest has caught the worlds imagination.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- It was not that long ago that seemingly just about everyone was suspicious of private security contractors working in Iraq, and not just liberals or opponents of the war. But that was then and this is now. New reports show that oversight and accountability over contractors are much improved.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The United Nations is calling a Somali peace deal a good step toward stabilizing the fragile security situation in the country.
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SEOUL, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The arrest in South Korea of a North Korean spy disguised as a refugee highlights Pyongyangs never-ending espionage activities, despite Seouls decade-long reconciliation efforts, Seoul officials said Thursday.
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A surge in rebel violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has prompted the United Nations to deploy a unit of troops to the region.
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EL FASHER, Sudan, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The new head of the U.N.-African Union negotiations in the Darfur region of Sudan says his top priority is holding discussions with all parties involved.
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KIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Ukrainian defense officials denied allegations Friday that the nations military had stationed missile launch systems in the Kharkiv region bordering Russia.
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BOGOTA, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A multinational police operation targeting organized crime has resulted in the seizure of more than 11 million counterfeit euro bank notes in Colombia.
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Although the U.S. invasion of Iraq is considered a "success," most people describe it as an extreme failure. The lesson the U.S. administration has to learn is that lengthening the time of the occupation is unlikely to guarantee any future success.
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BHUBANESWAR, India, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Over 40,000 Christian institutions and community facilities were closed in India Friday in protest over human rights violations in the state of Orissa.
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KOLKATA, India, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- It is a separatist feud from within that India has rarely seen before: Jammu against Kashmir and Kashmir against Jammu, two regions literally at war. But as this northernmost state of India reels under a prolonged bout of communal violence -- after a long hiatus -- leading to renewed terror attacks, Jammu and Kashmir, already known as one of the worlds most dangerous spots, may be growing even more perilous.
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BAGHDAD, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A statement attributed to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr during Friday prayers called on Kurdish leaders in the north of Diyala province to wave the Iraqi flag.
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BADRAH, Iraq, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Residents in the Iraqi town of Badrah say security in the Iranian border region of Wassit province is declining due to the disbanding of the Mehdi Army.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A decision by the U.S. military to supply a Sunni police force in the restive city of Fallujah has provoked the ire of the Shiite-led government.
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BAGHDAD, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Iranian media reports say Iraqi national security forces have assumed security responsibility for the enclave of the Peoples Mujahedin of Iran in Ashraf City.
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BAQUBA, Iraq, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Members of the Sunni paramilitary force Sons of Iraq raised concerns to U.S. military officials about harassment by Iraqi police officials in Diyala province.
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DISPUR, India, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Several members of the separatist United Liberation Front of Assam surrendered to Indian forces in the Kamrup district of the northeastern state of Assam.
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Security Council in New York to step up its efforts to address the expanding security threats around the world.
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BRUSSELS, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Without addressing the root causes of Thailands southern conflict, security could deteriorate, according to a report from the International Crisis Group.
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- In a move to maintain a cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel, the United Nations announced a one-year extension of the U.N. mandate in the region.
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Application of the laws passed by the Iraqi Parliament, the Presidency Council and the Cabinet has been faced with many obstacles and complications and many havent been passed by their deadlines.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A report released by the EU police agency, Europol, says combating organized criminal networks will require an increased international effort.
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MANAMA, Bahrain, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A joint maritime security exercise aimed at countering threats to coalition nations in the Persian Gulf region concluded Thursday.
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BASRA, Iraq, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Iraqi non-governmental organizations, in coordination with the U.N. Development Program, launched a demining campaign in southern Iraq.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Top U.S. Air Force officials, working to reorganize after a recent leadership shake-up, have returned the departments mission to a straightforward approach.
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RAJSHAHI, Bangladesh, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A regional commander of the Bangladeshi Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party was killed in a shootout between police and gunmen affiliated with the communist militia.
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BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Top Shiite lawmakers convened in Baghdad Thursday with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to discuss political developments as security in the city improves.
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BERLIN, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Germanys Cabinet has decided to send 15 military observers to Georgia to help calm the situation there.
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KIRKUK, Iraq, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Kurdish lawmakers have rejected a provision submitted by the Sunni Accordance Front to invite foreign officials to negotiate over the status of Kirkuk city.
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BERLIN, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Leaders in Europe are concerned that Russias military campaign in Georgia may be repeated in other countries of the region.
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BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. military officials in Iraq said Thursday they are preparing various duty stations for restructuring in light of the security contract with Baghdad.
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ERBIL, Iraq, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Kurdish President Massoud Barzani told U.S. officials he was surprised by the Iraqi troop presence in the north of Diyala province.
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NEW DELHI, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Civil groups in India have called on the international community to intervene to thwart a humanitarian disaster from a looming curfew in the Kashmir region.
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BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A new wall is being erected by the Iraqi army alongside Baghdads Sadr City to block extremist movement to and from the volatile Shiite enclave, around which U.S. and Iraqi forces battled gunmen of the Mehdi Army militia and Iranian-influenced Special Groups last April and May.
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BERLIN, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The crisis over Georgia intensifies, with the European Union for the first time mulling sanctions against Russia after Moscow recognized the Georgian breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. Observers predict a period of icy East-West relations.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has surpassed a milestone for the most airdrops in a single year as a result of combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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OTTAWA, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Canada announced the launch of a staff and language training center in Kabul, Afghanistan, in a move to promote long-term security goals.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Top security authorities were in Sweden Wednesday for the opening of a conference on combating transnational organized crime.
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The conspiracy theory is a concept that has been argued over in the politics and ideologies of Middle Eastern countries for more than 50 years.
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The United Nations is calling on government and rebel leaders in Burundi to adhere to the cease-fire agreement and move toward lasting stability.
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CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A top Australian defense official announced plans to transform the military into an adaptive army to better handle modern operations.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration says it has eliminated enough highly enriched uranium to equal thousands of nuclear bombs.
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MANIPAL, India, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Contrary to the expectations of Congress Party boss Sonia Gandhi and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, last weeks special meeting in Vienna of the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group ended in a deadlock.