security

NATO to hand security to Afghan forces by end-2014 (Reuters)

November 20th, 2010

Sgt. Ysidro Gonzalez, of Alice, Texas, from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Alpha Company storms through the door of a compound after the door was blown open to search for bomb-making materials during a patrol that came under fire from Taliban insurgents in the town of Nabuk in Helmand province, in this October 26, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/FilesReuters - NATO said on Saturday it would hand over security in Afghanistan to Afghan forces by the end of 2014 but the head of the alliance said it would…

NATO wants Afghan security handover by the end of 2014 (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Sgt. Ysidro Gonzalez, of Alice, Texas, from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Alpha Company storms through the door of a compound after the door was blown open to search for bomb-making materials during a patrol that came under fire from Taliban insurgents in the town of Nabuk in Helmand province, in this October 26, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/FilesReuters - The head of NATO said on Friday the alliance would start turning security over to Afghan forces next year under a plan to cease the combat role of…

Germany says Namibia terror scare only security test (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - A suspicious suitcase found at Windhoek airport that triggered an international alarm was only a test of local security and did not contain any explosives, German Interior Minister Thomas…

Germany raises security alert after attack warnings (Reuters)

November 17th, 2010

Reuters - Germany said on Wednesday it had strong evidence Islamist militants were planning attacks in the next two weeks and ordered security at potential targets such as train stations…

Nigeria reports Iran arms seizure to U.N. Security Council (Reuters)

November 15th, 2010

Reuters - Nigeria has reported the seizure of an illegal arms shipment from Iran intercepted by its secret service in Lagos last month to the United Nations Security Council, Foreign…

Clinton offers Netanyahu security pledge on peace talks (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Israel’s security requirements would be fully taken into account in any peace deal with…

Massive explosion hits Pakistan security compound (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Reuters - A massive explosion ripped through a security compound on a busy commercial street in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and injuring more…

Abbas seeks Security Council meeting on settlements (Reuters)

November 10th, 2010

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sits under a picture of the Dome of the Rock during a meeting with Middle East envoy Tony Blair (not seen) in the West Bank city of Ramallah October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamad TorokmanReuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has asked for a U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss Jewish settlement building on occupied land in the West Bank where the Palestinians aim…

India’s U.N. Security Council Seat: Don’t Hold Your Breath (Time.com)

November 10th, 2010

Time.com - Supporting New Delhi joining the U.N. Security Council as a permanent member is a cost-free no-brainer for Obama, but it’s unlikely to happen amid the present climate of…

U.S. improves security in Afghan province: governor (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

U.S. Marines carry an Afghan Army soldier wounded in an IED blast on to a Medevac helicopter in southern Afghanistan's Helmand Province November 3, 2010.REUTERS/Peter AndrewsReuters - Security has improved in some areas of Afghanistan’s violent Helmand province where U.S. Marines have taken over from British troops, the provincial governor said Wednesday.


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