KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jan. 19 (UPI) — Ongoing conflicts between Nepal’s armed forces and Maoist soldiers threaten recent democratic progress and stability in the country.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 19 (UPI) — Recent violence in the Darfur region of Sudan has forced a U.N. operation to relocate after fresh ground violence destroyed a U.N. office.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) — A recent high-level agreement grants permission to the U.S. National Counter-terrorism Center to access non-terror-related domestic databases.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 19 (UPI) — The head of NATO called for support of a new strategic concept to support the trans-Atlantic agency’s mission around the world.

ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 19 (UPI) — The head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has called for an investigation into the fatal shooting of a Georgian police officer.