Tuesday Emerging Threats

From my Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines filed under UPI.

SKOPJE, Macedonia, April 14 (UPI) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe donated supplies Tuesday that provide training and support for Macedonian border police.

BRUSSELS, April 14 (UPI) — A plan to normalize the Turkish-Armenian relationship should move forward to help stabilize the region, a report from the International Crisis Group said.

WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) — The head of the FBI announced the appointment of new special agents in charge of the agency’s San Francisco and Honolulu operations.

AL-SULAIBIYA, Kuwait, April 14 (UPI) — Family members of Iraqis under detention in Kuwait paid a visit to their relatives for the first time since the Persian Gulf War, the Red Cross reports.

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 14 (UPI) — The International Committee of the Red Cross is calling on Somali parties to respect international laws after a Red Crescent Society center was hit by a mortar.

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Monday Emerging Threats

From my UPI Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to read stories I filed under UPI.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 13 (UPI) — The Malaysian government is strengthening maritime security in the Strait of Malacca to counter threats from piracy.

KIEV, Ukraine, April 13 (UPI) — Ukraine has announced plans for a possible evacuation of its embassy in Guinea in the event of a deterioration of stability in the country.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 13 (UPI) — The United Nations called on rebels in the north of Sri Lanka to maintain a halt in violence during the remaining time of a two-day cease-fire.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 13 (UPI) — The U.N.-AU joint operation in the Darfur region of Sudan reported that security conditions have calmed following a recent surge of attacks.

WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) — The international community must do more to prevent nuclear proliferation, according to a report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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