WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) — New Zealand announced plans to partner with the United States on preventing nuclear terrorism through funding non-proliferation work in Kazakhstan.

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) — The head of U.S. Strategic Command is calling for a more proactive approach to countering the escalating threat of cyberattacks on Defense Department networks.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 10 (UPI) — The U.N. special representative for Congo is warning that despite a signed peace accord, rebel violence continues.

MIAMI, April 10 (UPI) — The U.S. Coast Guard announced a major drug bust after the boarding of a Venezuelan-flagged fishing vessel revealed an illicit drug-trafficking operation.

SKOPJE, Macedonia, April 10 (UPI) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe backed a workshop held Friday in Macedonia to strengthen the prosecution of organized-crime cases.

UNITED NATIONS, April 9 (UPI) — The ongoing violence in the Central African Republic has prompted the U.N. Security Council to support a measure for a new peacekeeping unit in the country.

SINGAPORE, April 9 (UPI) — The Singapore Ministry of Defense announced Thursday a naval vessel equipped with helicopters has deployed for counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.

MONROVIA, Liberia, April 9 (UPI) — Liberia has signed a deal to become the second country participating in a U.S. Transportation Security Administration program to strengthen aviation security.

BELGRADE, Serbia, April 9 (UPI) — Serbian Military Academy and Czech University of Defense officials recently held discussions to address ways to reform the security sector in Serbia.