Monday Emerging Threats

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

LONDON, April 6 (UPI) — The London-based International Chamber of Commerce’s Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau has launched an online map to track the global trade in illicit goods.

BOGOTA, April 6 (UPI) — The International Committee of the Red Cross completed an aid campaign in western Colombia, where ongoing violence has caused widespread displacement.

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) — Reconstruction and stabilization missions should not be the main task of the U.S. military, according to a report from the Rand Corp.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 6 (UPI) — The announced plans for holding national elections in Sudan are being praised by the head of the United Nations as an important step toward peace.

STOCKTON, Utah, April 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency said work has begun on destroying mortars filled with mustard agent at the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility.

Friday Emerging Threats

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

ORLANDO, Fla., April 3 (UPI) — The Transportation Security Administration announced the appointment of a new head of federal security at the Orlando International Airport in Florida.

ROME, April 3 (UPI) — Italian police conducted a multi-city raid Thursday investigating 26 foreigners for suspected ties to terrorism as part of an ongoing country-wide probe.

COLORADO SPRINGS, April 3 (UPI) — The head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command says modern warfare requires new thinking to understand the multidimensional aspects of satellite technologies.

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, April 3 (UPI) — Despite making progress on mine clearance, Tajikistan remains the largest landmine problem in Central Asia.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 3 (UPI) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on the international community to continue efforts to bring stability to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.