BRUSSELS, March 3 (UPI) — The instability in Haiti will likely continue without the establishment of a broad political consensus, a report from the International Crisis Group said.

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, March 3 (UPI) — An army brigade from Northern Ireland has begun deploying to the volatile Helmand province in southern Afghanistan to take the lead for British units.

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, March 3 (UPI) — The Tajikistan Drug Control Agency is being praised for its release Tuesday of a report on efforts to combat the illicit trafficking of narcotics.

VIENNA, March 3 (UPI) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday in Vienna that with nuclear power on the rise, more protections are needed to counter threats.

KABUL, Afghanistan, March 2 (UPI) — A top official from the International Committee of the Red Cross said the escalating insurgency in Afghanistan is increasingly threatening civilians.

BRUSSELS, March 2 (UPI) — The violent mutiny in Bangladesh that resulted in the death of more than 70 people topped the International Crisis Group’s February CrisisWatch report.

WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) — Amid growing concerns over supply routes into Afghanistan, the head of U.S. Transportation Command said convoys through Pakistan won’t put operations at risk.

UNITED NATIONS, March 2 (UPI) — Land mines remain a significant threat despite years of ordnance-clearing successes, according to the head of the United Nations.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2 (UPI) — A new Transportation Security Administration maritime-security initiative is now in effect in San Francisco and throughout Northern California.