UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 27 (UPI) — In a move to continue security reforms and prevent a return to violence, the U.N. Security Council has extended the U.N. mandate in Timor-Leste.

SKOPJE, Macedonia, Feb. 27 (UPI) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is backing a new book that guides local authorities on meeting international detention laws.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) — The U.S. Homeland Security and State departments said Thursday the statutory criteria for implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative have been met.

BOGOTA, Feb. 27 (UPI) — The International Committee of the Red Cross has targeted infrastructure projects as a way to support civilians exposed to Colombia’s conflict with terrorists.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Feb. 27 (UPI) — The difficulty of telling pirates from fisherman in the volatile waters off Somalia’s coast poses a significant challenge, a British naval official said.

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 26 (UPI) — Without the political will for lasting peace, rebuilding Gaza will likely fail, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb. 26 (UPI) — Afghan National Security Forces recently uncovered a large cache of unexploded munitions that required specialized disposal by British Royal Engineers.

EL FASHER, Sudan, Feb. 26 (UPI) — Despite promises of goodwill, violence in the South Darfur region of Sudan has forced more than 15,000 people to flee to a U.N. camp in North Darfur.

HALAWA, Hawaii, Feb. 26 (UPI) — A top U.S. military intelligence official says cooperation and multinational partnerships are vitally important for countering terrorism in the Pacific region.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (UPI) — The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration turned over control of nuclear threat-detection systems to Belgium after two years of successful operation.