Emerging Threats

Friday Emerging Threats

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

WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) — Security authorities at the Port of Kingston in Jamaica say new radiation threat detection capabilities have successfully become operational.

SAN MARINO , May 29 (UPI) — European officials concluded a conference Friday in San Marino designed to address global security initiatives through strengthening regional cooperation.

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (UPI) — Following a weeklong official visit to Africa, the U.N. Security Council has called for strengthening ties with the African Union to counter ongoing threats.

ALMATY, Kazakhstan, May 29 (UPI) — Officials at an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe conference say that democratization is a critical process for future stability.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 29 (UPI) — A sharp spike in rebel violence in Somalia is forcing thousands of civilians from their homes, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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Thursday Emering Threats

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

VIENNA, May 28 (UPI) — A top EU official said Thursday in order to ensure the future of security in Georgia an ongoing international monitoring presence in critical.

SINGAPORE, May 28 (UPI) — New Zealand’s minister of defense Thursday was in Singapore to sign a defense agreement between the two countries in a move to strengthen cooperation.

WASHINGTON , May 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Office of the Director or National Intelligence said Wednesday its evolving strategy to strengthen information-sharing has received a boost.

BRUSSELS, May 28 (UPI) — An outbreak of rebel violence in Yemen could be prevented with a concerted international and local effort, a report from the International Crisis Group says.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 28 (UPI) — The United Nations says a unit of police officers from Sierra Leone has deployed to the volatile Darfur region of Sudan to support peacekeeping operations.

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