BRUSSELS, Feb. 5 (UPI) — Top officials from NATO and the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation met in Brussels to sign a deal ensuring the security of classified information.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 5 (UPI) — NATO says it will host a three-day seminar with top international defense experts to address the evolving threat to the transportation of dangerous substances.

ALAMEDA, Calif., Feb. 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Coast Guard is taking steps to upgrade security capabilities in the San Francisco Bay area in a move to counter potential terrorist threats.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb. 5 (UPI) — The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime called on leaders in East Africa Wednesday to support the rule of law to counter widespread violence and instability.

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C., Feb. 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has begun a program that prepositions weapons in the Central Command area of responsibility in a new cost-cutting move.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) — The U.S. State Department is working to establish a Civilian Response Corps designed to support reconstruction and stability efforts in post-conflict areas.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 4 (UPI) — The head of the United Nations is again calling on the international community to support security efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Transnational criminal groups trafficking narcotics through Sierra Leone are threatening to unravel recent security gains, a U.N. report says.

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 4 (UPI) — The Philippines-based People’s Coalition for Peace is calling for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and other rebel groups to join peace negotiations.

NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Top defense officials from India and Maldives are meeting in New Delhi to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation on countering terrorist threats at sea.