BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 20 (UPI) — Security authorities in Kyrgyzstan participated in a conference Tuesday designed to strengthen security through better ties between police and citizens.

KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 20 (UPI) — Ukraine’s prime minister met with the head of Interpol Tuesday to discuss border security initiatives and ongoing efforts to secure travel documents.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 20 (UPI) — A top U.N. official says the time has come for Somalia to commit to a real working government and end the ongoing violence in the war-ravaged country.

DAKAR, Senegal, Jan. 20 (UPI) — The 15 countries of West Africa need to strengthen cooperation to avoid instability during the global financial downturn, a United Nations report says.

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Jan. 20 (UPI) — British troops are working to ensure that citizens in Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province have access to healthcare as a strategy to secure the region.

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jan. 19 (UPI) — Ongoing conflicts between Nepal’s armed forces and Maoist soldiers threaten recent democratic progress and stability in the country.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 19 (UPI) — Recent violence in the Darfur region of Sudan has forced a U.N. operation to relocate after fresh ground violence destroyed a U.N. office.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) — A recent high-level agreement grants permission to the U.S. National Counter-terrorism Center to access non-terror-related domestic databases.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 19 (UPI) — The head of NATO called for support of a new strategic concept to support the trans-Atlantic agency’s mission around the world.

ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 19 (UPI) — The head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has called for an investigation into the fatal shooting of a Georgian police officer.