DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 12 (UPI) — The British and Bangladeshi navies recently conducted an exercise around the Ganges Delta to improve joint counter-terrorism capabilities.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 12 (UPI) — A recent surge in violence in Somalia allegedly backed by foreigners drew criticism Tuesday from the U.N. envoy for the country.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 12 (UPI) — The ongoing fighting between the Sri Lankan government and rebels in the northeast of the country is preventing the Red Cross from being able to deliver aid.

BRUSSELS, May 12 (UPI) — A new report from the International Crisis Group suggests the instability in Congo’s east will continue without international partnerships and a real strategy.

BRUSSELS, May 12 (UPI) — Kosovo leaders’ inclusion of Serb minorities could assure the country’s stability and independence, a report from the International Crisis Group said.

BRUSSELS, May 11 (UPI) — Four international organizations released a letter Monday sent to Japan’s prime minister, calling on him to confront the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 11 (UPI) — The International Committee of the Red Cross and partners in Congo deployed an emergency operation Monday to deliver aid following a violent rebel attack.

ATHENS, Greece, May 11 (UPI) — The head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe called on leaders in Azerbaijan and Armenia to fully implement a cease-fire agreement.

SUFFIELD, Alberta, May 11 (UPI) — Canadian troops recently conducted an exercise with realistic improvised explosive device detonations in a move to better counter the threat on deployments.

WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) — Forty-one law-enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in the United States by felonious assault in 2008, according to new FBI statistics.