The Guardian Car bomb explodes near security agencies in SyriaChicago Sun-TimesSyrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what activists said was the largest protest yet in a city that has largely remained loyal to President Bashar Assad during the country's …Syrian security forces set off [...]
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UN News Centre UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Guinea-Bissau coup leaders and key …Washington PostUNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to impose sanctions on the leaders of last month's military coup in Guinea-Bissau and key supporters, demanding they reinstate the legitimate democratic government immediately.Security Council imposes travel ban on Guinea-Bissau [...]
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Voice of America Obama Food Security Pledge Heralds G8, NATO SummitsVoice of AmericaUS President Barack Obama has announced a new global partnership to improve food security, saying the United States has a "moral obligation" to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition. President Obama announced the partnership between …Food Security: A Ripe Opportunity for the [...]
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USA TODAY Ready or not, Afghan security transfer acceleratingCNNAfghan security forces will now be responsible for 75% of the country, with ISAF forces in a support role only. NATO forces are here until 2014, but each day the demands on them lessen as Afghan forces take on more responsibility.US Redefines Afghan Success Before ConferenceNew York [...]
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AllAfrica.com UN Security Council demands Sudan withdraw from disputed regionChicago TribuneUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council demanded on Thursday that Sudan immediately and unconditionally withdraw troops from the disputed Abyei border region but Khartoum pledged only to do so after a joint military observer body was created …Sudan: Demanding Progress On Abyei, Security [...]
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BBC News National Security Could Be Tie-Breaker for ObamaForbesSince the 1950s, Republicans have owned the issue of national security. Had that not been so, Democrats would have dominated Presidential elections. Barack Obama is now marginally ahead of Mitt Romney on security and foreign policy issues, …The National Security State Wins (Again)Huffington Post (blog)all 4,984 news [...]
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Experian provides fraud prevention services to the US Social Security …MarketWatch (press release)COSTA MESA, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Experian® today announced that it has provided the US Social Security Administration (SSA) with fraud prevention services that securely authenticate and safeguard the identities of consumers …and more » security – Google News
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Computing’s regular podcast features news of major IT projects at Gatwick and Heathrow airports, and analysis of why web coders often ignore basic security best-practise Security – computing
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The Star-Ledger – NJ.com After teen's fatal fall from airliner, Congress questions airport securityKansas City StarBy FRANCO ORDONEZ WASHINGTON — The case of a Charlotte, NC, teenager who died after stowing away in the wheel well of a jet was part of a federal hearing Wednesday on airport security problems. Delvonte Tisdale's ability to breach [...]
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The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog) Congress considers threats from airport employeesFox NewsWASHINGTON – Commercial air travel is at risk from terrorists who quietly get jobs at airports so that they can attack from within sensitive areas, a senior Homeland Security Department official told lawmakers Wednesday. There has never been such an …Arrest of Newark Airport [...]
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