Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte said the U.S. and Iraq were close to resolving obstacles to a security agreement governing the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq.
The security situation in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region is deteriorating, and the UN-African Union force (UNAMID) struggling to maintain peace there is overstretched, UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned Tuesday.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution urging states to deploy naval vessels and military aircraft to actively join the fight against rampant piracy off the coast of lawless Somalia.
London Mayor Boris Johnson assured MPs on Tuesday that authorities were "getting to grips" with security plans for the 2012 Olympic Games after a series of critical reports and the resignation of the city's police chief.
A funny thing happened to post-9/11 registered traveler programs: Created to thwart would-be terrorists, they have quietly morphed into airport and travel-industry concierge services that have much more to do with convenience than security.
