Security
Mexico forces seize huge marijuana haul in Tijuana
October 19, 2010The drugs were found wrapped in 10,000 packages Mexican security forces have seized 105 tonnes of marijuana with a street value of at least $340m (£214m) - the biggest such haul in the country in years. Heavily armed troops and police raided...
France launches crackdown on Roma and traveling communities
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July 29, 2010Illegal Roma, Gypsy and travelers camps in France will be torn down due to 'security problems,' the government has announced. Critics have accused President Nicolas Sarkozy of trying to create a scapegoat. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered...
Pentagon shooting: Man trying to enter US military complex
March 05, 2010The Pentagon police chief says security officers have shot a man who tried to enter the U.S. military complex outside Washington, after the man drew a handgun and opened fire. Police chief Richard Keevill says two officers who returned fire were shot...
Dutch to use full body scanners for US-bound flights
December 30, 2009Interior Minister Guusje Ter Horst says the body scanners will be in place within three weeks. The Dutch Interior Minister says that all passengers flying to the United States from the Netherlands will have to pass through a full body scan. The move...
Moldova’s National Security Strategy took effect
June 06, 2008The National Security Strategy of Moldova came into force after published in the Official Gazette on June 3. The political document assesses the national and international security framework used by Moldova, defines the state’s objectives in...
The Information Security Service will check the candidates for public functions
May 06, 2008The titulars and candidates for public functions will be checked by the Information Security Service (ISS) as far as the correctness of information presented by them referring to the social status, family incomes, property, studies, citizenship is concerned...
PETA targets U.S. agency on chimp research
December 13, 2007The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals targeted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for submitting chimps to biological agents. PETA said in a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff a government program called...
Jets fans lose breast-baring tradition
December 11, 2007Numerous security guards and East Rutherford, N. J., police put a damper on the breast-baring "Gate D party" at the most recent New York Jets NFL game. "It's silly," said Fred Willbourgh, 40, of the large police presence near the...
University of Texas gets $1 million gift
November 06, 2007The University of Texas at Austin will create a chair dedicated to developing peaceful ways to ensure technology and science do not endanger global security. The chair at the university's Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law will...
Report: U.S. screeners not catching bombs
October 18, 2007U.S. airport security screeners failed to detect fake bombs 60 percent of the time in Los Angeles and Chicago, USA Today reported Thursday. A classified report seen by the newspaper said most undercover agents posing as passengers were able to get...