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UN blames 10 for security lapse in Algiers bombing

AP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:53:35 +0000

An independent panel said Wednesday that 10 U.N. officials should face reprimands or disciplinary action because of security lapses ahead of the deadly bombing of U.N. headquarters in...

US-Iraq security pact faces hurdles

AP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:00:56 +0000

A U.S.-Iraqi security agreement spelling out how American troops and contractors operate was supposed to be in place over the summer, but the thorniest issues remain unsettled and neither side is...

Kentucky looks to crack down on illegal horse bets

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:39:38 +0000

Mike Maloney bets millions of dollars each year on horse races, but a small-dollar bet in which he tried to cheat the wagering system to prove it could be done has racing officials in Kentucky and elsewhere scrambling for...

UN chief says UN staff attacks at alarming level

AP — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:04:57 +0000

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Wednesday that United Nations staff and humanitarian field workers are being deliberately targeted for attack by extremists and armed groups at an alarming...

Manual outlines Muslim radicalization in prisons

AP — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:22:58 +0000

Security officials from several European countries have developed a manual to help prison authorities prevent their jailhouses from becoming incubators for Muslim...

3 killed in missile strike in Pakistan

AP — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:10:09 +0000

Security officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least three people and wounded six in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border.

Mexican president sends security bill to congress

AP — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:35:09 +0000

Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday sent a sweeping security initiative to Congress aimed at weeding out police corruption and streamlining the exchange of information on...

Official says 2012 security increase necessary

AP — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:26:45 +0000

The chairman of the British Olympic Association said Monday any increase in the security budget for the 2012 London Games is a “price you absolutely have to pay” to make the Olympics...

Home safety : Ludovic Diallo's fire alarm comes with advanced features

Jaiyant Cavale — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:39:57 +0000

Features: Ludovic Diallo designed the unconventional Feltre Alarm System, which comes with three sonometers, which are independent yet integrated. These sonometers measure the intensity of the sound and assess if it’s right to go off, as...

Silenced By Terror

Ramesh Balam — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:31:51 +0000

The belief that going after criminals behind bomb blasts is in conflict with being “secular” is the most “communal” thought and the Centre”s silence is like walking into B.J.P....