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Denmark

Denmark steps up 'defence against terror'

Denmark has unveiled a 130 million euro package to step up police and intelligence services. It was announced days after deadly shooting attacks in

19/02/2015

Afghanistan

Taliban suicide bombers strike Afghan and Pakistani police

Up to a dozen policemen have been killed in a series of suicide bomber attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The attack in Logar province outside the

17/02/2015

Denmark

Islamist "lone wolves" plot attacks inside Western societies where they live

The latest radical Islamist terrorist attacks in Denmark fall into the ‘lone wolf’ category. The general profile finds striking similarities between

17/02/2015

Denmark

Police find no explosives in suspect package at Copenhagen cafe

Danish police say no explosives have been found in a suspect package left outside a Copenhagen cafe, the scene of a fatal shooting three days ago

17/02/2015

USA

Obama urges tech firms to cooperate in tackling cybersecurity threats

Seeking to combat the terror threat, hackers and spies, President Barack Obama has signed an executive order encouraging tech firms to share data on

14/02/2015

USA

Obama in Silicon Valley for cybersecurity summit with tech bosses

President Barack Obama has arrived in California to hold a summit on cybersecurity. Fresh from the Sony hacking scandal and other hi-tech attacks

13/02/2015

World News

MEPs want new data protection, airline sharing rules

11/02/2015

Yemen

UK closes embassy in Yemen amid civil war fears

The UK, US and France are closing their embassies in Yemen. The move comes amid the deteriorating security situation and political crisis in the

11/02/2015

Iraq

Baghdad lifts 10-year nighttime curfew

Residents of the Iraqi capital Baghdad seemed pleased ten years of nighttime curfew are over. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the decision

08/02/2015

Germany

Munich Security Conference: Is the Russian President trying to divide the West?

Wolfgang Ischinger the Chairman of the Munich Security Conference believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to divide the West. He shared

07/02/2015

Germany

US Vice President Joe Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin has "a simple stark choice"

An end to the ten month conflict in Ukraine was the dominant theme at the second day of the Munich Security Conference. Reports of intensified

07/02/2015

Germany

Munich Security Conference: is the West playing into Russian President Vladimir Putin's hands?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her belief that sending weapons to Ukraine would not lead to progress in achieving peace. The West and its

07/02/2015

Germany

Optimism for Ukraine peace deal from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

There was optimism from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that a peace deal in Ukraine could be within grasp. But the minister, speaking during

07/02/2015

Germany

Search for peace in Ukraine switches from Moscow to Munich

The violence in Ukraine is dominating the second day of the security conference in Munich. The US Secretary of State John Kerry is in attendance as

07/02/2015

Germany

Ukraine crisis: Hot topic provokes conflicting views at Munich Security Conference

The crisis in Ukraine tops the agenda as the three-day Munich Security Conference gets underway. Whether or not to provide Ukraine with weaponry is proving a contentious topic.

07/02/2015

Germany

Ukraine crisis to dominate Munich Security Conference

European leaders and security experts arrive for Munich Security Conference. Talks to focus on Ukraine crisis and global terrorism

06/02/2015

My Europe Series

How the EU's Passenger Names Record system might affect you

The issues raised by the EU’s European Passenger Names Record system are complex and potentially controversial. Hans in Copehagen asks: “There is a

06/02/2015

Europe News

NATO finalises spearhead forces to counter 'Russian threat'

NATO on Thursday confirmed that it would bolster its presence in eastern Europe to counter a perceived Russian threat against its Baltic members

05/02/2015

Japan

Japan launches anti-terrorism task force

Japan has launched a new anti-terrorism task force and beefed up airport security amid heightened concerns following the beheading of a Japanese

03/02/2015

Venezuela

Venezuela troops to use lethal force at protests

As Venezuelans face chronic food shortages and their country’s economic crisis deepens, its government has authorised its armed forces to use lethal

31/01/2015