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 February 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 February 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 February 2015

World News

MEPs want new data protection, airline sharing rules

11 February 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 February 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

8 February 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

7 February 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

7 February 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

7 February 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

7 February 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

7 February 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.

7 February 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

6 February 2015

Europe

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

6 February 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

5 February 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

3 February 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 January 2015

Europe

Shining a light on the Dark Net

Want a fake passport? How about an arsenal of guns? Or just click online and with anonymity assured you could be dealing in drugs. It’s all there in

28 January 2015

Argentina

Argentine President Fernandez plans to dissolve spy agency

Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez plans to disband the country’s intelligence agency amid speculation that rogue agents could have been behind

27 January 2015

European Union

Europe Weekly: Europeans still reeling from Paris terror attacks

In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: Belgian police storm a suspected jihadist hideout in eastern Belgium; EU officials unveil new planned

23 January 2015