security
Somalia: At Least 9 Killed in Attack on Security Facility
A police official says an attack on a security facility in the Somali capital has left at least nine people dead, including four attackers. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said suspected militants from the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab carried out the attack Sunday on the Central Investigations Department in Mogadishu. He said the...
Brazil reviews security measures ahead of Rio Olympics
The Brazilian government has met to reassess security measures ahead of next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The review follows the attack in the French city of Nice on 14 July which left at least 84 people dead. The government said that the measures may make attending the games less comfortable for visitors but...
Euro 2016: France beefs up security ahead of final match
More than 5,000 French police will be deployed at key venues in and around Paris ahead of the Euro 2016 football final between France and Portugal. Officials say the police will patrol the Stade de France stadium as well as the Fan Zone near the Eiffel Tower and the Champs Elysees boulevard. But there will be no victory parade...
Dallas shooting: Police give all clear after security scare
Dallas police have given the all clear, hours after security levels were raised at their headquarters in the city. They said they had received an anonymous threat, two days after the killing of five police officers. A nearby parking lot was searched for a "suspicious person" but no-one was found. SWAT officers were...
Nato summit: Obama expects UK to continue Europe security role
President Barack Obama has said he expects the UK to remain a major contributor to European security and that it will be able to agree an "orderly transition" with the EU. "I have no doubt that the UK will remain one of Nato's most capable members," he told the FT as alliance leaders gather for a summit....
Migrant seized every SIX MINUTES: Yet more evidence of Britain’s border security shambles
BRAZEN migrants have been caught trying to sneak into Britain at the rate of one every six minutes, the Daily Express can reveal today from official figures. Latest Government statistics — finally released to us after weeks of urging — show there were 84,088 detentions at the UK border on the continent last year....
Euro 2016: France kick off tournament amid security, strike and weather fears
Euro 2016 kicks off on Friday when hosts France face Group A opponents Romania at the Stade de France amid an unprecedented security operation. France remains under a state of emergency after last November's attacks on Paris, when 130 people were killed. More than 90,000 police, soldiers and private guards will be deployed...
Now football fans are in danger as they watch the Euros in BRITAIN, security chiefs warn
BRITISH football fans could be sitting ducks for murderous terrorists as they watch the European Championships, even while on English soil. Counter-terrorism chiefs are urging football lovers to be “vigilant at all times” as crowded venues showing England’s Euro exploits will be prime targets for violent...
N Korea could be linked to cyber-attacks on banks, security firm says
A top cyber-security firm is investigating whether North Korea could be linked to attacks on banks in recent months. Symantec said it had evidence that the same group attempted to steal money from a bank in the Philippines, one in Vietnam and Bangladesh's central bank. It also said the rare malware deployed was similar to...
Australian security worker killed near Baghdad embassy
A security contractor has been killed outside the Australian embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop issued a statement identifying the victim as a 34-year-old Australian man. Ms Bishop said at a press conference that the man's death was not related to Baghdad's broader...
Cameron ‘MANIPULATED spy chiefs into claiming Brexit would threaten national security’
DAVID Cameron has been accused of "manipulating" former spy chiefs into warning that Britain’s security will be at risk if it leave’s the European Union. Lord Evans, former director of MI5, and Sir John Sawers, former chief of MI6, claimed in a joint article that a Brexit would hinder the UK's ability...
BREAKING: White House in lockdown for SECOND time in 24 hours after security breach
BARACK Obama has been caught up in a security scare at the White House which is in lockdown for the second time in less than 24 hours. The Secret Service, which protects the President and the White House, scrambled into action after what is believed to have been a phone and papers were hurled over a fence at the iconic...