U.K. Home Office Makes an Investment in Airwave to Improve Security Ahead of the 2012 Olympics

A multi-million pound boost to the emergency services radio communication system has been awarded as the countdown to the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games reaches 1,000 days, the Home Office has announced. This significant step...

Notification Requirements And Foreign Travel Regulations for Convicted Terrorists in Britain Come Into Force

Convicted terrorists in the U.K. will have to notify the authorities of where they live, changes of address and any foreign travel arrangements under new measures that come into force today. Individuals found guilty of terrorism and terror-related offenses...

Burkina Faso Fires 950 Police Cadets

The Burkinabe authorities have fired 950 police cadets of the 2008-2009 class for acts of indiscipline and violence on people. A batch of police trainees from the National Police Institute (ENP) swooped on the bars in an area of Ouagadougou, the capital,...

16 Zimbabwean Activists Sue Ministers for $19.2m Over Alleged Abductions, Detention

Sixteen Zimbabwean political activists and a journalist are suing four cabinet ministers and the security agents for $19.2 million for their alleged abduction, unlawful detention and deprivation of liberty last year. The Movement for Democratic Change...