Archive for 2007/07


A very private war - Guardian Unlimited

A very private war
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 1 hour ago
There are 48000 'security contractors' in Iraq, working for private companies growing rich on the back of US policy. But can it be a good thing to have so

De Menezes shooting: UK's top anti-terror officer is singled out - Guardian Unlimited

De Menezes shooting: UK's top anti-terror officer is singled out
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 1 hour ago
While Sir Ian Blair, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police will escape serious censure from the Independent Police Complaints Commission over his role

Police want ‘Tesco jails’ - Times Online

Police want ‘Tesco jails’
Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago
Police and retailers are backing proposals for short-term “Tesco jails” for shopping malls and major sporting venues as a way of speedily dealing with

Police want DNA from speeding drivers and litterbugs on database - Times Online

Police want ‘Tesco jails’
Times Online, UK - 4 hours ago
Police and retailers are backing proposals for short-term “Tesco jails” for shopping malls and major sporting venues as a way of speedily dealing with

Bumper harvests improve food security - Reuters AlertNet

Bumper harvests improve food security
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 8 minutes ago
This area has variable rainfall leading to regular poor production years which pose a regular threat to food security. Other periodic threats include crop

US warns of security fears after Japan vote - Financial Times

US warns of security fears after Japan vote
Financial Times, UK - 36 minutes ago
By David Pilling in Tokyo The US warned on Tuesday that its security relationship with Japan could be disrupted by the government’s crushing defeat in upper

US warns of security fears after Japan vote - Financial Times

US warns of security fears after Japan vote
Financial Times, UK - Jul 31, 2007
By David Pilling in Tokyo The US warned on Tuesday that its security relationship with Japan could be disrupted by the government’s crushing defeat in upper

US warns of security fears after Japan vote - Financial Times

US warns of security fears after Japan vote
Financial Times, UK - Jul 31, 2007
By David Pilling in Tokyo The US warned on Tuesday that its security relationship with Japan could be disrupted by the government’s crushing defeat in upper

UN Security Council authorizes troops for Darfur (Urgent) - Monsters and Critics.com

UN Security Council authorizes troops for Darfur (Urgent)
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - 1 hour ago
New York - The UN Security Council unanimously authorized Tuesday the deployment of a joint UN-African Union peacekeeping operation in Sudan's war-torn

Sharing Crime Figures With The Community - Bapco Journal

Sharing Crime Figures With The Community
Bapco Journal, UK - 1 hour ago
i2 has developed a solution to assist police forces across the UK to share their crime figures with the communities they serve.