President Obama and U.S. NATO allies agreed Monday to end all combat missions in Afghanistan and transfer security responsibilities to the country's armed forces next summer after more than a decade of war.
A wealthy Chinese criminal whose flight to Canada had embarrassed both governments for more than a decade was sentenced to life for bribery, smuggling, and tax evasion.
A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is investigating reports of possible weapons-related shipments by the Communist state to Syria and Myanmar, the panel said in a confidential report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
The upcoming NATO summit in Chicago this Sunday will be dominated by discussion of the alliance's transition out of a combat role in Afghanistan to an advisory one, and particularly, who is going to foot the bill amid a global climate of fiscal austerity to ensure it all goes over smoothly.
The perpetrators of the next 9/11 terrorist attack may avoid airport terminal security altogether by infiltrating airports and planes parked on the tarmac, said Chip Cravaack, a Republican congressman who knows the industry well - he used to be an airline pilot.
In a sign that airport security workers don't discriminate, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was subjected to a TSA pat-down before boarding his flight at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
In an effort to expand beyond cell phones, the second largest U.S. mobile operator, AT&T, is all set to enter the home security and automation business.
States and cities are poorly equipped to deal with the fallout of cyber attacks, according to a new study released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Despite publicity about hackers, intrusions into company databases and even the insertion of computer viruses into Iran?s nuclear program, most companies simply aren?t prepared to handle them, a new study from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) determined.
The security pact signed by US President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, which defines America's future role in Afghanistan, doesn't rule out the possibility of drone strikes against insurgent targets in Pakistan even after the withdrawal of US troops in 2014, US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker has said.
Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), the largest provider of security software, reported flat revenues and fourth-quarter earnings because it sold fewer software licenses.
Though federal and local law enforcement officials said there are no known threats aimed at New York City in light of Osama bin Laden's death anniversary, New York police are beefing up security measures as a precaution.
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), the largest provider of security software, is likely to confirm prior guidance for lower-than-expected fourth-quarter results on Wednesday.
As the search for missing Isabel Celis continues, authorities said that a man, who was captured on security footage near where the 6-year-old went missing, has come forward to possibly shed insight into the case.
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador in Cairo for security reasons after protests in Egypt against the kingdom's arrest of an Egyptian lawyer, marking a diplomatic rupture between the long-time allies.
Social Security and Medicare programs are sliding closer to insolvency, the federal government warned Monday. The Social Security trust fund will be unable under current trends to fulfill its obligations in 2033, three years earlier than projected last year
Infosys, one of India's leading software services exporters, is facing a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) probe following an accusation that the company misused B1 visas.
Shares of security software specialist Proofpoint (Nasdaq: PFPT) jumped as much as 31 percent in the first few minutes of trading after their initial public offering.
The United States, the largest contributor in terms of manpower and money by far, is expected to ask alliance members to shoulder a quarter of the costs of supporting Afghan forces.
The prostitution and misconduct allegations involving the Secret Service widen as the agents under investigations have reportedly lost their security clearances. Moreover, the number of military personnel accused of being involved in the scandal has doubled.
The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted Saturday to send a team of international observers on a peacekeeping mission to Syria in the midst of the country's tenuous cease-fire.
The growing conflict between Sudan and South Sudan will likely dominate the first annual Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa
