The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection will embark on a pilot project to automate the monitoring of intrusions along the border. VistaScape Security Systems won a contract for software that …
Security Council Backs Nigerian-Led Force in Liberia
The U.N. Security Council voted tonight to adopt a resolution authorizing the intervention of a Nigerian-led West African peacekeeping mission in Liberia to restore peace and facilitate the departure …
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Do Aid Studies Govern Policies or Reflect Them?
When President Bush promised to channel billions of dollars in aid — but only to countries that were committed to "ruling justly, investing in their people and encouraging economic freedom" — it was …
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Mexican Prosecutor Finds Activist's Death a Likely Suicide
Digna Ochoa, a prominent human rights lawyer found dead from gunshot wounds in 2001, killed herself and was not murdered, according to a special prosecutor investigating the case. Special prosecutor …
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APEC Takes Aim at Cyber Crime, Virus Writers
Fighting computer hackers, virus writers and other "cyber criminals" will be a key theme of a U.S.-sponsored meeting of Asia-Pacific government officials in Thailand next week, organizers said on …
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12 Leaders of Mexican Narcotics Cartel Indicted
Attorney General John Ashcroft and United States Attorney Carol C. Lam announced today the unsealing of two indictments charging a total of 12 individuals who represent the top hierarchy of the …
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Internet Security Crucial to Homeland Security
A New Mexico Tech student Monday presented the Socorro City Council with an Internet security program that is being developed at the university, a program which is being implemented by organizations …
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Israel Drops 9 Places on Hackers' Table
Israel dropped from first place to 10th in an international survey by Symantec on hack attacks and online theft. Israel was once first, in terms of being the source of online attacks in relation to …
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'Dirty war' suspect faces trial in Spain
Mexico's supreme Court has agreed in a landmark ruling to extradite to Spain one of Argentina's most notorious torturers on charges of genocide and terrorism. Ricardo Cavallo was an officer at …
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Argentine Faces 'Dirty War' Trial
Mexico's Supreme Court has ordered the extradition to Spain of a former Argentine navy officer to face charges of genocide and terrorism. Ricardo Cavallo was arrested in the southern Mexican resort of …