Russia and China have vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down.

Every day things are getting worse in Syria. Today the Syrian regime started what looks like an all-out assault on the key city of Homs, reportedly killing more than 200 people. The attack took place as the UN Security Council prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to give up power. The problem has been the lack of information about events on the ...

Afghan forces will take over lead security responsibility in all parts of Afghanistan by the end of next year, Downing Street says.

Round 1 to Anonymous as Dana White of UFC.com learned the hard way after he crossed the group and had his personal information disclosed online and his website "defaced!" In light of this, conventional wisdom has said that as we move further into the 21st century cyber-security issues may in fact supersede other types of national security threats. As a neophyte on technical matters such as the sec...

Jim Murphy MP, Labour’s Shadow Defence Secretary, responding to the release of the Government’s White Paper, ‘National Security Through Technology: Technology, Equipment and Support for UK Defence and Security’, said:

The declining human rights situation in Libya has now been confirmed by the United Nations. According to the BBC, the UN’s Libya envoy, Ian Martin, told the Security Council in New York last Wednesday. “The former regime may have been toppled, but the harsh reality is that the Libyan people continue to have to live

Well, no Mr. Guardian caption writer, it isn’t. A mortgage is a debt (more formally, it’s the security for a debt). Gold is an asset. Terrible mistakes have occured over the centuries when people get these things confused.

Only exceptions will be buying British is essential to maintaining national security, says minister

For years, Pakistan has been seen as a spoiler, but recent signs indicate the security hierarchy is playing a more supportive role

Western and Arab diplomats pushing for Security Council resolution calling for Assad to step down to defuse a 10-month-old uprising