13/03/2013 | Argentina

Berni: 'Macri turns a blind eye to security'

Security Secretary Sergio Berni has accused BA Mayor Mauricio Macri of “turning a blind eye” to the need of battling crime in Argentina’s capital.

26/03/2013 | Argentina

Vidal's open fronts in BA City: Subte row and crime

BA City Deputy Mayor María Eugenia Vidal questioned the court ruling that stops the subway hike and said Judge Javier Mantarás only seeks to “look good” among users. Meanwhile, Security Secretary Sergio Berni blasted her criticism of the security agenda in Argentina's capital city.

28/03/2013 | Argentina

Berni: 'We do not have a nationwide security crisis'

Speaking to reporters, Security Secretary Sergio Berni talked about the crime levels in some provinces and announced that next week 350 new patrol cars will be out in the streets of Buenos Aires City.

04/01/2013 | Argentina

Mar del Plata port closing final details for Libertad’s return

The head of the navy in Mar del Plata, Carlos Barrios Cardozo, said today that the final operation details were being put through, in order for the ARA Libertad frigate’s safe arrival into the port after being held in Ghana since October over a debt demand by a US hedge fund.

12/02/2013 | Argentina

Berni admits killing of key Once witness 'suspicious'

Security Secretary Sergio Berni admitted today that the sudden murder of Leonardo Andrada, a key witness in the Once rail tragedy investigation, was “suspicious.”

11/03/2013 | Argentina

Gov’t reinforces security at train stations

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo and Security Secretary Sergio Berni, announced together the reinforcement of Border Patrol and Navy Guard presence in train stations, thus covering up to 47 stations within Buenos Aires metropolitan area.

19/11/2012 | Argentina

Argentina calls on UN Security Council to order end of hostilities in Gaza

In a press conference from the Government House, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman read a letter written by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in which she urges the UN Security Council “to order the immediate end of hostilities” to Gaza.

28/11/2012 | Argentina

Public hospitals in Buenos Aires province go on strike

Staff from 77 public hospitals across Buenos Aires province, belonging to workers union CICOP, went on strike for two hours today demanding improved security at health centres.

06/12/2012 | Argentina

Public health emergency declared in the City

21/07/2012 | Argentina

Gov't says BA City is 'one of the safest cities in South America'

National Security secretary Sergio Berni assured that Buenos Aires City "is one of the safest cities in South America" and stated that it is "a responsibility area" of the Ministry headed by Nilda Garré.

31/07/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't bites back at Garré over city security

Buenos Aires City Security Minister Guillermo Montenegro bit back at his national government counterpart Nilda Garré, after her comments over national security, where she accused City of “overdramatizing” the issue, stating that it was “wrong” to compare crime rates in the province with those in the capital.

18/09/2012 | Argentina

Garré: 'There is no such a thing as a crime rate increase in Buenos Aires City'

Security Minister Nilda Garré denied today the criminality curve in Buenos Aires City was increasing. "There is no such a thing as a crime rate increase in Buenos Aires. In fact, there is a decrease of criminality in some cases”, the official told the press before inaugurating a conference of representatives of Latin American security forces in a City downtown hotel.

03/03/2012 | Argentina

Metrovías discredits problems detected in City Subway report

Metrovías, the company that runs the subway system, discredited today a report issued by the city’s Entity for Regulation of Public Services which detected 11,000 faults in the Subway service, stating that the document “refers to issues that have little to do with the safe operation of the service.”

14/05/2012 | Argentina

Píparo meets with BA Province Security Minister after being burgled again

Carolina Píparo, who was robbed and shot in 2010 while nine-month pregnant, met today with Buenos Aires province Security Minister Ricardo Casal to request more security policies after robbers broke into her flat in La Plata city this weekend.

11/07/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't calls for Garré to put together 'security plan'

Deputy Mayor for the Buenos Aires City Government María Eugenia Vidal spoke out today about the recent rise in crime on the city streets, stressing that national Security Minister Nilda Garré “should put together a security plan” in order to control the issue.

20/12/2011 | Argentina

Scioli assures he will not give up the fight against crime

Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli assured that in spite of the “adversities,” he “won’t give up” and affirmed that he will apply measures to fight crime.

20/01/2012 | Argentina

'Garré causes useless political disputes, and offers no solutions,' Vidal

Deputy Mayor for Buenos Aires, María Eugenia Vidal spoke today in response to National Security Minister Nilda Garré and said that “facing any security problems that affect the residents of the City of Buenos Airs, instead of offering solutions, she causes useless political disputes.”

29/02/2012 | Argentina

Workers ratify subway lines will go on strike on Thursday

All five subway lines will go on strike on Thursday, the UTA train and subway drivers union announced, to protest against the lack of security caused by the withdrawal of police officers from all stations that will start on March 1st.

05/04/2011 | Argentina

Security Ministry ends Federal Police presence in City public sites; City Gov't outraged

The National Government ratified its decision to cancel the contracts of all Federal Police officers working on their free time guarding City public sites and deploy them back in the streets. The government of BA City Mayor Macri administration harshly attacked the decision after the announcement that the measure would be enacted after Wednesday's midnight.

21/07/2011 | Argentina

Garré acknowledges possible 'police negligence' over San Telmo death

Security Minister Nilda Garré spoke out this morning over the case of the young man who was killed yesterday in San Telmo by a Federal Police officer, and acknowledged that “at the very least, this was a case of negligence” by way of the police. The incident has been described as a freak accident, and the police officer responsible remains in custody.  

16/08/2011 | Argentina

Highway alert issued for thick fog across BA City

The National Agency for Highway Security (ANSV) and the National Highway Administration (DNV) issued an alert for drivers today, due to the thick fog covering the Capital.

23/12/2010 | Argentina

National government 'is responsible for city's safety,' Mayor Macri says

Following recent incidents in Indo-Americano Park, city mayor Mauricio Macri mentioned that the security of the city is “the National Government’s responsibility”. These comments were made in response to the recent land occupations and the various transport cuts in recent days.

28/03/2011 | Argentina

Congress summons Security Minister Nilda Garré

During a meeting, the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Committees decided to summon Security Minister Nilda Garre in order to “ask her to explain the reasons why the government failed to comply with a court order that guaranteed the free distribution of newspapers.”

04/04/2011 | Argentina

City public buildings to lose Federal Police guard, City Gov't considers pressing charges

The City's public buildings will no longer be guarded by Federal Police agents. Security Minister Nilda Garré said that the aim of the measure is to "reinforce the presence of policemen in the streets." City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta said that the City administration "is considering pressing charges against the Government."

19/04/2013 | World

Obama says US to investigate if Boston bombings suspects had help

President Barack Obama pledged that the United States will find out whether the two brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings received help.

03/05/2013 | World

US to tighten border checks on foreign students after Boston Marathon bombing

The Department of Homeland Security, criticized for failing to check the student status of a Kazakh man charged in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, has tightened procedures for admitting foreigners with student visas, a US official said.

16/05/2013 | World

Obama says 'no apologies' over security leak probe

President Barack Obama said today he makes "no apologies" for his concern about leaks to the media that could compromise US national security or put American military and intelligence officers at risk.

13/01/2013 | World

Libya plans diplomatic security force after attacks

Libya plans to create a special force to protect diplomats, government sources said, after a gun attack on an Italian consul exposed the precarious security situation in the North African state.

17/04/2013 | World

Boston bomb suspect identified on video, no arrest made

Investigators believe they have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing from security video, a US law enforcement source said, but no arrest had yet been made.

17/04/2013 | World

Boston courthouse reopens to employees after evacuation

Security officials reopened Boston's federal courthouse building to employees after an hour-long evacuation tied to a security scare. A security officer walked out of the courthouse and waved a green flag, signaling that employees could return.

24/07/2012 | World

UK deploys 1,200 more troops to beef up security

The government will deploy the 1,200 troops who were put on stand-by last week to help secure the London Olympics, a British minister said as security arrangements were tweaked to make up for a private firm's failure to recruit enough guards.

18/10/2012 | World

Argentina elected to UN Security Council

The UN General Assembly elected Argentina, Rwanda and Australia to the 15-national Security Council for 2013 and 2014.

10/11/2012 | World

Rebel car bombs rock Syrian town of Deraa

At least 20 Syrian security men were killed when two explosives-laden cars drove into a military camp in the southern town of Deraa, an opposition watchdog said, in what appeared to be a double suicide attack by rebel forces.

21/04/2012 | World

UN council authorizes up to 300 Syria truce monitors

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a Russia-European drafted resolution on Saturday that authorizes an initial deployment of up to 300 unarmed military observers to Syria for three months to help bolster a fragile week-old ceasefire.

07/05/2012 | World

Spain calls LatAm countries to guarantee legal security

As today the national government put into force the YPF expropriation law, Spain’s Vice President Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría said that Latin American countries to assure legal security during a meeting of Iberian countries’ ministries.

27/05/2012 | World

UN Security Council condemns Syria over massacre

The UN Security Council on Sunday unanimously condemned the Syrian government for heavy-weapons attacks on the town of Houla, the site of a massacre of at least 108 people, including many children, the council president said.

14/09/2011 | World

New York life slowly going back to normal

By Adrián Royo Caldiz, from NYC.-
New Yorkers gave a sigh of relief as many of the checkpoints put in place by the police in order to check for suspicious vehicles had been lifted. As the high threat level slowly moves away, security measures were gradually scaled back and would continue to decrease.

15/10/2011 | World

Libyan govt beefs up security after clashes in capital

Libya's new government beefed up security in Tripoli with extra roadblocks and house-to-house searches after fighting in the capital with supporters of Muammar Gaddafi raised fears of an insurgency.

23/12/2011 | World

At least 40 killed in Syrian blasts

Two car bomb attacks on Syrian security sites in Damascus killed at least 40 people and wounded 55 others, most of them civilian, the Lebanese news channel Al Manar said today.

14/12/2010 | World

Man arrested for threats to Washington subway

A Virginia man has been arrested for making threats to use explosives in the Washington, DC, area, including in the local subway system, according to court documents.

26/04/2011 | World

European govermentts condemn Syria, security forces deploy

Security forces deployed in a suburb of the Syrian capital and in the city of Banias, witnesses said, even as President Bashar al-Assad drew international criticism for sending in tanks to crush a revolt.

23/05/2011 | World

UK, US launch joint national security body

Britain and the United States are to create a new joint forum to assess long-term threats to their national security, a British government source said.

18/07/2011 | Latin America

Honduran leader boosts security after death threats

Honduran President Porfirio Lobo said he had stepped up his personal security, including building a new wall around the president's office, due to threats on his life.

18/07/2012 | Latin America

Colombia security forces clash with indigenous group

Colombian security forces clashed on Wednesday with indigenous activists who stormed a hill-top military base in the volatile south as critics lambasted President Juan Manuel Santos for failing to protect troops.

13/10/2012 | Latin America

Two anti-drugs police killed in Peru jungle ambush

Two police officers were killed and another two injured in an ambush in Peru's southeastern jungle region late last night, the latest strike again President Ollanta Humala's drive to regain control of cocaine-trafficking strongholds.

26/07/2012 | Sports

UK PM says security is top priority at Olympics

British Prime Minister David Cameron said that his main priority was to ensure a safe and secure Olympic Games but that police and security services were leaving nothing to chance just a day before the opening ceremony.

09/01/2013 | Sports

Italian officials can stop matches for racist behaviour

Italian public security officials will be given the power to stop or interrupt football matches in the case of racist behaviour by fans, the government's watchdog for sports events (ONMS) said.