Maputo Journal: Fears Linger in Mozambique Over Unexploded Weapons
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Since a disastrous blast at a munitions depot in Maputo, Mozambique on March 22, some residents fear that the depot will again explode due to government neglect.
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A survey says three-quarters of the world's small firearms are in the hands of civilians, more than thought.
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Equipment which could be used in an illicit nuclear bomb programme has disappeared from previously monitored sites in Iraq, and radioactively contaminated items from there have been found abroad, the International Atomic Energy Agency has told the UN.
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Large amounts of drugs which have been imported into Mozambique with the aid of the international community end up being sold on the black market at home and abroad, the health minister said on Friday.
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Hundreds of tonnes of powerful explosives that could be used in conventional missiles, or as a trigger for nuclear devices, has disappeared from a military installation in Iraq left unguarded by the US military, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA
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NAIROBI (Kenya): Delegates at a major landmine conference in Nairobi on Thursday called on states still outside an international ban to join the treaty, and condemned the continued use of the deadly devices that kill or main some 40 people every day.
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President Hugo Chavez&#039;s plans to build the first Kalashnikov factory in South America are stirring fears Venezuela could start arming his leftist allies in the hemisphere with Russian assault rifles.
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Brazil has emphasized that its commitment to an international treaty meant to stop the spread of nuclear weapons may not be open-ended, and it continues to resist giving U.N. inspectors access to its technology that can make such weapons, diplomats said Thursday.
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The United Nations expressed concern about child trafficking in Mozambique on Thursday after police intercepted a lorry carrying 39 children near the border with Zimbabwe.
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RANGOON, Burma, Oct. 23 -- She does not know if the police have her picture. But that uncertainty has not eased her fear.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Nicaragua has found  thousands of anti-personnel mines left over from its 1980s-era  civil war, ending hopes of declaring the country safe from the  weapons this year.
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Scores of classified documents are missing from the Foreign Ministry, security police said, although they didn't say if a criminal investigation would be launched.
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The UN nuclear watchdog expressed concern yesterday at the disappearance of high-precision equipment from Iraqâs nuclear facilities that could be used to make nuclear weapons.
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Muhammad el-Baradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), sent a letter to the current UN Security Council President Sir Emyr Jones Parry last week expressing concern about the whereabouts of equipment from dismantled sites that
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BELGRADE, Nov 17 (IPS) - An unusual lottery is taking place this month in  Bosnia, where the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is  offering motor scooters and kitchen appliances to individuals who  hand over to the authorities any weapons they have been keeping  illegally in their homes.
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It seems an unlikely place for Mali's president to seek advice in times of crisis.
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In Sri Lanka, unreliable information can spark fear and security problems.