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						Shanghai Cooperation Organization ministers to meet in Kazakhstan
						 The interior ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an intergovernmental security body, will meet on Thursday in the Kazakh capital Astana to discuss efforts to fight crime. 
 
						Russia calls for new nuclear safety rules
						 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, called yesterday for new world rules to be drawn up on safety at nuclear plants. 
 
						China, Kyrgyzstan agree to deepen law enforcement, security cooperation
						 China and Kyrgyzstan agreed on Tuesday to promote regional peace and security via closer cooperation on law enforcement and security. 
 
						World remembers Chernobyl, haunted by nuclear fears
						 As the world marks 25th year of the world’s worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in Ukraine, the anniversary has gained an eerily contemporary resonance after the earthquake in Japan which damages reactors at the Fukushima power plant and prompts leaks of radiation 
 
						Berlusconi approves strikes by Italy jets
						 Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has approved the use of his country's air force in Nato's Libya mission. 
 
						Northern Ireland police issue Easter terror warning
						 Police in Northern Ireland have warned the public to be vigilant over the Easter weekend because of the "severe threat posed by terrorists". 
 
						US to deploy armed drones - Robert Gates
						 Armed US Predator drones are to carry out missions over Libya, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said. 
 
						Japan bans entry into Fukushima evacuation zone
						 Japan has made it illegal to enter a 20km (12-mile) evacuation zone around the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor. 
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