http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/tags/defence-and-national-security.htm Tag : defence-and-national-security Latest news stories from around the world. Radio Australia News nospam@your.abc.net.au nospam@your.abc.net.au 2008-11-24T11:31:07+11:00 2008-11-24T11:31:07+11:00 Pakistan shuts down political element within intelligence agencyPakistan's eight-month old civilian government has disbanded the political wing of the military's main spy agency to concentrate its efforts on counter-terrorism.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427510.htm2008-11-24T11:31:07+11:00Security ramped up after Japanese officials stabbedSecurity is being stepped up around senior government officials in Japan, after three people linked to the national pension agency were stabbed, two of them fatally.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2424423.htm2008-11-19T19:58:17+11:00Tight security in place for APEC summitTop officials from Asia and the Pacific are arriving in Peru's capital Lima under tight security with 800 police in three rings of security around the airport.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2423817.htm2008-11-19T14:14:40+11:00US military chief visits PNGThe head of US Pacific Command has visited Papua New Guinea for the first time in more than 15 years.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2423482.htm2008-11-19T09:27:44+11:00Afghanistan wants more resources to fight terrorismThe president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has called on the international community to use the opportunity of improved relations with Pakistan to make further progress on crushing terrorism.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2420469.htm2008-11-14T22:40:44+11:00Australian shipbuilder wins US defence contractThe Australian shipbuilder Austal has won a contract with the US Defence Department potentially worth over $US 1.4 billion.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2420468.htm2008-11-14T20:16:10+11:00CIA says Al Qaeda still the most dangerous threat to USThe head of America's Central Intelligence Agency says Osama Bin Laden's Al Qaeda network remains the biggest threat to the United States, although it has suffered serious setbacks.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2420279.htm2008-11-14T20:16:10+11:00Al Qaeda still the most dangerous: USThe head of America's Central Intelligence Agency says Osama Bin Laden's Al Qaeda network remains the biggest threat to the United States, although it has suffered serious setbacks.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2419829.htm2008-11-14T14:16:45+11:00Relocation of US marines to Guam could be delayedIt's been reported the proposed relocation of United States marines from Okinawa in Japan, to Guam may be delayed.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2418989.htm2008-11-13T20:52:54+11:00Washington regrets late submarine call to TokyoThe US embassy in Tokyo has expressed regret over a delay in informing the Japanese government that a US nuclear submarine would call at one of its ports.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2416552.htm2008-11-11T14:02:16+11:00