New York, which has been at Orange since the September 11 attacks, is to continue its Operation Atlas counter terrorism initiative, the police department said Wednesday.

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As co-operation on security and counter-terrorism has improved, American naval ships have, since 2003, been visiting Vietnam's ports.

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No arrests have been made in connection with the counter-terrorism operation.

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Australia's Foreign Ministry angrily expelled an Israeli diplomat amid unproven accusations that the Mossad officers allegedly involved in the counter-terror operation used forged Australian passports to enter Dubai.

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague is in Mali for talks with the country's leaders about the security situation and counter-terrorism co-operation.

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He is the second police officer to be convicted under Operation Elveden, following the case of ex-counter-terrorism detective April Casburn.

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These include closer co-operation between national intelligence agencies, the creation of an EU counter-terrorism chief, and measures that make it easier to trace terrorists who use mobile phones and e-mail.

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The men were arrested by armed officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command in a pre-planned, intelligence-led operation.

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Counter-terrorism officers at Scotland Yard, working alongside the FBI, launched Operation Challenge in which Mr al-Fawwaz, Mr Bary and another Egyptian, Ibrahim Eidarous, were arrested.

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Speaking on Tuesday, White House counter-terrorism chief John Brennan would not be drawn on the nature of the operation to seize the device, instead describing the aim of the FBI investigation into the device.

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