Govt to pay 80% of Israel airline security costs (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
TEL AVIV, Jan 27 - Israel's government has agreed to pay 80 percent of the security costs of the country's airlines, up from 50 percent until now, El Al Israel Airlines said on Sunday.
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 3:30 p.m.
Panama Wins U.N. Security Council Seat (Washington Post)
Panama was elected today as a compromise candidate to a two-year seat representing 35 Latin American and Caribbean nations on the United Nations' Security Council.
Impasse Remains in U.N. Security Council Contest (Washington Post)
The open Latin American/Caribbean seat on the U.N. Security Council remained vacant this evening as the 192-member General Assembly again failed to give either front-runner Guatemala or second-place Venezuela the required number of votes to break a week-long impasse.
Homeland Security Prepares for Its First Transition (Washington Post)
The handoff to the next administration is a year off, but Paul. A. Schneider , the acting deputy secretary of Homeland Security, is making plans and keeping track of key lieutenants with a color-coded chart.