At least 19,336 people were murdered in Venezuela in 2011, or an average of more than two every hour, or about 53 every day.

Thieves carried out a well-organized, pre-dawn heist at Greece's biggest state art museum on Monday, taking two oil paintings by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian.

A new report shows that 83 percent of state and local fusion and emergency operations centers surveyed are not utilizing DHS guidance.

The City of Charlotte is amending city ordinances to increase security for the Democratic National Convention.

Senator Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling for increased protection for pharmacists and pharmacies.

A report by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has found failures with Chicago's Project Shield.

Mexican officials have pledged expanded security for the country’s July 1 presidential and congressional elections.

Police carrying out security tests ahead of the Olympics managed to smuggle a fake bomb on to the main site.

New Orleans is bracing for a wave of football fans for the BCS Championship, and security measures are in place to keep the large crowds safe.

With the Republican National Convention about eight months away, the Tampa Police Department has begun drawing on $50 million in security funding provided by Congress.