BAGHDAD, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Iraq and the United States are close to reaching a security agreement on a continued U.S. military presence in that country, the Iraqi foreign minister said.

WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- Foreign policy, and in particular relations with so-called rogue states like Iran and Syria, has taken center stage in the presidential election campaign this week -- with the row over President Bush's comments in Israel about appeasement. What other security-type stories are we going to see on the news agenda over the next seven days?

UPI Almanac for Monday, April 21, 2008.

WASHINGTON, April 4 (UPI) -- A veteran newspaper reporter has joined the staff of Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell as his latest chief spokesman and media strategist.

KARACHI , Pakistan, March 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said the United States will honor any choice new Pakistani leaders make concerning President Pervez Musharraf.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 26 (UPI) -- Nawaz Sharif, a key figure in Pakistan's new coalition government, says the country should not become a killing field while fighting extremism.

CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. and Australian officials are meeting in Canberra, Australia, to discuss significant security issues facing Asian countries such as Indonesia.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Fidel Castro's resignation as Cuba's leader wouldn't affect the U.S. embargo on the island nation, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Tuesday.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008.