UN fights terror online

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations crime-fighting agency and its partners have launched a six-week online training course to provide member states with crucial technical assistance for strengthening judicial and police cooperation against terrorism, UN officials said late on Wednesday.

"In today's world, terrorism knows no borders," the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a statement. "Criminals carry out their illicit activities by moving from one country to another or by operating on several national territories. As a result, in an increasingly interdependent world, no state alone can deal effectively with terrorism."

"Cooperation between states to prevent and suppress acts of terrorism today is crucial. States must provide prompt and effective assistance to each other to effectively address the terrorist threat," the statement said, adding that UNODC is being partnered by the INTERPOL and the DiploFoundation, a non-profit organization based in Malta.