Interpol expanding foreign fighter database
An international database of foreign fighters that started 18 months ago with little fanfare - and just three countries participating - has expanded to include 33 countries and 1,300 names, the head of Interpol said Friday, detailing new efforts to stem the flow of would-be jihadis joining extremists in Iraq and Syria.
The international police organization is also considering expanding access to its separate system of flagging lost and stolen passports -- now available only to governments, border control officers and law enforcement -- to banks, hotels, airlines and cruise lines, said Ronald Noble, Interpol's secretary general.
