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NEWS ABOUT: border dispute

border dispute stories: 11 news summaries

 Koreas' Navies Trade Fire 

South's ship fires warning shot at intruding North vessel

Nov 9, 09 10:07 PM CST
(Newser) - A South Korean navy ship fired warning shots at a North Korean vessel early Tuesday off the countries’ disputed west coast; the North’s ship was damaged and returned the salvo. No casualties were immediately reported. South Korean officials tell Yonhap the North crossed into their territorial waters; the North... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • border dispute • navy • warning shots

 Thai, Cambodian 
 Troops Trade 
 Border Fire 

Fighting flares around disputed jungle temple; no injuries reported

Apr 3, 09 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thai and Cambodian troops have clashed near a disputed temple in a border area, CNN reports. The troops exchanged gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades after Cambodian forces "intruded" into Thai territory, according to a Thai general. A Cambodian government spokesman said the clashes began after Thai troops entered Cambodian territory.... More »

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Thailand • Cambodia • border dispute • temple

ANALYSIS

 Pakistanis Fear 
 US May Be Out to 
 Carve Up Nation 

Many fear Yanks may be colluding with India

Nov 23, 08 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistanis are fearful that the US is part of an India-Afghanistan plot to carve up the nation, writes Jane Perlez in the New York Times. Those worries have been fueled by a theoretical map drawn by US neoconservatives featuring a shrunken Pakistan and larger neighbors. “One of the biggest... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • India • US military • allies • militant • border dispute • US-Pakistan relations

UPDATED

 Thailand, Cambodia 
 in Firefight Over Temple 

Border dispute escalates as both sides accuse other of aggression

Oct 15, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thai and Cambodian troops fought an hourlong battle today, leaving two Cambodian soldiers dead and several wounded by rocket fire in the most serious incident since the start of a border dispute. At issue is just 1.8 square miles of land next to a Hindu temple that an international... More »

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Thailand • Cambodia • border dispute • Southeast Asia

Georgian Tapes Imply Russia Started War

Troops may have entered South Ossetia before Georgia attack

Sep 16, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Although the bloodshed has ended, Georgia and Russia are still fighting—over which nation was the aggressor in last month's conflict. The Georgian government, which insists that Russia invaded its territory, has released tapes of intercepted phone calls implying that a Russian regiment entered South Ossetia 24 hours before Georgia... More »

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Russia • intelligence • Georgia • peacekeeping force • border dispute • border crossing • South Ossetia

Olmert Proposes New West Bank, Gaza Borders

Abbas rejects plan, which doesn't include contiguous Palestine

Aug 12, 08 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert has presented Mahmoud Abbas with a plan to withdraw from most of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip once the Palestinian Authority retakes Gaza from Hamas. The centerpiece of the proposal is a new permanent border that would keep 7% of the West Bank in... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • border dispute • Palestinian statehood

 Cambodia, Thailand
 on Brink of War 

Tensions escalate at  disputed temple in border region

Jul 23, 08 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cambodia has appealed to the UN to help defuse an "imminent state of war" with Thailand, the Daily Telegraph reports. Some 1,500 troops armed with heavy artillery are in a standoff at an ancient temple in a disputed frontier area. Cambodian officials are accusing Thailand of aggression and... More »

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United Nations • Thailand • Cambodia • border dispute • temple

 Israel Invites Lebanon to Talks 

Disputed sliver along border on table; offer follows Rice visit to region

Jun 18, 08 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel today invited the Lebanese government to direct negotiations, adding that it would be willing to discuss all issues, including a long-disputed area along their border, the New York Times reports. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who visited both nations earlier this week, is attempting to use negotiation over... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • Condoleezza Rice • Hezbollah • border dispute

Venezuelan Diplomats to Return to Colombia

Ecuador not ready to reconcile after standoff

Mar 10, 08 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Venezuela will return its diplomats to Colombia after last week’s border crisis was largely resolved at a regional summit. Ecuadorean diplomats say it will take longer for them to return, reports the BBC. Colombian forces killed an important rebel leader inside Ecuador last week, provoking a bristling regional standoff. More »

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Venezuela • Colombia • Ecuador • border dispute • border

Border Strife Escalating
in Tijuana

Neighborhood residents complain about US agents' tactics

Dec 14, 07 4:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Areas of Tijuana that abut the American border have turned into battlegrounds, as Mexican smugglers lob rocks from rooftops at US Border Patrol agents, who have begun retaliating by firing pepper spray and tear gas into densely populated neighborhoods, the Los Angeles Times reports. The tactics have caused evacuations and... More »

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Mexico • Border Patrol • Tijuana • border security • border fence • pepper spray • border dispute

Koreas at Impasse on Fishing Zone

Day 2 of defense summit founders on  maritime borders

Nov 28, 07 7:17 AM CST
(Newser) - The second day of talks between North and South Korean defense ministers hit a snag today, writes Reuters, as efforts to find a compromise on the disputed maritime border fell short. The two ministers had also sought to begin steps towards a formal peace treaty to end the 1950-53 Korean... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • border dispute

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