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NEWS ABOUT: border crossing

border crossing stories: 13 news summaries

 Iran Accuses 
 American Hikers 
 of Espionage 

Opinion on 3 arrested in July 'in the not distant future:' prosecutor

Nov 9, 09 8:23 AM CST
(AP) - The three American hikers detained by Iran in July have been accused of espionage, a senior Iranian prosecutor says. The three, who the US maintains were on a hiking vacation in Iraq when they accidentally strayed across the poorly-marked border, "have been accused" and the investigation is ongoing, he... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Tehran • espionage • Americans • border crossing • US citizenship • hikers • Shane Bauer • Sarah Shourd

Busiest US-Mexico Crossing Closed After Gunfight

US agents open fire on coordinated effort to smuggle in illegal immigrants

Sep 22, 09 9:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A coordinated effort to get illegal immigrants into the US devolved into a gunfight today in San Diego, and shut down the busiest US-Mexico border crossing. Four people were injured after US agents opened fire on three vans attempted to speed through the San Ysido Port of Entry from Tijuana... More »

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Mexican border • San Diego • illegal immigration • Tijuana • border crossing • gunfight • San Ysidro

(Newser) - Travel between North and South Korea returned to normal today, eight months after Pyongyang clamped down on imports from the South. It's the latest sign of warming ties between the two Koreas, following a recent deal on reuniting separating families and the fight high-level diplomatic talks in two years. Negotiations... More »

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North Korea • diplomacy • South Korea • Hyundai • border crossing

 Hamas 'Foiled Carter 
 Assassination Plot' 

Source tells Haaretz militants targeted former prez

Jun 16, 09 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hamas, the Palestinian group that rules the Gaza Strip, foiled an attempt by al-Qaeda-linked militants to assassinate Jimmy Carter, a source tells Haaretz. Hoping to kill the former president as his vehicle left Gaza, militants placed a pair of bombs at a border crossing. Witnesses say that they saw Hamas... More »

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Jimmy Carter • Gaza • Hamas • bomb • assassination attempt • border crossing • al-Qaeda • Gaza blockade

Border Patrol Destroys Foliage With Chemicals

Killing plants will cut hiding places for immigrants, smugglers

Mar 25, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to keep smugglers and illegal immigrants from hiding in heavy vegetation as they attempt to cross the Mexican border, the US Border Patrol is looking to Agent Orange for inspiration. One plan for cutting down on possible hiding places on riverbanks is to use an herbicide that... More »

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illegal immigrant • border control • Mexican border • Border Patrol • smuggler • herbicide • border crossing • Agent Orange • Laredo, Texas • Rio Grande

Egypt on Gaza: Open Sympathy, Closed Border

Despite support for Palestinians, Egyptians don't want refugees

Jan 6, 09 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - As Israel's military operation in Gaza continues, thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes and assembled at the Strip's southern border with Egypt. But except for a few severely wounded individuals, Egypt is not letting anyone through. It's not the first time, writes the Los Angeles Times, that national interest... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Egypt • Arabs • Gaza Egypt border • border • border crossing • Rafah

US Says Raid
in Syria Killed
Iraqi Militant

Administration defends cross-border operation as self-defense

Oct 28, 08 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Special forces carried out a secret raid in Syrian territory Sunday to kill an Iraqi militant, the US acknowledged yesterday. About two dozen American commandos swooped into a village on the Iraq-Syria border and fought a brief gun battle. While Syria condemned the raid as "terrorist aggression," top... More »

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Iraq • Syria • airstrike • border crossing • Iraq war • al-Qaeda in Iraq

updated

 US Strike 'Serious 
 Aggression': Syria 

US yet to respond to claim

Oct 26, 08 4:36 PM CDT
(AP) - US military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack today on Syrian territory close to the border with Iraq, killing eight people in a strike the government in Damascus condemned as "serious aggression." A US military official said the raid by special forces targeted the foreign fighter network that... More »

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Iraq • Syria • US military • border crossing

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

Feds Compile Database on Border-Crossing US Citizens

Agents will track crossings and store info for 15 years

Aug 20, 08 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The federal government has begun tracking the border crossings of US citizens and building a huge database with the information, the Washington Post reports. The data collection, made possible by machine-readable documents, has alarmed privacy groups. The government plans to keep the information for 15 years and share it with... More »

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border control • Department of Homeland Security • database • national database • border crossing • Customs and Border Protection

Under Violent Seige, Tijuana's Elite Flee

Kidnappings rampant as drug cartel lashes out over crackdown

Jun 8, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - As drug-fueled violence skyrockets in Tijuana, the upper-class is fleeing the city, with more than 1,000 wealthy families migrating to the US, reports the LA Times. The Mexican city is now second to Baghdad in kidnappings and many American real estate agents describe clients who arrive missing fingers or... More »

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immigration • drugs • wealth • crime • kidnapping • Mexican drug war • Tijuana • border crossing

Vt. Gets Ready for Its Close-Up

Primary fever spreads to the great white north

Mar 3, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - In the unfamiliar position of conducting a primary election that actually counts for something, Vermont Democrats have been all ears as the candidates laid out their positions on hot issues in the chilly state. Barack Obama holds a wide lead over Hillary Clinton, but neither is taking the state for... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Vermont • nuclear power plant • border crossing

Egypt Cuts Supplies to Gazans

Egypt moves to re-seal border after run on supplies

Jan 28, 08 4:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of Palestinians streamed back into Gaza yesterday as Egypt cut supplies to the area and attempted again to re-seal the border blasted open by Hamas militants a week ago. Merchants struggled to restock their stores and Palestinians found skyrocketing prices for what supplies were available. Egypt is anxious to... More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Ahmed Aboul Gheit • border crossing • Rafah • El Arish

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