Drug Lord Throws Party in Mexico From Inside US Prison Cell
Region: Mexico
THE BORDER REPORT For years, Mexico’s narco-traffickers have feared one thing more than any: extradition to the United States. In the U.S. prison system, the thinking goes, these guys are rendered impotent, ... more
Views: 2572Another Mexican Journalist Kidnapped, A Second Threatened
Region: Mexico
BORDERREPORTER.COM The rats are growing bolder in southern Sonora, specifically the major NAFTA city of Ciudad Obregón, where a radio reporter was released yesterday after being kidnapped the day before. Unknown ab... more
Views: 1472THE ARMY GENERAL WHO IS SHAKING UP MEXICO
Region: MexicoA Tijuana news Web site is reporting 15 dead in at least two different shootouts in Tijuana this morning. One of the victims was wearing a federal police uniform, the paper says; though that means nothing since cops work f... more
Views: 1851Caution Advised When Traveling to Mexico
Region: Mexico
The U.S. State Department on April 14 issued its sternest travel alert yet for people traveling into Mexico. The alert replaces the one dated October 2007. The greater part of the alert affects travelers along the U.S.-... more
Views: 2271Chertoff Leaps Legal Barriers in Race to Finish Border Fence Before Year’s End
Region: New Mexico
The Bush administration will use two waivers to skirt barriers that have thwarted its plans to finish building 670 miles of fence along the southwest US border by the end of this year. The project is nearly half finish... more
Views: 1638Ecuador: The Aftermath of the Border Crisis
Region: Ecuador
by Milton Ramirez The decision taken at the Rio Summit benefits the people living in the three countries involved: Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela, but the governments are only slowly returning their relations back to how... more
Views: 1311Nepal-China Border Highly Sensitive
Region: China
Although the Nepal government has been restating her support for One-China policy, she has not been able to halt the year-round infiltration of Tibetans through the Himalayan points. The Dalai Lama supporters have apparent... more
Views: 7881Border Violence Erupts in Palomas
Region: New Mexico
Mexican drug trafficking violence is spilling over into the dusty border town of Palomas, a small town in northern Chihuahua, Mexico, which is about three miles south of Columbus, New Mexico. The latest violence occurred m... more
Views: 3457Egypt Overwhelmed by Gaza Border Breach
Region: United States
Since the destruction of the border security fence separating Gaza from Egypt the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been exercising quite a bit of restraint. This is due in large part to a sympathetic outlook concerning... more
Views: 1012School Bombed by Terrorists at Indo-Nepal Border Area
Region: NepalA terrorist cum robbery group has exploded a bomb at a high school in Birgunj, a city bordering India. According to Parsa police, there has been little damage to the school. No human casualties have been reported. Althoug... more
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