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By Sonja Pace Diyarbakir, Turkey 01 November 2007 Turkey has just hosted an international conference on how best to stabilize Iraq despite being on an increasingly poor footing with its eastern neighbor. Ankara accuses Iraq of sheltering separatist K
By Greg Flakus Houston 02 November 2007 The US Border Patrol is expanding a program along the Mexican border in Texas through which illegal aliens are prosecuted and are subject to fines and imprisonment for illegal entry. As VOA's Greg Flakus report
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 23 January 2008 Residents of the Gaza Strip have flooded across the border into Egypt to stock up on food and other supplies after militants blew a huge hole in the border barricade, eventually opening the wall completely.
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 28 March 2007 Majority Democrats and President Bush still appear headed on a collision course over legislation to fund the war in Iraq. From Capitol Hill, VOA's Dan Robinson reports Democratic leaders in the House and Sen
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 17 March 2006 Thais demonstrate against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinwatra In Thailand, tens of thousands of protesters continue their daily rallies demanding the resignation of Pr
With tension running high on the Israel-Gaza border, the sides could be stepping back from the brink of a major confrontation. Palestinians line up to buy bread outside a bakery in Gaza City, 23 Dec 2008 The Islamic militant group Hamas that rules t
Berlin Wall: 28 Years of Confrontation On August 13, 1961, the window in the Iron Curtain was shut. In a single night, the border between the two parts of Berlin was closed. Thousands of people were cut off from their families, work, and homes. The B
Photo: AP Photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows a female Iranian protestor holding a poster of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, during anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran
By Chad Bouchard Mae Sot, Thailand 03 October 2007 Communities along Thailand's border with Burma are closely watching for signs of a new wave of refugees following violence in Rangoon over the past week. As Chad Bouchard reports from the Thai border
We're starting in the Middle East today where there's been a new exchange of fire between old enemies. We've told you how other countries are involved in Syria's civil war. Iran is one of them. It supports Syria's government in its fight to keep cont
By Nico Colombant Dakar 06 March 2008 A deadly incident in the border region between Chad and Sudan in which a French soldier was apparently killed is highlighting the challenges of peacekeeping in the refugee-flooded, violence-wracked region. VOA's
By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 06 July 2007 Cattle-herding nomads from western Kenya confirm United Nations and aid agency reports that forces of the Ugandan army are using helicopter gunships and mortar against communities living on the Kenya-Uganda border.
Greg Flakus The U.S. Border Patrol is implementing a new initiative on the Mexico border with the state of Arizona called simply
US Officials Announce Tighter Border Security in Iraq Laurie Kassman U.S. administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer says border security will be tightened following Tuesday's terror attacks on Shi'ite worship
By Greg Flakus Houston 16 October 2007 Mayors of several Texas towns on or near the US border with Mexico are filing legal actions to stop the federal government from building a planned security fence to deter illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. A
By Sonja Pace Habur Crossing, on the Turkey-Iraq Border 06 November 2007 Tensions again loom along the Turkey-Iraq border with a Turkish military incursion into northern Iraq and economic sanctions still a possibility despite diplomatic efforts to ca
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 03 February 2008 Egypt has closed the border with the Gaza Strip, ending 11 days of unrestricted movement for Palestinians. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDonough has more from Cairo. Egyptian security forces used barbed wir
以色列军队在加沙边界枪杀巴勒斯坦人 GAZA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man in northeast Gaza near the border, medical sources and witnesses said Friday. The witnesses said that the Israeli troops statione
By Scott Stearns White House 08 January 2008 President Bush says Iran should not confront U.S. naval vessels in the Persian Gulf. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, dealing with Iran is part of the president's agenda for a trip he b
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill allocating 600 million dollars to help enhance border security in the southwestern states bordering Mexico. Obama signed the bill in the Oval Office in the presence o