Governors of California, New Mexico, Arizona skip border conference on security, economySeptember 3rd, 2009 3 US governors no-show at border conferenceMONTERREY, Mexico — Mexico's interior secretary says escalating violence along the U.S. border is a reaction to the country's crackdown on organized crime.
Frontier justice: Mexico arrests 6 in theft of chunks of border fence to sell for scrapAugust 27th, 2009 Mexico nabs 6 in theft of border-fence steelTIJUANA, Mexico — Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana say they have arrested six men for stealing pieces of the U.S. border fence to sell as scrap metal.
Blockbuster 2nd-qtr loss narrows but misses analyst expectationsAugust 13th, 2009 Blockbuster 2Q loss narrows but misses Street viewDALLAS — Blockbuster Inc. says its second-quarter loss narrowed as the struggling video rental chain cut costs amid declines in revenue.
American, Canadian leaders criticize northern border policyJuly 14th, 2009 Officials complain about US northern border policyBOISE, Idaho — Officials from the United States and Canada say that American northern border policy, shaped by terrorism concerns and Mexican border issues, is negatively impacting Pacific Northwest communities. The critical comments emerged during an annual meeting this week of lawmakers, researchers and policy experts from around the region and Canada.
Running of the bulls kicks off in Pamplona, Red Cross says 4 injured but no one goredJuly 7th, 2009 Running of the bulls kicks off in PamplonaPAMPLONA, Spain — Thrillseekers have sprinted through Pamplona in a swift and relatively clean start to the running of the bulls. Spanish Red Cross spokesman Jose Aldaba said no one was gored in Tuesday's run but four people were hospitalized with bumps or bruises.
KB Home 2nd-quarter loss narrows, but misses estimates; new home orders spike from 1st quarterJune 26th, 2009 KB Home 2Q loss narrows, new orders up from 1QNEW YORK — KB Home is reporting a smaller loss for its second quarter than a year ago but the earnings results still missed Wall Street's estimates. But the homebuilder says its new home orders and cancellation rate improved compared with the first three months of the year.
Spanish lawmakers vote to limit cross-border justice law used to indict Pinochet, bin LadenJune 25th, 2009 Spanish lawmakers vote to clip judges' wingsMADRID — Spanish legislators voted Thursday to change a law that let judges indict Osama bin Laden and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, narrowing its scope to cases with a clear link to this country and yielding to criticism that Spain should not act like a global cop. The reform will not be retroactive, so the dozen or so cases now being investigated at the National Court will continue, the Justice Ministry said.
Increase cross border trade in Kashmir: trade lobbyMay 20th, 2009 JAMMU - India and Pakistan should take steps to augment the cross-border trade between the two countries in Jammu and Kashmir, an industry lobby said Wednesday. Though the trade across the Line of Control (LoC) - the de facto border in the state - is picking up, there was 'an urgent need to redress the long identified problems', Ram Sahai, president of the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries, told the media.
Spain arrest 29 in alleged ring that tried to smuggle Cubans into USMay 6th, 2009 Spain arrest 29 in alleged Cuban migrant ringMADRID — Spanish authorities have arrested 29 people suspected of forging credit cards to finance an elaborate scheme to smuggle Cubans into the U.S. from Mexico, police said Wednesday.
Spain justice system shying from once-famed role as international prosecutorApril 22nd, 2009 Spanish justice shies away from cross-border casesMADRID — Spain grabbed world headlines a decade ago by indicting Chile's former dictator Augusto Pinochet, and has since probed alleged atrocities as far away as Tibet and Rwanda. But now, after tangling with Israel and the United States, the long arm of its justice system is apparently pulling back.
Peace bus to Pakistan crosses border, but sans passengersApril 3rd, 2009 AMRITSAR - Pakistani security authorities Friday allowed the Amritsar-Lahore-Nankana Sahib peace bus between the two countries to enter its territory, but the bus did not have any passengers. Border Security Force (BSF) officials at the Attari border, 30 km from here, said that the bus was allowed to cross the international border gates with only its crew on board.
Uncertainty prevails over India-Pakistan peace busApril 2nd, 2009 AMRITSAR - Uncertainty prevails over the India-Pakistan peace bus being allowed to enter Pakistani territory Friday by authorities in that country in the wake of the recent terrorist strikes near Lahore. The Amritsar-Lahore 'Punjab-Aab' bus will leave this city for its journey till Lahore city in Pakistan, 55 km from here, Friday.
Centre-Left world leaders demand cross-border regulations from G20March 28th, 2009 VINA DEL MAR - Centre-Left leaders from around the world said Saturday in Chile that they would demand from next week's G20 summit the imposition of urgent cross-border regulations regarding the financial sector, climate change and social protection. 'We cannot run the risk of postponing profound structural solutions,' said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Cross-border bus to Pakistan cancelled in KashmirMarch 6th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The scheduled run of the weekly cross-border bus between Pakistan and India in Jammu and Kashmir was cancelled Thursday on Islamabad's request. 'On the request of Pakistani authorities, the Karwan-e-Aman bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarbad (capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir) did not ply today (Thursday),' an official spokesman said in a statement.
Patrolling along Pakistan border beefed up in GujaratJanuary 21st, 2009 BHUJ - Security has been beefed up along the India-Pakistan border touching Kutch and Banaskantha districts in Gujarat ahead of the Jan 26 Republic Day celebrations, a Border Security Force (BSF) official said Thursday. 'While BSF patrols the border routinely, intensive patrolling is being carried out.
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