Border Crackdown Spawns Violence
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SILVERBELL, Ariz. -- Among the statuesque saguaro cactuses in the desert south of this old mining town lies the remnant of a crime scene that federal authorities say signals a troubling and escalated level of violence associated with the human smuggling trade.
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Description: The latest clash between Thai security forces and Muslim activists near the Malaysian border resulted in scores dead.
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NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico  - The number of illegal  immigrants detained on the U.S.-Mexico border jumped in late  2004 as the U.S. government tightened security, although some  border agents said it only signaled that more people were  crossing the frontier.
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Police and protesters clash in the  Mexican state of Oaxaca in the worst violence there since unrest in 2006.
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Series of clashes break out on land and sea in the war-torn north
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The violence started in response to a flawed election, but it reveals a rift that may be beyond politicians' control
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Doubts have been raised across the country about the value of using aggressive tactics to crackdown on gangs.
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TIJUANA, Mexico  - A teenager was injured when U.S. border patrol agents fired tear gas into Mexico over the weekend, despite a Mexican government complaint that U.S. agents were using excessive force.
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At least 10 people are reported dead after Pakistani tribesmen and foreign militants clash near the Afghan border.
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TIJUANA, Mexico  - Mexico sent hundreds of police reinforcements to the border city of Tijuana on Tuesday following a recent rash of organized crime killings.
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Two border crossings in northern Kosovo attacked and US embassy in Belgrade shuts amid rioting
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The Mexican government called for an investigation Friday into a shooting by two federal agents that left one person dead at the world&#039;s busiest border crossing. A union representing the Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting defended the officer&#039;s conduct.
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Venezuela has sent 1,200 troops to its border with Colombia to crack down on smuggling amid a bitter feud between the two countries' governments.
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A recent standoff between National Guardsmen and heavily armed outlaws along the Mexican border has rattled some troops and raised questions about the rules of engagement for soldiers who were sent to the border in what was supposed to be a backup role.
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When U.S. security chiefs look  south at Latin America, they see porous borders and an ugly mix  of drug traffickers and Marxist rebel groups who they fear  could cut a deal with Islamic radicals like al Qaeda.
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A march of hardliners creates fears of violence in the state of Maharashtra. Hundreds are already detained as a preventive measure and barricades are set up on roads.
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Thousands of police patrolled a tense town today after street fights between members of the country&#39;s main ethnic group and a Muslim minority left seven people dead and 42 injured.