With flu season coming, swine flu preparation tops agenda at North American summitGUADALAJARA, Mexico —When President Barack Obama visited Mexico in April, the now-global swine flu epidemic — unbeknownst to the White House — had just begun here and an Obama aide returned home sick. Border Patrol offers $250K reward for information in agent’s shooting deathCHULA VISTA, Calif. — The U.S. Border Patrol is offering a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shooting death of one of its agents. North Korea and Iran use seized Americans, other similar tactics to pursue goalsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The parallels between Iran and North Korea would seem to riff off the same West-rattling script: start a nuclear program, test some long-range missiles, demand international respect. Iran arrests 3 Americans for illegally crossing border, lawmaker says spy charges consideredTEHRAN, Iran — Iran has arrested three Americans for illegally entering the country from neighboring Iraq and a prominent Iranian lawmaker said Tuesday that authorities were investigating whether to charge them with spying. Arrest of US backpackers casts shadow over tourism boom in northern Iraq’s Kurdish regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — In Iraq’s Kurdish region where three American hikers fell into Iranian custody, the attractions for intrepid hikers and travelers are many. Visitors shop for crystal glasses and enjoy long walks in lush mountain resorts renowned for their pistachio groves. Bill Clinton makes surprise visit to NKorea to bring home jailed US journalists
ATF worries about Mexican cartel grenades coming into AmericaPHOENIX — It was a scenario U.S. law enforcement had long feared: A fragmentation grenade from Mexico’s bloody drug war tossed into a public place. Cold spares American from ill-fated hike, his 3 companions are reportedly detained in IranSAN FRANCISCO — An American linguistics student traveling in northern Iraq didn’t go on an ill-fated hiking trip because he had a cold — a twist of fate that prevented him from mistakenly wandering into Iran where his three friends were reportedly detained. Iran state TV confirms arrest of 3 Americans who crossed the border from IraqSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran state TV confirmed Saturday that it has detained three Americans who crossed the border from northern Iraq, saying they failed to heed warnings from Iranian guards. Iraqi Kurd officials say Iran confirms 3 Americans detained in border regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation. Iraq: Kurdish officials say Iran confirms 3 Americans detained in border regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation. Iraq: Kurdish officials say Iran confirms it has 3 Americans detained in border regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation. North accuses SKorean boat of illegally entry; Seoul awaits word on 4 fishermen seizedSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea accused a South Korean fishing boat of illegally entering its waters and said Saturday an investigation of four seized fishermen was under way. South Korea awaits word on 4 fishermen seized after straying into Northern watersSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea accused a South Korean fishing boat of illegally entering its waters and said Saturday an investigation of four seized fishermen would continue. US State Dept investigating report that 3 Americans in Iran after crossing Iraqi borderSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — The U.S. State Department said Friday it was investigating reports that three American tourists have been detained by Iranians while hiking near Iran’s border with the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq. Slain Border Patrol agent remembered in his hometown as outgoing family manEL CENTRO, Calif. — A Border Patrol agent who was slain in a rugged, remote area along the Mexican border was buried Friday after being remembered as a gregarious family man who dreamed that his 2-year-old son would follow in his footsteps. Critical La. oil port might not stand another major hurricane; direct hit could cause crisisCAMINADA HEADLAND, La. — The booming oil hub called Port Fourchon, a nerve center in the nation’s oil supply chain, is turning into a sitting duck for hurricanes as the beach that protects it from the Gulf of Mexico washes away. US Border Patrol agent to be buried near rugged California region where he was shot deadEL CENTRO, Calif. — The U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death last week sparked a massive manhunt in the United States and Mexico is being buried close to the spot where he was fatally shot in Southern California. NKorea still holding 4 SKorean fishermen a day after boat strayed into northern watersSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s military said Friday that four South Korean fishermen seized a day earlier after their boat strayed into North Korean waters remained under investigation, South Korean officials said. North Korea silent on South Korean fishermen seized after boat strays into northern watersSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea was silent Friday about four South Korean fishermen seized off the east coast after their boat strayed into northern waters a day earlier at a time of tension on the divided peninsula. Russia aims for leading role in boosting economies around war-torn AfghanistanDUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday pushed for energy and transportation projects — in which Russia is likely to lead the way — to boost economic development in Afghanistan and surrounding countries. North Korea feared to use seized South Korean fishermen as leverage to pressure SeoulSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s seizure of a South Korean fishing boat and its four crew members raised fears that the communist nation could use the incident to exert pressure on Seoul amid badly strained ties between the rival countries. Mexican citizen sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for assault on Border Patrol agentTUCSON, Ariz. — A Mexican citizen was sentenced Tuesday to nearly five years in federal prison in connection with an assault on a U.S. Border Patrol agent last year. Mexican federal judge orders detention for suspect in killing of US border patrol agentTIJUANA, Mexico — A judge in Mexico has ordered that a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in California be held during the investigation. Homeland Security chief tours Olympics security center in Washington state ahead of 2010 gamesBELLINGHAM, Wash. — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano got a tour Monday of a $4 million Olympics Coordination center that in six months should be a bustling hub of counterterrorism and security operations for the 2010 Winter Games in nearby British Columbia. 2 blasts hit Tajik capital ahead of meeting of leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and RussiaDUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Two small explosions have hit the Tajik capital before a high-profile meeting between the leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Russia, highlighting security concerns in the impoverished Central Asian nation. Police in Mexico identify main suspect in shooting death of US Border Patrol agentCHULA VISTA, Calif. — Authorities in Mexico on Sunday named the man suspected of pulling the trigger in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent working alone in a remote section of San Diego County. Police in Mexico arrest 4 men in US agent’s death as US officials search for wounded suspectsCHULA VISTA, Calif. — Police in Mexico have announced the arrests of four men in connection to the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent as their counterparts in the United States search hospitals for suspects possibly wounded in the first such shooting in more than a decade. Ousted Honduran leader stays near border, calls on US for more sanctionsLAS MANOS, Nicaragua — Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya sought to increase pressure on his country’s interim government, promising to camp out across the border in Nicaragua with his supporters and urging Washington to slap tough sanctions on coup leaders. Mexican police say 4 suspects detained in killing of US border agent in CaliforniaCHULA VISTA, Calif. — Mexican police announced the arrests Saturday of four men suspected of involvement in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent as American investigators searched hospitals for gunmen who were possibly wounded in the first such shooting death in more than a decade. |
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EOUL, South Korea — North Korea welcomed former President Bill Clinton to Pyongyang with flowers and hearty handshakes Tuesday as he arrived in the communist nation on a surprise mission to bring home two jailed American journalists.
