Mohawks v. Canada: Standoff over arming guards brings NY bridge closure, loss of businessST. REGIS MOHAWK NATION, N.Y. — Melinda Walk needs her Canadian customers back — so much so that she’s willing to give them full value for their currency at her convenience store-gas station just over the U.S.-Canadian border, even at a loss of 12 cents on the dollar. Marines battle Taliban in massive Afghan offensive; suffer first casualtiesNAWA, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and several others were injured or wounded on the first full day of the assault, the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the fall of Taliban government in 2001. Suspected illegal immigrant shot in convenience store after Border Patrol chaseMcALLEN, Texas — A Border Patrol agent shot a suspected illegal immigrant during an altercation in a South Texas convenience store Wednesday. France’s EADS wins contract to provide border security system for Saudi ArabiaPARIS — European aerospace and defense contractor EADS NV has won a major contract with Saudi Arabia to supply a border security system covering 9,000 kilometers (5,600 miles) of the kingdom’s land and sea frontiers, the company said Wednesday. Federal appeals court upholds prison term for drug smuggler shot by border agentsEL PASO, Texas — A federal appeals court has upheld the prison term for an admitted drug smuggler wounded in a controversial shooting by Border Patrol agents. Pakistani army faces new front in war as Taliban pulls out of peace deal near Afghan borderISLAMABAD — A decision by Taliban militants to withdraw from a peace deal in a tribal region close to the Afghan border threatens to open a new front for the Pakistan army as it battles the insurgents in two other areas. Israeli navy impounds boat carrying medical aid for blockaded GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying foreign peace activists trying to break a blockade of Gaza on Tuesday and forced it to sail to an Israeli port, the military said. Afghan minister calls for disbanding of private security forces after killing of police chiefKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s interior minister called Tuesday for the disbanding of private security forces after a group of guards that has worked for the U.S. military was involved in the killing of a provincial police chief in the country’s south. AP source: National Guard to seek volunteers to bolster counter-drug efforts on Mexican borderWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is developing plans to seek up to 1,500 National Guard volunteers to step up the military’s counter-drug efforts along the Mexican border, senior administration officials said Monday. Pakistan police kill 5 suspected Taliban militants in shootout in southern city of KarachiKARACHI, Pakistan — Police killed five suspected militants Saturday in a nighttime raid on a Karachi apartment housing insurgents loyal to the Pakistani Taliban leader blamed for a wave of suicide attacks, a top official said. House passes Homeland Security spending bill with money for border patrol agents, anti-piracyWASHINGTON — The House passed a $44 billion spending bill Wednesday that awards the Homeland Security Department a 7 percent budget increase, with money for more border patrol agents and for anti-piracy efforts off the coast of Somalia. Report: New radiation detection machines government’s been developing not worth the moneyWASHINGTON — The government shouldn’t buy more of the new radiation detection machines it’s been developing to look for smuggled nuclear materials at ports, a report from the National Research Council says. Rapper Lil Wayne appears in Yuma, Ariz., court, hopes to get investigation recordsPHOENIX — Rapper Lil Wayne appeared in court for a pretrial update on the investigation into drug possession and weapons charges he faces in Yuma County, Ariz. Foreign officers to join US customs to tackle smuggling at 3 major domestic seaportsLOS ANGELES — U.S. agents trying to stop contraband, arms and drug smuggling at the port of Los Angeles will soon get a new partner in their decades-old battle — an officer from Mexico. NKorean ship sailing off Chinese coast en route to Myanmar with illicit arms on boardSEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons was plying the waters off Shanghai on Tuesday en route to Myanmar, a news report said, as regional military officials and a U.S. destroyer kept a close eye on the vessel’s movements. Customs officer, wife plead guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery, import EcstasyTUCSON, Ariz. — A federal customs officer at the San Luis Port of Entry and his wife pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and to import the drug Ecstasy. Mexico deploys 1,500 more troops to border city of Ciudad Juarez as homicides riseCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has deployed 1,500 more troops to the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, where homicides related to the drug trade have surged in recent weeks. Like Mexico, Jamaica sees US guns arming out-of-control gang warsKINGSTON, Jamaica — Ships from Miami steam into Jamaica’s main harbor loaded with TV sets and blue jeans. But some of the most popular U.S. imports never appear on the manifests: handguns, rifles and bullets that stoke one of the world’s highest murder rates. Haitians weigh whether to vote in run-off for Senate seats amid violence, political tensionsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Election officials flew street banners and sent text messages to encourage a big turnout for Haiti’a hotly anticipated Senate run-offs, but very few in the capital city were voting Sunday. NM ranchers say new border barriers don’t stop sick cows from crossing into US from MexicoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Longtime New Mexico cattle rancher Judy Keeler is keenly aware of how tough it is to raise livestock in the dusty desert near the U.S.-Mexico border. Pakistan says ground fighting in tribal belt near Afghanistan border kills about 50 militantsCHUPRIAL, Pakistan — Pakistani officials say troops backed by jet fighters and artillery have killed about 50 militants in a volatile northwestern tribal region near Afghanistan where Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is believed to be entrenched with thousands of his fighters. Arizona killings rock anti-illegal immigration movement, highlights risk of fringe activistsPHOENIX — The tagline on Shawna Forde’s anti-illegal immigration Web site says her group was “doing the job our government won’t do.” They wanted to patrol the border, but her small band of activists needed money to do it. US military tracking ship from NKorea that may be carrying illicit weapons, officials sayWASHINGTON — The U.S. military is tracking a ship from North Korea that may be carrying illicit weapons, the first vessel monitored under tougher new United Nations rules meant to rein in and punish the communist government following a nuclear test, officials said Thursday. Border Patrol making fewer apprehensions; recession seen as detering illegal migrationMcALLEN, Texas — The number of U.S. border apprehensions dropped for a third consecutive year, falling to a level not seen since 1973, new government data show. US and Mexico agree to improve customs processes and secure travel and tradeWASHINGTON — The U.S. and Mexico formalized an agreement Monday to work together to secure legal travel and trade across the countries’ shared border. US, South Korea reportedly pinpoint 11 sites of possible nuclear tests by North KoreaSEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. and South Korea have pinpointed 11 underground sites in North Korea where it could conduct a third nuclear test, a newspaper reported Monday ahead of a summit between the two allies on the communist regime’s growing atomic threat. House panel blocks immigration benefits for Guantanamo detaineesWASHINGTON — Republicans on a key House panel won a vote Friday to make doubly sure that Guantanamo Bay detainees won’t be given immigration benefits that would allow them to stay in the United States if they’re released. Man accused of trying to smuggle marijuana ashore on surfboard off San Diego coastIMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. — The Border Patrol said a man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 24 pounds of marijuana ashore on his surfboard off the San Diego County coast. The man was spotted Sunday morning about 200 yards off Imperial Beach, near the Mexican border. Border Patrol: Truck driver arrested trying to smuggle 73 over California-Mexico borderCAMPO, Calif. — The U.S. Border Patrol says a truck driver was arrested at a checkpoint in California after 73 illegal immigrants from Mexico were found in the back of his rig. Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinians equipped with explosives-laden horses in Gaza border clashGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza militants with explosives-laden horses approached the Israeli border early Monday, igniting a battle that left four gunmen dead, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. |
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