A group of elderly South Koreans cross the heavily armed demilitarized zone between the communist North and the South on Saturday to meet family members separated during the 1950s war that divided the Korean peninsula.
Cross-border traffic between North and South Korea resumed Tuesday after Pyongyang lifted tough border restrictions along its heavily fortified frontier following months of hostility.
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Iran state TV reported that three American tourists had been detained after they "infiltrated through the Iraqi border". A Kurd official earlier said that three backpackers had been visiting a tourist spot that lacked clear borders with Iran.
Iranian border guards detained three American tourists after they strayed into Iran from Iraqi Kurdistan, CNN reported. They had been visiting Ahmed Awa, a popular tourist spot that lacks clearly marked borders with Iran.
In Laredo, Texas - one of the busiest ports of entry into the US - thousands of people cross the border every day. At least they did before the H1N1 virus came along.
Russia has taken formal control of the borders of Georgia's separatist zones while criticising NATO exercises due in the country. Russia is at the same time embroiled in a spy row with NATO.
Afghan border guards shot and killed an Iranian sergeant after he allegedly entered southwestern Nimroz province in Afghanistan on a motorcycle, without authorisation, border police say.
The first formal talks in a year between North and South Korean officials have been delayed after a failure to agree on a location or agenda in the wake of rising tensions following Pyongyang's controversial missile launch.
Multiple separate skirmishes broke out Friday on the disputed border territory between Cambodia and Thailand. Cambodia claimed to have lost two soldiers during one of the skirmishes.
