BJP (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Kathmandu, Nov 20 (IANS) Nepal is seeking the help of its giant northern neighbour China to resolve border disputes with its other giant neighbour in the south, India. on Thursday, Nepal’s Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa ...
M|O|N|G|K|O|L (Free subscription) | yesterday
A truly excellent analysis worth reading and reflecting. Daly City, CA, United States, — There are numerous border disputes in Southeast Asia. The most well-known case today involves the historic Preah Vihear temple and the four square kilometers of territory around it, which are claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia. Last month, Thai and Cambodian soldiers [...]
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Cambodia won't start a war against Thailand, although both sides have border dispute unsolved and an armed clash occurred at the border in October, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday at a scholarship-awarding ceremony. "We don't wage war against any country. We knew war clearly because we used to have civil war. And we took years to seek peace. We have political stability now...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
The bilateral armed clash at the border area in October will not stop Cambodia from attending the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Thailand, Chinese-language newspaper the Jian Hua Daily on Wednesday quoted an official as saying. "We will not boycott the summit in December, even as we have border dispute," Phay Siphan, secretary of state of the Cambodian Council of Ministers told a seminar...
Asia Times (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
A border dispute between Myanmar and Bangladesh, heightened by the search for offshore energy resources, threatens to complicate China's plans to pump fuel from the region to its landlocked Yunnan province. - Andrew Symon
CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Americans had a saying in the 1840s: “54-40 or fight!” It referred to the Oregon Country-Canada border dispute we had with the British. Americans, feeling that their nation deserved to be a continental nation, were willing to go to war against the British, again, in order secure a few more swaths of land, and all [...]
GW Hatchet (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
... do."He also discussed how Brazil was the only country in South America for many years not to have border disputes with its neighbors."Probably with the exception of Europe, there is no other part of the world where you see such a large number of countries that all have democratically elected (governments) and live in harmonious conjunction," Patriota said.He said Brazil must pay very...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... atmosphere."The talks were expected to focus on security issues and refugees but not to touch on border disputes. Ahead of the talks Georgia has said it wants international peacekeepers in the breakaway regions instead of Russian troops and has called for an investigation into who started the conflict. Last month the first round of talks ended with both Moscow and Tbilisi accusing...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... atmosphere."The talks were expected to focus on security issues and refugees but not to touch on border disputes. Ahead of the talks Georgia has said it wants international peacekeepers in the breakaway regions instead of Russian troops and has called for an investigation into who started the conflict. Last month the first round of talks ended with both Moscow and Tbilisi accusing...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... of the 1835-36 Toledo War, when the State of Ohio and Michigan Territory were briefly engaged in a border dispute.Either way, it wasn't until Woody Hayes came face to face with Bo Schembechler in 1969 and sparked the 10-Year War that the annual battle between the colleges became a national sporting obsession.The universities have been members of the Big Ten Conference (the oldest...
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... in Europe.The talks were expected to focus on security issues and refugees but not to touch on border disputes The Russian delegation will be led by Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin.
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
He duly crossed the Severn for the match against Saracens, but was not called off the bench. With the saga causing an unseemly cross-border dispute, Cooper is just relieved he can concentrate on facing the All Blacks before Gloucester reclaim him next week, meaning he cannot play against Australia.
OUPblog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
... account; Kosovo isn’t far from the heart of Europe. Other examples of separatist movements and border disputes abound around the globe, and pose nearly as many challenges for atlas publishers as they do for policy-makers and politicians. Last year I remarked that global warming will likely keep mapmakers busy by altering the extent of sea ice or exposing new landmasses long hidden...
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
The Constitutional Court will hear another cross-border dispute, in this case the movement of Sekhukhune District Municipality, where the area of Moutse is situated, from Mpumalanga to Limpopo, when it sits on Tuesday.The Moutse Demarcation Forum and 15 individuals will challenge the validity of part of the Constitution Twelfth Amendment Act, 2005 and the Cross-Boundary Municipalities...
