According to witnesses, Uzbek agents in the immediate aftermath crossed the border, which is a few hours away by car, rounded up hundreds and sent them back.
To be fair, the richer of the two factions is building a huge new stadium in Arbil, its "capital", and has repaved much of the road to the Turkish border, which is a boon to the lucrative smuggling trade.
Few places are more paradisical than this island towards the Myanmar border, which is a favoured nesting place of three species of sea turtle, including the world's largest, the 700kg leatherback.
Thirty-five activists from Code Pink, a US anti-war group, have gathered in the Pakistani capital this week as they prepare for an unprecedented march and political rally in South Waziristan, one of the semi-autonomous tribal areas on the Afghan border, which is a hotbed of Taliban militancy.
We make it to the border, which is a bit confusing and has the potential to cause visa problems for beginning travelers.
There's an area of Cambodia, not far from the border, which is a known passage for incoming asylum seekers and there I managed to meet a group of Montagnards hiding in the forest.
After the migrants left Holot, the Israeli army reportedly stopped them 300 meters from the Egypt border, which is a closed militarized zone, and prevented them from crossing, according to local media.
He once taught high-school English in Foix, a city in the Pyrenees, near the Andorran border, which is an epicenter for decorated caves.
In warm weather Baang features an outdoor patio surrounded by a growing bamboo border, which is an oasis of coolness in this shopping-center location.
In this study, we have estimated the contribution of host genetic factors to malaria relative to environmental factors in a Karen population located near the Thai-Myanmar border, which is an endemic area for P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria in Thailand.
One example is our field research site on the Thai-Burmese border, which is an area of convergence of largely ethnic Karen refugees and migrant workers who cross into Thailand for employment and other activities (http://www.shoklo-unit.com).
