World news about “Border dispute” published by euronews.
Two-hour gunfight and one dead in Pakistan-Afghanistan border dispute One member of the Afghan border police is dead and two Pakistani soldiers have been wounded after a row close to the disputed Gursal border gate. A two-hour… 02/05/2013
Peru fish quest border case The fishermen of Puerto Grau in Peru want access to waters they have long been denied. The Pacific here is rich in resources within 200 nautical miles of… 03/12/2012
Japan’s carmakers hit by China’s people power Honda has issued a profits warning cutting its full-year figures by one-fifth following a popular backlash against Japanese goods in China. It followed… 29/10/2012
Japan carmakers to cut China output Japanese carmakers has said they are cutting back production in China, anticipating lower sales. That followed widespread anti-Japan protests over a group… 26/09/2012
Sporting tensions Escalating tensions between China and Japan over an uninhabited group of islands in the East China Sea has spilled over to the sporting world. China has… 18/09/2012
Tensions flare over Japan-China islands dispute – nocomment Thousands of Chinese took to the streets on Sunday after a group of Japanese nationalists raised their flags on a disputed East China Sea island. In the… 20/08/2012
Turkish Cypriot leader: EU not sincere or impartial over Cyprus In response to gas and oil drilling carried out by the Greek Cypriot government in the Mediterranean, Turkish Cypriots have started to conduct their own… 04/10/2011
A green future for No-Man’s Land. In South Korea, in one of the most heavily militarised zones in the world, they are transforming the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) – a symbol of war, tension and… 04/10/2011
NATO demolish Kosovo border barricade – nocomment US and Greek peacekeepers used a bulldozer in Jarinje, northern Kosovo to remove rocks used by Serbs to block a road in response to attempts to set up customs… 01/10/2011
Syrian military near Turkish border – nocomment There was a heavy military presence in the Syrian north-western town of Jisr al-Shughour near the Turkish border following reports of deadly clashes earlier… 28/06/2011
Anit-China demonstration in Vietnam – nocomment Vietnamese protesters marched through the streets of Hanoi for a fourth straight week on Sunday, calling for China to stop entering Vietnamese waters in the… 26/06/2011
Azerbaijan president’s perspective on Nagorno Karabakh impasse resolution On the eve of a new round of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, mediated by Russia, the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, told euronews that… 24/06/2011
Fresh attempt to end Nagorno Karabakh deadlock The landlocked mountainous region of Nagorno Karabakh remains one of the frozen conflicts of post-Soviet rule. It declared its independence from Azerbaijan in… 23/06/2011
Difficult diplomacy as Armenia and Azerbaijan talk Nagorno Karabakh María Piñeiro euronews: “President Sargsyan, there appears to be a sense of optimism about the possible outcome of the meeting to be held in Kazan in… 23/06/2011
Fresh attempts to broker Nagorno-Karabakh deal On the eve of a new round of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, mediated by Russia, the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, spoke to… 23/06/2011
A boy sleeps in a refugee camp in ThailandA boy sleeps beside a toy gun at a makeshift refugee camp set up about 30 km from a disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang 23/04/2011
Israel said to have struck at Syrian convoy near Lebanon borderIsrael has declined to comment on reports that its army launched an attack in the Syrian border area on Wednesday night. Lebanese security sources claim… 30/01/2013
Japan accuses China of airspace violation in islands rowJapan has lodged a formal protest with China after a Chinese plane reportedly flew close to islands claimed by both countries. For the first time, Tokyo… 13/12/2012
Vietnamese stage anti-China ralliesDemonstrators in Vietnam have staged rare protests against China in a long-running dispute over who owns parts of the South China Sea. In Hanoi, scores of… 09/12/2012
Peru and Chile’s maritime dispute at the HagueThe International Court of Justice in the Hague has begun hearing arguments from Peru and Chile in a dispute over major areas of sea off their respective… 03/12/2012
Syrian army attack rebel town near TurkeyIt is reported that Syrian military aircraft have been bombarding a town just metres away from the Turkish border. Ras al-Ain had been captured just a few… 12/11/2012
Turkey retaliates after fresh shelling from SyriaTurkish military have again returned fire after another Syrian shell reportedly slammed into its territory. The fresh exchange comes two days after Syrian… 06/10/2012
Sudan and South Sudan reach agreementSudan and South Sudan have agreed a border security deal after four days of talks. The agreement allows for the resumption of oil exports through Sudan from… 27/09/2012
Japan and Taiwan tangle over islandsTaiwanese fishermen and coastguard vessels came under attack with water cannon from the Japanese on Tuesday when they attempted to enter disputed territorial… 25/09/2012
Japan protests after Chinese ships sail close to disputed islandsJapan has lodged an official protest after three Chinese ships briefly entered waters close to disputed islands in the East China Sea. Footage shows a… 24/09/2012
South Sudan and Sudan in more direct talksThey were on the brink of war in April, but now the leaders of Sudan and South Sudan have held face-to-face talks in Ethiopia. A UN deadline for a peace… 24/09/2012
Syrian Rebels control Turkish border crossingThis is the third Turkish border crossing to fall under the control of Syrian rebel fighters, after a fierce gun battle during which two Turkish civilans are… 19/09/2012
Beijing police break up anti-Japan protestsChinese authorities moved to break up anti-Japan protests outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Wednesday as a territorial row rumbles on. The… 19/09/2012
More Japanese firms shut China operations over islands rowMore Japanese firms shut their operations in China on Tuesday over a territorial dispute that has soured ties between Asia’s two largest economies. Japan’s… 18/09/2012
Japan-China islands row threatens tradeA territorial row between China and Japan looks set to hurt trade between Asia’s two biggest economies. Demonstrators demanded a boycott of Japanese goods… 17/09/2012
Anti-Japan demos in China gain momentumThere have been more ugly scenes outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, where Chinese demonstrators have been protesting over a group of disputed islands… 16/09/2012
Japan buys islands at centre of row with ChinaThe Japanese government has bought three uninhabitated islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with China, officials said on Tuesday, furthering… 11/09/2012
Tokyo enters row between China and Japan over disputed islandsA row between Japan and China over disputed islands has taken another dramatic twist. A team of Japanese surveyors have sailed to the area on the orders of… 02/09/2012
Georgia frontier gun battleGovernment security forces in Georgia have shot dead 11 gunmen in an operation to free hostages near the border with Russia’s Dagestan region. Three of… 30/08/2012
Territorial row sparks protests in ChinaChinese protesters took to the streets on Sunday, to reassert their country’s claim to a disputed group of islands. The islands, known as Diaoyu in China… 26/08/2012
China welcomes island ‘heroes’ homeAfter two days in a Japanese jail a small group of Chinese activists sailed into Hong Kong as heroes on Wednesday. They had protested against what they say… 22/08/2012
Syria shell attack injures young girl in JordanA father in Jordan has told how his young daughter was hurt by shelling from Syria, in another sign of the growing consequences of the conflict. Bullets and… 20/08/2012
Japan and China clash over disputed islandsJapan has urged China to protect its citizens after thousands of people took to the streets across the country in anti-Japanese protests. The violence was… 20/08/2012
Japan-China tension over islandsJapanese activists who landed on the disputed rocky island of Senkaku in the East China sea have been defending their actions. The territory is known as… 19/08/2012
Tit-for-tat landings in Japan-China island rowDemonstrating their country’s claim, Japanese nationalists have sailed to disputed islands in the South China Sea. The group of nine spent a few hours on… 19/08/2012
S.Korean visit prompts island clash with JapanThe visit of the South Korean president to the Dokdo, or Takeshima islands has been seen by Japan as an affront, and Tokyo has protested. It is the first… 10/08/2012
Islands spat flares up between South Korea and JapanThe Dokdo, or Takeshima islands are rich in fish and maybe gas, but lie in disputed waters almost slap-dash in the middle between South Korea and Japan. It… 10/08/2012
China establishes city on disputed islandA grand ceremony was held on Yongxing to establish the city of Sansha as part of the Chinese claim to the disputed island. The move marked the latest… 24/07/2012
Five Azeri troops killed in clashes with ArmeniaThere has been further violence between Azeri and Armenian soldiers. Azerbaijan has accused its neighbour of killing five of its troops in a shoot out on… 05/06/2012
‘State of emergency’ declared by SudanSudan has declared a state of emergency in areas bordering South Sudan, after weeks of clashes over disputed territory and control of oil resources. The… 30/04/2012
Sudan detains foreigners in disputed border zoneSudan has arrested four foreigners and flown them to its capital, accusing the men of illegally entering a border area to help its enemy South Sudan. The… 28/04/2012
Sudan hails ‘victory’ as South Sudan pulls out of oil zoneSudan has declared victory in a border crisis with the newly-independent south that brought the two nations to the brink of all-out war. Khartoum celebrated… 21/04/2012
All-out war averted as South Sudan withdraws from disputed regionThe threat of all-out war between Sudan and its new southern neighour has been likely averted after troops from South Sudan began withdrawing from the Heglig… 20/04/2012
Sudan’s Bashir vows to retake disputed oil regionSudanese leader Omar al-Bashir vowed on Thursday to retake the disputed oil producing region of Heglig from South Sudan. “We will not give them an inch of… 19/04/2012
Demonstrators detained after clashes in KosovoMore than 140 arrests have been made in Kosovo, after demonstrators tried to stop traffic from neighbouring Serbia entering the territory. In the latest… 14/01/2012
Japan and China still at odds over islandsA short walk on a forbidden island disputed by China and Japan has brought a formal diplomatic protest from Beijing. Japanese local officials made a… 04/01/2012
Barricades come down in Serbia-Kosovo border rowWith talks to advance Serbia’s European Union membership bid happening soon, minority Serbs in Kosovo have begun taking down barricades at the northern… 06/12/2011
Serbia sets sights on EU with Kosovo border dealSerbia’s agreement to manage joint border crossings with Kosovo has enhanced its EU membership bid. It has confirmed the deal announced by Brussels on Friday… 03/12/2011
Serbia agrees border management with KosovoSerbia has agreed to accept border controls with Kosovo. The deal to jointly manage crossings removes a key obstacle to Belgrade’s EU-membership bid, just a… 03/12/2011
Russia agrees deal with Georgia over WTO entryRussian diplomats have agreed a Swiss-brokered deal with Georgia that will allow Russia to join the World Trade Organization after nearly two decades of… 10/11/2011
NATO troops move in on Kosovo Serb roadblocksNATO forces in Kosovo have deployed teargas and tanks to clear barriers to a disputed border crossing into Serbia. Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs had defied… 20/10/2011
Tensions rise at northern Kosovo borderAt Mitrovica in northern Kosovo another concrete barricade has been erected by local Serbs blocking the bridge that ethnically splits the city. NATO troops… 02/10/2011
Serbia walks out of EU-backed Kosovo talksSerbia pulled out of EU-backed peace talks on Kosovo on Wednesday after fresh unrest in a disputed border region. The talks aim to settle a row stemming… 28/09/2011
Serbia calls off EU-backed talks on KosovoEU-backed talks between Serbia and Kosovo have been called off as tension mounts near the north Kosovan border. Belgrade asked for negotiations to be… 28/09/2011
Tensions rise in Kosovo border areaNATO peacekeeping troops pulled back on Monday after placing a checkpoint on a road in the Serb controlled part of northern Kosovo. The mayor of Zupce met… 19/09/2011
NATO removes Serbia-Kosovo border roadblocksNATO troops on Monday removed three roadblocks close to the Serbia-Kosovo border where violence flared last week. The barricades were set up by ethnic Serbs… 01/08/2011
Nato troops retreat from Kosovo SerbsNato troops made a tactical retreat in Kosovo as ethnic Serbs stopped them reaching peacekeepers deployed at border posts with Serbia after a customs dispute… 30/07/2011
Kosovo border post set ablazeAbout 200 ethnic Serbs set a customs post ablaze on Wednesday at Kosovo’s northernmost border with Serbia. It came after Kosovo’s special police withdrew… 28/07/2011
Kosovo forces withdraw from Serb border postsKosovo special forces withdrew on Wednesday from two border posts in an ethnic Serb enclave, one day after violent clashes that left a policeman dead. The… 27/07/2011
Kosovo policeman dies after botched border raidA Kosovo policeman seriously injured during a border clash on Monday night has died. The 31-year-old officer was shot in the head when a police convoy came… 27/07/2011
Israeli gas finds lead to border rowsA three-nation dispute is escalating over massive natural gas discoveries in the Mediterranean sea. Israel has made two large finds in the last 18 months… 10/07/2011
India, Pakistan reopen Kashmir talksIndia and Pakistan have opened their first formal talks on the disputed territory of Kashmir in two and a half years. Diplomats met on Thursday to resume a… 23/06/2011
Vietnam holds navy drills amid tension with ChinaVietnam is holding military exercises with live rounds off its coast, as it accuses Beijing of raising tension in the South China Sea. A war of words… 13/06/2011
More clashes on Thai-Cambodian borderThai and Cambodian troops have exchanged rockets and gunfire near to a sacred temple in South East Asia’s bloodiest border dispute in years. At least 13… 26/04/2011
Thai-Cambodian clashes rage into third dayThere have been heavy cross-border artillery exchanges between Thai and Cambodian forces for a third consecutive day. Since the latest flare-up of a… 24/04/2011
