Border patrols strain Mexican border cities as Gatekeeper expands
Ramiro Robles and other crossers face a closing U.S. border as Operation Gatekeeper doubles U.S. manpower since Oct. 1. Mexican cities like Tijuana fear rising homelessness and crime while shelters rise. Officials warn the influx pressures services and economies.
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Trial begins in Belanglo backpacker murders case
Prosecutors open the Milat trial in Campbelltown NSW for seven counts of murder and related charges. A key witness, a British survivor, testifies Milat fired at him as he fled Milat’s car near Executioner's Drop in Belanglo Forest. The seven victims, travelers from Britain, Germany and Australia, were found buried in the NSW bush between 1992 and 1993.
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Caroline Jane Clarke
Joanne Lesley Walters
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James Harold Gibson
Deborah Phyllis Everist
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Government accused of killing foes in Nigeria
Human Rights Watch Africa says Nigeria's military government uses soldiers to kill and rape opponents. It cites increased repression under Gen. Sani Abacha, warning of tribal violence. notes crackdown on strikes, detentions of Abiola, and north south tensions amid oil interests.
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Human Rights Watch Africa
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Cross-border trade reshapes lives on Amur River
In Blagoveshchensk Russians gain access to Heihe's Chinese cuisine after 1991 border opening. Residents describe a shift from a closed city to a growing trade link, with Heihe transforming from a sleepy town to a hub amid China's reform and Sino-Russian commerce.
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Russia
Alexey Zypko
Amur
China
Heihe
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