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SMUGGLERS' HAVEN The full border with Yemen was not demarcated until June 2000. Illegal immigration and smuggling of explosives are common in the rugged, isolated mountains
The tableau of a country disintegrating in civil war is starkly at odds with Nepal's enduring image as an enchanted Shangri-la, a place frozen in time. Yet it is the country's backwardness, so charming to backpackers, mountaineers and jet-setters alike, that lies at the heart of...
Thinning also seems of dubious merit in many mixed-severity fire regimes, except as a protective measure around the perimeter of communities. Consider, for example, the Biscuit fire that hopped and skipped across 500,000 acres in southern Oregon's Siskiyou National Forest last year. Slightly more than 15% of...
Don't chuck that empty Altoids box--you may want to use it as a camera case. An array of supersmall digital cameras, including the stylish $400 Pentax Optio S, above, have hit stores, offering eye-popping designs, loads of features and sharp picture quality. Sony's candy bar-size...
Hunted in Afghanistan and Pakistan, al-Qaeda terrorists are slipping into Iran in droves, often with the aid of smugglers like Mahmood. Washington believes that several al-Qaeda leaders, including security chief Saif al-Adil, are hiding in that country. Iran counters that it's impossible to seal off its...