Jan 3rd, 2009 · Over the last week, the focus of Israel's strikes in Gaza has been government offices, security compounds and tunnels allegedly used for smuggling along the Egyptian border. But partly because of Gaza's dense population, schools, clinics and residential areas have also been hit.
Dec 28th, 2008 · Israeli jets continued pounding the Gaza Strip on Sunday. Targets included smuggling tunnels in southern Gaza and the main Hamas security complex. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed this weekend in the densely packed territory.
Dec 9th, 2008 · The baby had a face that only a mother could love. And even then, the mother was a monkey. A Washington state woman was convicted of sneaking a rhesus monkey from Thailand into the United States. Gypsy Lawson got past U.S. Customs by tucking the monkey under her blouse and pretending to be pregnant. The jury also convicted Lawson's traveling companion: her mother. Or as the monkey would presumably refer to her: Grandma.
Dec 8th, 2008 · Israel imposed an economic blockade on Gaza when the radical Islamic group Hamas seized control last year. To bring in goods — from weapons to cigarettes — smugglers are using tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border. Smuggling was once mainly the work of a few people derided as criminals. Hamas now calls it a patriotic duty and business is booming.
Nov 23rd, 2008 · Best known for her role as Detective Kay Howard on the 1990s TV show Homicide: Life on the Street, actress Melissa Leo takes on cross-border smuggling in her new movie.
Aug 15th, 2008 · The U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly turning to contractors to help relieve agents of minor duties. But the recent case of two contract employees, caught smuggling illegal immigrants, has critics calling for tighter screening.
Jun 17th, 2008 · A former U.N. arms inspector's report on a smuggling ring headed by A.Q. Khan, the former head scientist for Pakistan's nuclear program, says Khan and his partners obtained detailed designs for a sophisticated nuclear weapon in hopes of selling the plans — which may have been passed to Iran, North Korea or terrorist groups.
May 17th, 2008 · Scott Simon looks at how giant beetles were smuggled into the U.S. from Taiwan. They pose a threat to agriculture.