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Edgy times on China's border with North Korea
By Sue-Lin Wong YANBIAN, China (Reuters) – I sat on a metal bench, the chill seeping through my down jacket, as a Chinese government official towered above me, shouting. As usually happens when I report from this part of the world, the Chinese authorities were telling me to go away. China has long posted military and police along its border with North Korea.
Edgy times on China's border with North Korea
By Sue-Lin Wong YANBIAN, China (Reuters) – I sat on a metal bench, the chill seeping through my down jacket, as a Chinese government official towered above me, shouting. As usually happens when I report from this part of the world, the Chinese authorities were telling me to go away. China has long posted military and police along its border with North Korea.
U.S. Border agent charged with murdering Mexican claims self-defense
A U.S. Border Patrol agent charged with murdering a Mexican teenager when he fired across the border in 2012 testified on Monday that he acted in self defense after rocks were thrown at him. Agent Lonnie Swartz, 43, is charged with murder in the shooting death of 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez on Oct. 10, 2012. Swartz, who has been on trial in U.S. District Court in Tucson, Arizona, since March 20, sobbed on Monday while recounting the shooting.