Jan 6th, 2009 · Heavy clashes on the outskirts of Gaza City between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on Tuesday left more than a dozen people dead as the Israeli navy pounded shore positions and ground forces pushed slowly into heavily populated urban areas of the Gaza Strip.
Nov 17th, 2008 · Lancaster, Calif., is a high desert community on the far outskirts of Los Angeles. Officials there are spending millions of dollars to fix up foreclosed properties and make them into affordable housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced $4 billion worth of grants to local development agencies to do the same thing.
Aug 27th, 2008 · The United States will not dock a Coast Guard ship carrying humanitarian aid in the Georgian city of Poti. Russian forces are posted on the outskirts of the port city. A U.S. embassy spokesman says the ship will dock well south of where Russian and Georgian forces clashed this month.
Jun 18th, 2008 · NATO troops and Afghan government forces are battling Taliban militants on the outskirts of the southern city of Kandahar. Taliban fighters seized villages in the Arghandab valley, just north of Kandahar earlier this week.
Jun 18th, 2008 · Officials in Afghanistan on Wednesday said it launched an operation to drive Taliban insurgents from villages on the outskirts of Kandahar. Afghan government troops have been joined by Canadian forces in the operation.
May 21st, 2008 · As Chinese peasants move to cities in search of opportunity, cities expand into what used to be the country. The case of a group of peasants on the outskirts of Chengdu in southwestern China illustrates the often devastating results.
May 20th, 2008 · Yi Bin and Cai Zisheng moved from their rural village to Chengdu, China, a thriving Chinese metropolis. But the country's economic boom has left them behind. They live in a tiny space on the outskirts of town and barely make ends meet.
Jan 29th, 2008 · Tempelhof Airport, once a symbol of Nazi power, will likely see its last flight in October. Its runways are not big enough for large planes, and Berlin is building a new airport on the city's outskirts. Still, many residents aren't ready to let go of this piece of the city's history.