101.   Seeking a third term at elections on Saturday, Howard has staked out counterterrorism and border security as the central issues in the campaign.

102.   Sands said minimum probable changes in border security would include better screening, with passports required, and special bridges for trucks and other commercial traffic.

103.   Sarawak province, where Kuching is located, has tightened border security to prevent Indonesian immigrants from entering from Kalimantan, an official said Thursday.

104.   Some of the initiatives have been announced previously in border security agreements signed with U.S. officials.

105.   Tamperproof passports and tighter monitoring of foreign students are among the provisions of legislation the House has passed to improve border security and visa screening.

106.   Syria pledged Monday to maintain good-neighborly relations and cooperation with Turkey in the ensuring border security.

107.   Thai soldiers killed four Cambodian government troops Monday in a brief gunfight on Thai territory, said a senior Thai army officer monitoring border security.

108.   The Andean leaders also were discussing the establishment of common tariffs, ways to fight illegal drugs, border security, political unrest and rebel insurgencies.

109.   The dismissal decree was issued after a report by the Saudi Interior Ministry showed lapses in border security after the bombing, the sources said.

110.   The Foreign Ministry statement said it was up to the Iraqi Kurdish authorities to maintain border security.