In its private moments, Pakistan had good reason to back the Taliban: it brought a perilous sort of stability to a historically volatile border.

At the volatile border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, time appeared to be running short.

People on both sides of one of the world's most volatile borders are breathing a bit easier these days.

The Arab-Israeli conflict will become increasingly volatile as violence and fundamentalism cross national borders.

A few weeks ago, my husband returned from Afghanistan, where he was serving with his National Guard unit along the volatile border of Pakistan.

At best, partition would require a peacekeeping force to patrol a volatile border for years to come.

Other castles guarded the volatile border with Spain.

About 40 Iraqis were killed Wednesday by American forces in an attack near the volatile border with Syria.

Mysore state had a volatile border with incessant skirmishes, a legacy of the previous regime.

Two days after India and Pakistan agreed to their first cease-fire in 14 years, the guns remained silent along the 700 miles of volatile border here.