International Business News - Tunnel http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Gaza's smugglers are going legit: Owners of the scores of tunnels running under the Gaza-Egypt border have registered with the Hamas authorities, pledged to pay workers' compensation and hooked up their operations to the electricity network. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147523-mideast-israel-palestinians-tunnel-boom.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/smuggling-by-tunnel-goes-legit-in-gaza.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/smuggling-by-tunnel-goes-legit-in-gaza.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:43:57 EDT Artists and intellectuals now sip wine where drug traffickers once convened. Sculptures have replaced bundles of U.S.-bound marijuana. Tijuana's newest cultural center sits atop a former drug trafficking tunnel that ran from this Mexican border city to a California parking lot. Called The House of the Tunnel, the center opens Saturday to the public. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/site-of-tijuana-drug-tunnel-becomes-art-center.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:49:13 EDT The bodies of five Palestinian smugglers were pulled from a tunnel that collapsed along the Gaza-Egypt border, Gaza security officials said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/5-palestinians-killed-in-gaza-egypt-tunnel.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:41:06 EDT A Palestinian official says two bodies have been pulled from a collapsed smuggling tunnel between Gaza and Egypt. Gaza Health Ministry official Dr. Moaiya Hassanain said three people were missing. Palestinians said Egyptian forces blew up the tunnel Tuesday, trapping the five. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/2-bodies-recovered-from-gaza-egypt-tunnel.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:25:43 EDT Eurostar passenger trains are running again through the tunnel under the English Channel two days after an undersea fire suspended service. Eurostar says it has restarted "limited service" but that travel time will be longer than usual. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/129005-aptopix-france-channel-tunnel-fire.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080913/passenger-trains-running-again-in-channel-tunnel.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080913/passenger-trains-running-again-in-channel-tunnel.htm Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:19:56 EDT Above ground, the fire would have been minor. Breaking out deep below the English Channel, it has stranded thousands of travelers, imperiled millions of dollars in trade and starkly demonstrated the importance--and fragility--of Britain's only land link to Europe. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/128400-france-channel-tunnel-fire.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/chunnel-fire-a-reminder-of-uks-ties-to-europe.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/chunnel-fire-a-reminder-of-uks-ties-to-europe.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:16:24 EDT The undersea train tunnel that has revolutionized travel between France and England can reopen and traffic should resume "progressively," the operator said late Friday, after firefighters extinguished an intense blaze earlier in the day. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/128331-france-channel-tunnel-fire.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/english-channel-tunnel-fire-burns-for-second-day.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/english-channel-tunnel-fire-burns-for-second-day.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:56:06 EDT A fire broke out Thursday on a train carrying trucks under the English Channel between England and France, injuring 14 people and shutting down traffic in the undersea rail tunnel, officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/127771-france-channel-tunnel-fire.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/tunnel-fire-under-english-channel-passengers-ok.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/tunnel-fire-under-english-channel-passengers-ok.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:33:21 EDT Lt. Christopher Hanes knew something was wrong as soon as he stepped into the Friends bakery. The oven was unused, the water tank was empty and a large concrete bin was full of dirt that the two employees claimed was used to cool cakes. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/125968-iraq-terror-tunnel.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/us-finds-clues-in-bakery-to-foil-iraqi-terror-plot.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/us-finds-clues-in-bakery-to-foil-iraqi-terror-plot.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:45:05 EDT Wide loads heading toward West Virginia won't have to detour around two tunnels in Virginia much longer. Traffic through the Interstate 77 tunnels has been restricted for the past 2 1/2 years as Virginia officials worked to renovate them. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/big-loads-to-pass-unimpeded-through-va-tunnels.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:57:18 EDT Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is promising to help build a 14-mile tunnel through the Andes into Chile. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet also supports the project. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/argentina-declares-support-for-3-billion-tunnel.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:04:49 EDT Mexico announced on Wednesday it will build a $1.27 billion tunnel that will be almost 39 miles long and more than 20 feet in diameter, to help solve the centuries-old drainage problem of the nation's capital. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/mexico-announces-1-27-billion-drain-tunnel.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:43:55 EDT Mexico announced on Wednesday it will build a US$1.27 billion tunnel that will be almost 39 miles (62 kilometers) long and 7 yards (meters) in diameter, to help solve the centuries-old drainage problem of the nation's capital. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/mexico-announces-us-1-27-billion-drain-tunnel.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:56:34 EDT A smuggling tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border collapsed, killing at least five Palestinians and wounding 18, Palestinian security and hospital officials said Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080802/5-palestinians-killed-in-gaza-tunnel-collapse.htm Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:18:22 EDT Work could resume on the Wheeling Tunnel soon and highways officials are still confident they'll meet the Nov. 1 deadline for the project's completion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/work-on-w-va-highway-tunnel-to-resume-soon.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:09:32 EDT A Palestinian health official says a tunnel used to smuggle goods across the Gaza-Egypt border has collapsed, killing two Palestinians. Health Ministry official Moawiya Hassanain said Thursday that five people were pulled out of the tunnel alive. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/2-killed-in-tunnel-collapse-on-gaza-egpyt-border.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:38:06 EDT The City of Detroit is preparing to lay off potentially hundreds of workers and cut services after the City Council voted against a planned sale of the city's half of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/detroit-city-council-votes-against-tunnel-sale.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:16:09 EDT Chile's public works minister says the country is considering a 14-mile (23-kilometer) tunnel through the Andes to speed trade with Argentina. Sergio Bitar says the tunnel proposed by an Argentine-Brazilian consortium would cost about $2.3 billion. It would serve train and truck transport. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/chile-may-build-tunnel-through-andes.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:35:29 EDT A dump truck spilled a load of mud inside a traffic tunnel, causing a chain-reaction crash of 23 vehicles on Friday in suburban New Orleans. Eighteen people were taken to hospitals, including a woman in labor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080531/spilled-mud-causes-crashes-in-la-18-people-hurt.htm Sat, 31 May 2008 00:02:19 EDT A dump truck spilled a load of mud inside a traffic tunnel, causing a chain-reaction crash of 23 vehicles on Friday in suburban New Orleans. Eighteen people were taken to hospitals, including a woman in labor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/spilled-mud-causes-crashes-in-la-18-people-hurt.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 22:55:27 EDT