South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff said 16 others were injured during the bombardment of the island, which is located near the countries' disputed western border.

Saddam complained to the U.S. State Department that Kuwait had slant drilled oil out of wells that Iraq considered to be within its disputed border with Kuwait.

Other territorial disputes include islands in the East and South China Seas, and undefined or disputed borders with India and North Korea.

India shares a long and disputed border with China.

There have also been reports of skirmishes between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the countries' lawless and disputed border.

This division was ratified only in 1975 with the Treaty of Osimo, which gave a final legal sanction to Slovenia's long disputed western border.

Though media debates highlight the shaky, disputed borders of knowledge, the power of science to build agreement remains clear.

A disputed Himalayan border was the main pretext for war, but other issues played a role.

Kyrgyzstan has a long disputed border with the country, over which Uzbekistan has unilaterally erected a barrier.

The Kuwaiti monarchy further angered Saddam by slant drilling oil out of wells that Iraq considered within its disputed border with Kuwait.