" Newsweek called Pakistan “the most dangerous nation in the world.” Western media calls Pakistan “a power-keg waiting to explode,” while their military describes us as “being in a fight for our national existence.” The world that we all claw and...
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Detectives piecing together the motive for the murders of ex-Newcastle University students Yang Zhen Xing and girlfriend Xi Xhou say Yang may have been involved in an international BETTING SCAM on the internet....
I know that my view on this will not be popular with many but I must say that I fail to understand the Irish Government's attitude when it comes to "illegal" immigrants. If the illegal immigrant is Irish and is working in the US they are really "good guys" contributing to...
Myanmar has made good on its pledge to Ban Ki Moon, and approved the visas for foreign aid works that it had been delaying on. However it is still unclear if they will accept aid from American and French military...
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Stories like this abound nowadays but they remain equally enthralling. It has made me wonder, what could have their parents, guardians, and/or mentors told them as they were growing up so that they put others ahead of themselves? Then I thought, maybe they were...
Whether or not Washington admits it, the US economy is hurting. Scaring away tourists? Not helping. What would Americans say if, for example, Britain demanded info on would-be tourists from Iowa? A buck says they'd...
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Bukittinggi, W Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Local immigration authorities have deported three foreign nationals for overtaying their visas and illegally entering Indonesia, a spokesman said."We have sent them to the immigration detention center in Pekanbaru for further deportation...
""They were deported via Sukarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta yesterday (Tuesday)," he told AFP.
The three -- Shibu Nair from India, Gigie Cruz from the Philippines and Neil Tangri from the United States -- held tourist visas and these had been violated when they attended the...
President Calderon's attempt to draw attention from Mexico's poverty, took aim at US immigration legal system. He's advocating amnesty for "undocumented workers" and open borders.He complained about "human rights...
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This is starting to get really ugly. "MOSCOW - Russia said Thursday it will expel four British diplomats and suspend counterterrorism cooperation with London, the latest move in a mounting confrontation over the...
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"WASHINGTON, June 28 —The Senate voted today to effectively block efforts to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, meaning that the issue is most likely dead until after the 2008 elections.
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The Vote in the Senate
Needing 60 votes to bring debate...
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"Over 11,000 US Visas Issued to Saudi Students Last Year
Javid Hassan, Arab News
RIYADH, 15 March 2007 — The number of student visas for Saudis pursuing higher studies in the US shot up to over 11,000 last year, nearly three times more than the pre-9/11 figure of 4,359 in...
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"The raids were the latest high-profile attempt by the Bush administration to bolster its enforcement credentials as Congress and the White House gear up for another round of immigration debate that is expected to begin in weeks.
Critics, many within the president's own...
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Travelography Travel News PodcastJanuary 23rd is Passport Day for all travelers flying into the US. US is perceived as the most difficult destination for international tourists to enter. To counter this, Bush pushes to expand the sometimes controversial US Visa Waiver program...
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