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A clash between suspected members of rival drug gangs left 21 people dead on Thursday in a rural area of the Mexican state of Sonora, very close to the US border, Mexican justice officials said. The clash involved two groups of suspected drug traffickers ...

An Israeli court on Sunday continued the detention of Hamas-affiliated East Jerusalem politician Mohammad Abu Tir for another week, until Monday 12 July. On the basis of a 'deportation' order pending since 2006, Israeli Police took Abu Tir's Permanent ...

Filipino-American groups have hailed a major policy speech of US President Barack Obama calling for reforms on the countrys immigration laws that should include a mechanism for the legalization of und immigrants. We support the call for a practical, ...

July 04--Many hurdles await those trudging the path to legal U.S. citizenship, and thousands of immigrants -- 680,000 in 2009 -- successfully scale them each year. On the weekend of the nation's 234th birthday, more than 3,800 candidates were sworn in at ...

The Russian diplomat's daughter accused of being a spy is "embarrassed" by photos of her that have turned up in media reports and fears she will be deported, her lawyer said. Attorney Robert Baum told The Associated Press that he showed Anna Chapman, 28, ...

U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today accompanied President Obama during a speech at American University in Washington, where the president called for comprehensive immigration reform. Secretary Solis issued the following statement in support of ...

AtT some point during his first term in office, every US President promises comprehensive immigration reform. None has ever delivered. This week it was Barack Obamas turn to swear that something will be done, in a speech trailed by aides as a significant ...

SPA -- US President Barack Obama today called for the reform of the nation's 'broken' immigration system, urging both parties to work together but making no new proposals of his own, according to dpa. Having passed a major health care bill earlier ...

Look how this Mexican expansion advocate compares Arizona to South Africa! Throw the bum out! Columns by Jorge Ramos A LESSON FOR ARIZONA JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- While South Africa has made enormous strides in the struggle to overcome racial ...

In an EXCLUSIVE interview on This Week, Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., invited President Obama to the Arizona border. [Sen.] Jon Kyl and I invite the President to come to the Arizona Sonora border. The violence is incredibly high, McCain ...