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A Canadian man who spent 10 years under the supervision of mental health authorities after fatally shooting a television sportscaster in 1995 has been sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting a U.S. border agent in Buffalo, N.Y., last November. A ...

By William Fisher NEW YORK, Sep 25 (IPS) - A woman who was denied asylum in the U.S. despite her fears that she would suffer additional female genital mutilation if she was deported to her native Mali has been given a second chance.Attorney General ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani troops fired at American reconnaissance helicopters patrolling the Afghan-Pakistan border Thursday, heightening tensions as the U.S. steps up cross-border operations in a region known as a haven for Taliban and al Qaeda ...

WASHINGTON The committee found that 'the vote tally of 212 yeas and 216 nays that was finally announced was incorrect. It is either 215 yeas and 213 nays, which would have reflected the tally at the time the chair prematurely announced the result, or 211 ...

By Patrick Thibodeau A federal lawsuit pitting H-1B opponents against the Bush administration is hinging on one question: Do tech workers have a right to challenge the federal government in court over its visa policies? Critics of the H-1B program have ...

By Patrick Thibodeau A federal lawsuit pitting H-1B opponents against the Bush administration is hinging on one question: Do tech workers have a right to challenge the federal government in court over its visa policies? Critics of the H-1B program have ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Pakistani troops fired on U.S. helicopters which had crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan on Thursday, the Pakistani military said. In a conflicting version of the incident, the U.S. military denied the aircraft had flown into ...

PHOENIX The culprits behind so-called 'virtual kidnappings' typically strike when illegal immigrants make the three- to four-day journey through the remote desert, where they are cut off from communicating with family members. Relatives are told to cough ...

Pakistani troops fired at American reconnaissance helicopters patrolling along the Afghan-Pakistan border on Thursday, but there was no damage to aircraft or crew, officials said. 'They were U.S. helicopters,' Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told ...

In addition to the bad mortgages that are under consideration for purchase in any financial rescue programs, there are reports of requests being made to add bad student loans to the program. Under these circumstances, in order to slow rise in student ...