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BILLINGS, Montana -- Leaders of Montana and British Columbia said Tuesday they will ban drilling and mining in a remote valley along the US-Canada border that companies have tried to develop for more than a quarter-century. Proposals for gas drilling, ...

QAIM, Iraq A single dirt berm is all that defines miles of hardscrabble border between northern Iraq and Syria. For decades, anyone willing to trundle goods across it could easily start a business smuggling cigarettes, fruit, sheep and occasionally, ...

A victim of China's 1989 crackdown says he's looking forward to his new life. AFP Activist Fang Zheng, who lost his legs 20 years ago dances with his wife Zhou Jing for the first time since receiving his prosthetic legs in Washington, DC, October 7, ...

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Haitian foreign born All foreign born Male Female Male Female Persons age 16 and older employed in the civilian labor force 168,032 181,587 13,630,931 9,505,339 Total percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Management, business, finance 6.7 4.4 10.7 10.4 ...

Responding to pleas from immigration judges and lawyers who say the nations immigration courts are faltering under a crushing caseload, the American Bar Association called Monday for Congress to scrap the current system and create a new, independent ...

For more than 10 years, Jose Noa fought for human rights in Cuba, an activity that didn't sit well with the Cuban government. So the only way to live in peace was to leave his island home, he said. In 2005, he sought political asylum in the U.S. Embassy ...

Two senators on Tuesday questioned Malacaangs adherence to the law that provides stringent policies for citizens with dual citizenship. In separate text messages, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and Sen. Francis Escudero aired their views on ...

In his State of the Union speech two weeks ago, President Obama claimed that he would strengthen border security. Oh really? I might not be as wise as Mr. Obama, but Im not sure how removing $319 million in border security funding increases our nations ...

MELBOURNE: Australia has tightened its immigration rules rejecting over 20,000 migrant applicants from foreign students, including Indians, seeking permanent residency through hairdressing, cookery and other courses. The fresh system has set a new list ...

A group that supports an immigration policy overhaul said candidates could lose the Latino vote if they don't support it. Similar stories: Latinos say their votes could tip 40 congressional races WASHINGTON Failing to overhaul the nation's ...

From left: Rena Stern, Pereira de Souza, and Brian Ward. A Brazilian man has been granted asylum by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as violence against LGBT residents of the South American nation escalates. Augusto Pereira de Souza, 27, lives in ...

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Responding to pleas from immigration judges and lawyers who say the nation's immigration courts are faltering under a crushing caseload, the American Bar Association called Monday for Congress to scrap the current system and create a new, independent ...

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Britain's decision on Sunday to tighten border controls and reduce the flow of people entering the country as students by potentially tens of thousands a year was partly a consequence of U.S. terror concerns. Though the new restrictions will apply to ...

Former Senate President and Liberal Party (LP) senatorial candidate Frank Drilon said Monday Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Gary Olivar must immediately renounce his American citizenship or quit his Malacaang job. Otherwise, Drilon said, both Olivar ...

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The thrust of this directive, apparently, is targeted at the 13 or so countries that are on the 'dreaded' 'terror watch list' as drawn up by the American authorities. That the new policy emanates from the highest authority is an indication of the ...