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SEOUL: North Korea confirmed Saturday that it was holding two American journalists and accused the women of 'illegally intruding' on its territory. The two were arrested March 17 after crossing the border with China, the Korean Central News Agency said. ...

With concerns over the economy taking precedence in Washington, efforts to re-ignite the contentious debate over Immigration reform in Congress have been met with resistance. George sought to cast the issue in moral terms, calling it 'a matter of ...

Washington: The US government's controversial restriction on companies from hiring skilled foreign workers with non-immigrant H-1B visas will continue for only two years, the immigration department has said. As part of a stimulus package passed last ...

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Mexico this week to discuss the drug-related violence that left 6,200 dead there last year and is now spreading across the U.S. border, she should be told in unmistakable terms: Stop the trafficking of U.S. ...

At next month's G-20 meeting, leaders from 20 countries will put their heads together to solve the world's toughest challenges. But imagine if the super-collaboration of the G-20 became a meeting of just G-1? Protectionist regulation added to the ...

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NEW YORK -- Farzana Morshed arrived from Bangladesh three years ago without any real grasp of English. Her husband had to help her open a bank account, an interpreter was necessary when she needed medical care and she couldn't go anywhere by herself for ...

SEOUL: North Korea confirmed yesterday that it was holding two American journalists and accused the women of 'illegally intruding' on its territory. The two were arrested March 17 after crossing the border with China, the Korean Central News Agency said. ...

President Obama is finalizing plans to move federal agents, equipment and other resources to the border with Mexico to support Mexican President Felipe Caldern's campaign against violent drug cartels, according to U.S. security officials. In Obama's ...

on Saturday called on the Obama administration to end Immigration raids across the country and pushed for passage this year of 'comprehensive Immigration reform' that is 'fair and compassionate.' 'Such reform would be a clear sign this administration is ...

As the U.S. continues balancing out from thousands of layoffs, some U.S. lawmakers are demanding that H-1B visa holders be the first thing to go. Raymond Thibodeaux reports why highly-skilled workers from India are a target. An Indian technician works on ...

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The famous Lebanese artist Nancy Ajram denied that she will take time off from her music career due to her pregnancy during a recent press conference in Kuwait held prior to her performance at the 'Hala Febrayer' music festival. Nancy said that yes she ...

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WASHINGTON: The US government's controversial restriction on companies hiring skilled foreign workers with non-immigrant H-1B visas will continue for only two years, the immigration department has said. As part of a stimulus package passed last month ...

LAS VEGAS Liberian immigrants celebrated the news on Saturday that President Barack Obama had granted a temporary reprieve to some who were facing the possibility of expulsion at the end of the month. Obama signed an order on Friday extending by 12 ...

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Mexico this week to discuss the drug-related violence that left 6,200 dead there last year and is now spreading across the U.S. border, she should be told in unmistakable terms: Stop the trafficking of U.S. ...

The US government's controversial restriction on companies from hiring skilled foreign workers with non-immigrant H-1B visas will continue for only two years, the immigration department has said. As part of a stimulus package passed last month for ...

Dealing a blow to Indian professionals seeking employment in the US, the Obama Administration has announced additional measures for hiring foreign specialists under the H-1B visa work programme making it more difficult for the firms receiving federal ...

March 21: Dealing a blow to Indian professionals seeking employment in the US, the Obama administration has announced additional measures for hiring foreign specialists under the H-1B visa work programme making it more difficult for the firms receiving ...