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Supreme Court takes up voter rights again
Mar 19, 2013 01:46 EDT
Voter rights were back on the agenda at the Supreme Court as the nation's top court took up a controversial law that requires stringent proof of citizenship for voter registration.
US policy towards Cuba migrants to remain unchanged
Mar 11, 2013 14:20 EDT
Washington has no immediate plans to change how it grants travel visas to Cubans, despite recent reforms by Havana relaxing decades-old travel restrictions, the top US official here said in an interview published on Monday.
India's TCS to pay $30 mn to settle US suit: reports
Feb 27, 2013 01:34 EST
India's biggest software outsourcer TCS has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two former employees in the US relating to unpaid wages, media reports said Wednesday.
Silicon Valley talent dream tied to immigrant hopes
Feb 17, 2013 14:52 EST
Silicon Valley's long crusade to break open doors to America for foreigners with key technology skills hinges on a political battle in Washington over broader immigration reform.
Canada takes 'very seriously' link to Bulgaria bombing
Feb 05, 2013 13:17 EST
Canada is taking "very seriously" the linking of a Canadian passport holder to a bomb attack in July that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, its top diplomat said Tuesday.
Have passport, will travel under new Cuban law
Jan 15, 2013 00:40 EST
They didn't jump for joy, but they didn't exactly pooh-pooh it, either: Cubans got their first taste of a reform letting them travel abroad without a reviled and costly exit visa.
Have passport, will travel under new Cuban law
Jan 14, 2013 23:18 EST
They didn't jump for joy, but they didn't exactly pooh-pooh it, either: Cubans got their first taste of a reform letting them travel abroad without a reviled and costly exit visa.
Actor Depardieu 'pleased' at Russian passport
Jan 03, 2013 14:33 EST
French actor Gerard Depardieu confirmed Thursday that he had applied for a Russian passport and said he was "pleased" to have been granted citizenship by President Vladimir Putin.
Sri Lanka arrests 114 Chinese for currency fraud
Dec 22, 2012 13:18 EST
Police in Sri Lanka arrested at least 114 Chinese nationals over an alleged Internet currency fraud, during a string of raids in and around Colombo, officials said on Saturday.
Sri Lanka arrests 100 Chinese for currency fraud
Dec 22, 2012 01:13 EST
Police in Sri Lanka have arrested 100 Chinese nationals for an online currency fraud scam in a string of night-time raids in and around the capital Colombo, according to officials.
India relaxes tourist visa curbs
Dec 04, 2012 09:49 EST
India on Tuesday said it had lifted restrictions placed on tourist visas after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which had been blamed for putting off visitors and criticised by some countries.
S.Africa acted 'unlawfully' in failed Dalai Lama visa
Nov 29, 2012 10:47 EST
The South African government acted unlawfully by dragging its heels on a failed visa application by the Dalai Lama to attend Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday last year, a court ruled Thursday.
S.Africa acted unlawfully in failed Dalai Lama visa: court
Nov 29, 2012 06:45 EST
The South African government acted unlawfully by dragging its heels on a failed visa application by the Dalai Lama, a court ruled Thursday.
Philippines refuses to stamp Chinese passports
Nov 28, 2012 18:46 EST
The Philippines said Wednesday it would refuse to stamp Chinese passports containing a map showing most of the China South Sea as belonging to China, as it stepped up protests over the controversial move.
Canada PM welcomes Mexico president-elect
Nov 28, 2012 16:56 EST
Canada's prime minister welcomed Mexican president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto to Ottawa on Wednesday to discuss trade, security and ending visa restrictions on Mexicans traveling here.
London mayor says Britain losing out on foreign students
Nov 26, 2012 13:20 EST
London Mayor Boris Johnson on Monday said that Britain is beginning to lose out to Canada, Australia and other countries due to tough new visa restrictions on foreign students.
India counters China map claims in tit-for-tat move
Nov 24, 2012 03:10 EST
India is stamping its map on visas given to Chinese visitors, an Indian official said, after China began issuing passports showing disputed territories as its own.
Australia denies refugee policy failure
Nov 21, 2012 21:52 EST
Australia denied Thursday its policies to combat people-smuggling have failed as a decision to release asylum-seekers into the community with little help or support was blasted as "a new low".
Bangladeshi accused in US plot had student visa
Oct 18, 2012 17:40 EDT
A young Bangladeshi man accused of plotting to blow up the New York Federal Reserve entered the United States on a student visa which was issued in December, US officials confirmed Thursday.
Bulgaria, US to boost 'anti-terror' data exchange after bombing
Oct 10, 2012 08:46 EDT
Bulgaria and the United States signed on Wednesday a deal aimed at improving the exchange of data needed to tackle "terrorism" and organised crime, three months after a still-unsolved deadly bomb attack on Israeli tourists.
