Boat with Haitians capsizes, 113 saved, 85 missing

A boat carrying Haitian migrants overtruned and sank off the Coast of Turks and Caicos Islands.  The U.S. Coast Guard reports that at least two people are dead and 85 are missing.The boat reportedly struck a...

Britain paying illegal migrants in Calais £1,700 to return home

" Illegal immigrants queuing to enter Britain are being offered 'bribes' worth £1,700 to return home instead. The British and French Governments are funding the Global Calais Project which targets those...

UK to cut immigration from outside Europe

"LONDON, Nov 11: Britain on Tuesday published a list of industry sectors open to workers from outside Europe, which the government says will reduce by 200,000 the number of jobs open to migrants from outside Europe. Immigration Minister Phil Woolas said the government had...

100 Somalian Migrants 'feared dead' off Yemen

This is one another incident of heinious crime against humanity by none other then pirates of Red sea.According to latest reports about 100 migrants are feared to have drowned after being thrown overboard by...

Malta fears 71 Illegal migrants drowned

Malta is a popular destination for human trafficking and illegal immigrants who wants to reach the European Union. Malta, the smallest of the 27 EU member states, is a target for Asian and Africans trying to get into Europe by boat from North Africa, with Libya being the...

Workforce fears as migrants leave

The Scottish Government has been urged to do more to avert a labour crisis in the Highlands as increasing numbers of migrant workers return home.

Religious clashes erupt in India

"At least 40 people have been injured in religious clashes on a remote delta island in India's eastern state of West Bengal, police say. Fifteen of those injured in the clashes on Sagar island, at the confluence of the Ganges and the sea, were policemen. Supporters of the...

South Africa says to offer shelter to African migrants

South Africa's government said today that it will be offering shelter to tens of thousands of African migrants who fled their homes in neighbouring countries, due to a wave of xenophobic attacks.They did declare...

Burma migrants suffocate in lorry - survivors are jailed

UPDATE: 11:24PM EST - April 11The survivors of the people-smuggling have been sentenced to three days in a Thai jail."The survivors of a people-smuggling accident which left 54 illegal migrants from Myanmar dead...

'Fortress Europe': EU Visitors to Be Fingerprinted

So much data is now being created, transferred, stored, and exchanged -- both within nations and internationally -- that databases will surely become the most valuable symbols of our information economy, as they...

Heavy snow strands 150,000 in China on Lunar year holidays

Record snowfalls and ice storms have wreaked havoc in China during one of its busiest holiday travel season."Power cuts blamed on ice and unusually heavy snowfall left almost 150,000 people waiting for trains...

Singapore`s population rises to record 4.68 million

"The figure represents a 4.4 percent rise to 4.68 million in June from the year before, including 1 million foreigners who work in the city, according to the department of statistics website. Singapore's resident population, including those granted permanent residence (PR)...

U.S. Ready for Massive Influx at Gitmo

Behind the scenes it looks like American Officials are preparing for a massive number of refugees to seek asylum at Guantanamo."GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The U.S. military has expanded plans for a pop-up...

Migrants in Britain - the official verdict

Migrants are more reliable and harder working than British-born workers and are boosting economic output by £6 billion a year, according to a government study published yesterday. Immigrants have a better work ethic than the British and are willing to work longer hours with...

Migrants in Britain - The Verdict

In two separate reports issued yesterday concerning immigration to the UK, the studies found increased benefits to the economy and deficiencies in local area support in housing, health, education and the criminal...

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