Canada looks to immigrants in final leg of election
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19:56 06/01/2006
Canada's two main federal parties, running neck and neck in the latest polls, promised to cut immigration fees, hoping to attract support from newcomers ahead of a January 23 election. Conservative...
Ghana losing skilled workers to US Green Card Lottery
12:06 22/11/2005
A newspaper in the African country Ghana reveals that an average of 8,000 highly trained and skilled Ghanaians leave the country annually for the US through the Green Card Lottery . The latest...
UK visa services in earthquake-affected areas
13:16 18/10/2005
The terrible earthquake in Northern Pakistan on 8 October caused no damage to the British High Commission premises in Pakistan or India. Much of the embassy staff is now working to support the...
Algeria wants EU help in illegal migrant fight
17:32 10/10/2005
Algeria said on 9 Oct. it was stepping up efforts to fight illegal immigration, but that it wants the EU's help in doing so. The country is used as a transit area for illegal migrants en route to...
workpermit.com extends sympathy to those affected by quake
12:35 10/10/2005
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck close to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on the morning of 8 Oct. has caused widespread devastation, wiping out entire towns and villages. The...
BBC News releases online UK immigration map
9:38 09/09/2005
BBC News website readers can see an immigration map of Britain based on the most comprehensive set of figures ever assembled about people born outside the British Isles, where they come from, where...
