Libya: Italian Interior Min. discusses cooperation on immigration during visit

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Libya: Italian Interior Min. discusses cooperation on immigration during visit

TRIPOLI (AFP) - Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni and Libyan officials on Tuesday discussed how to stem the flow of illegal immigrants to Europe, the state-run JANA news agency reported. Maroni met Libyan Interior Minister Abdelfattah al-Obeidi for follow-up talks...
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Libya: Europe-bound illegals find temporary home in country

Rabat, Morocco -- Pressure on Libya to stem a wave of illegal migration from its shores may come to little as the North African country has become a magnet for poor Africans stopping off on their way to Europe. The...
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Libya: Libya urged to press fight against illegal immigration

The European Union has urged Libya to boost cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration but the price Tripoli is asking is too high, EU Justice Commissioner Jacques Barrot has been reported as saying by libyanews. 'Libya is asking for...
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Libya: Panic, bad weather led to drowning of 236 illegals

A combination of panic and bad weather led to the tragic deaths of over 236 migrants - including 70 women and two children - when their vessel capsized just three hours into their journey from the coast of Libya. According...
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Libya: Drowned illegals end up in unmarked graves

Tripoli (AFP) -- The European dreams of hundreds of illegal immigrants have over the years come to a brutal end when their rickety boats capsized off Libya's Mediterranean coast and their bodies washed ashore. Today the bodies lie in unmarked...
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Canada: Program helps foreign nurses adjust to culture

Dharen Brar spent three years earning a diploma to become a registered nurse in India and worked in the intensive care unit of a hospital there before moving to Calgary in 2003. She knew there would be language barriers to...
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Canada: Gov't moves to aid refugee relatives of Tamil-Canadians

Some Tamil-Canadians say the military war in Sri Lanka might be over, but protests in Toronto will continue to show support for humanitarian aid and human rights for Tamils there. 'Now more than ever, Tamil Canadians need to hear from...
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Canada: Immigration probes background of pilot who crashed in B.C.

VICTORIA - The American pilot of a small plane that crashed Monday night near French Beach will be questioned by the Canada Border Services after weapons were found on the Piper-Comanche aircraft. The man, 64, emerged from the crash with...
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Canada: Border concerns to be discussed during U.S. DHS chief's visit

WASHINGTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is planning to make her first visit to Canada next week amid lingering concerns in Ottawa over statements that raised questions about her understanding of security issues along America's northern border. While...
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U.K.: Fugitive gets 33 years in brutal slaying of Chinese couple

A restaurant worker who lived on the run from immigration authorities was jailed for life today for the murder of a young Chinese couple who let slip details of their secret and highly lucrative betting scam. Cao Guang Hui, 31,...
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