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AP - More Afghans fled the country and sought asylum abroad in 2011 than in any other year since the start of the decade-long war, suggesting that many are looking for their own exit strategy as international troops prepare to withdraw. More...

The graphic footage of the wooden boat carrying up to 100 Iranian, Iraqi and Kurdish asylum seekers as it wrecked last week on the cliffs of Christmas Island has been seen around the world. At least 30 bodies have been recovered. Eighteen are still missing and presumed dead. Three children have...

LONDON, England -- Since World War II waves of immigration have radically changed the ethnic makeup of Birmingham with thousands of West Indians and Asians arriving to work in Britain's industrial heartland. But the decline of manufacturing over the last three decades has hit the country's...

Asylum ship approaching Canadian coast OTTAWA, Potential asylum seekers will watch how a boatload of Tamils are received in Canada before deciding whether they will follow, a terrorism expert said. The MV Sun Sea, with 200 Tamils from Sri Lanka aboard seeking asylum in Canada, is approaching...

President's aunt granted U.S. asylum BOSTON, (UPI) -- President Barack Obama's Kenyan aunt may stay in the United States and, if she wishes, become a U.S. citizen, an immigration judge has ruled. Immigration Judge Leonard I. Shapiro granted Kenyan native Zeituni Onyango asylum Friday, The...

Visit to a Mental Asylum -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- During a visit to the mental asylum, I asked the director how do You determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. "Well," said the director, "we fill up a bathtub...

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's government urged Peruvian authorities on Thursday to arrest a leading opponent of President Hugo Chavez who is seeking political asylum in Lima. Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro's call for the arrest of Manuel Rosales came hours after Venezuela requested the...