By Anonymous More than 1,000,000 skilled immigrant workers-including Indian and Chinese scientists and engineers-and their families are competing for 120,000 permanent U.S. resident visas each year.

By Jeffrey Stinson LONDON -- Britain wants students to pledge allegiance to Queen Elizabeth, similar to how Americans say the pledge to the U.S. flag.

By Benjamin Kang Lim BEIJING (Reuters) - China formally arrested Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong on Friday on a charge of spying for rival Taiwan, the official Xinhua news agency said, the first such case since Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule in 1997.

After more than a year sleeping on passenger benches, washing in public lavatories and eating in the arrivals hall caf, a man who made Kenya's main airport his home is finally looking forward to enjoying the benefits of British citizenship.