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| Gurkhas challenge for right to stay - Crewe |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2008 |
Gurkhas challenge for right to stay - Crewe Guardian Actress Joanna Lumley brought a touch of showbiz glamour to the High Court as she joined Gurkhas in their battle for the right to settle in Britain. To the skirl of bagpipes playing Cock o' The North, she walked through a guard of honour of Gurkhas Source: www.creweguardian.co.uk India set to decide on surrogate baby's travel - Daily Yomiuri On-Line NEW DELHI--The Indian Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Indian government to decide within a month whether to issue a passport or a travel certificate to a baby born to an Indian surrogate mother using a Japanese man's sperm, according to the Source: www.yomiuri.co.jp GAO berates US government over visa waiver snub - Taipei Times The official US government watchdog agency yesterday criticized the Bush administration for its failure to include Taiwan in a plan to expand the so-called visa waiver program, under which citizens of favored countries are allowed visa-free entry Source: www.taipeitimes.com Bill to allow West Beverly widow to stay in U.S. advances - Chicago Sun-Times WASHINGTON---- The U.S. House has advanced a special measure to allow an illegal immigrant who cared for her paralyzed husband for 14 years before his death to stay in the country. The private bill was introduced by Chicago-areas Congressman Dan Source: www.suntimes.com US Revokes Visa of Pakistan Rights Defender - Common Dreams The United States has revoked the travel visa of a Pakistani rights defender ahead of her trip to Washington to highlight the plight of hundreds of missing compatriots allegedly rounded up as part of the "war on terror," the rights group Amnesty has Source: www.commondreams.org Guam makes case for visa-waiver program - Guam Pacific Daily News Guam made its case to the federal government yesterday for a visa waiver for China tourists. Guam's delegation was led by Gov. Felix Camacho. They met with federal Homeland Security officials in Washington, D.C., about allowing Chinese tourists entry Source: www.guampdn.com
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