International News May 19
May 20, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
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Send to KindleTweet At least 22 people have been killed Johannesburg, South Africa, since Friday in a wave sweeping the city stemming from xenophobia, fear of foreigners, BBC reports. Police are using tear gas and rubber bullets to attempt to stop gangs of armed youths who are attacking foreigners and looting and burning property. Five [...]
News on U.K. Immigration, Taiwan, the Middle East and South Africa
March 23, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
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Send to KindleTweet U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for an investigation into China’s claim that the Dalai Lama spurred the violence in China-occupied Tibet, BBC reports. While the Chinese government says 19 people were killed in the riots in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa, the Tibetan government puts the number at about 99. In the United [...]
