Wednesday, 25 March 2009

March, 25 2009

Asylum seeker numbers jump 12% in 2008
Asylum applications in industrialised countries rose by 12 per cent last year to 383,000, as more people fled conflict and unrest in Afghanistan, Somalia, Zimbabwe and elsewhere, the UN refugee agency said... 
Financial Times - (24/03)

Asylum seeker guilty of Pc's murder
Last Modified: 24 Mar 2009 Source: PA News An asylum seeker has been convicted of the murder of a policeman who tried to arrest him in Luton town... 
Newstin - (24/03)

Migration must work for all, says minister
The recession should not be used as an excuse to ignore the challenges brought by a growing migrant population, a government minister told a conference in Norwich yesterday . 
Eastern Daily Press - (24/03)

Britain's most popular surnames: Singh and Patel catch up on Smith and Jones
While Smith and Jones remain Britain's most popular surnames, new research has found that Asian names such as Zhang, Singh and Patel are rapidly catching... 
Newstin - (24/03)

Italy wants 30 percent cap on immigrants in class
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's center-right government wants to introduce a 30 percent cap on the number of foreigners per school class in the belief that it will help immigrant children integrate with Italians, a minister said on... 
Reuters UK - (24/03)

Who's catching up with the Joneses? How the Ahmeds and Singhs could soon be among Britain's most common names
) Traditional surnames such as Smith, Jones and Williams are still the most common in Britain, research has shown. Decades of immigration have not dented their popularity, and they are just as common as when the first census was done in... 
Daily Mail - (24/03)

UK 'home to 200 rights abusers'
More than 200 people responsible for war crimes and other human rights abuses overseas could be living in Britain, the BBC has learned. File on 4 has discovered that many of the alleged perpetrators are known to the government's UK Border... 
BBC News - (24/03)