Global migrants is 214 million today :

france24english | December 17, 2010 :: USA - MIGRATION: The sunny beaches of Miami, Florida, are a dream-like destination for many of the 42 million migrants including Indians that flock to America every year... Despite the uncertainty surrounding migration policies worldwide, the number of global migrants is expected to nearly double from 214 million today, to 405 million in 2050.

Russia updates international warrant for militants’ envoy.

Published 19 October, 2010 - Russia  Today

Russia has re-issued an international arrest warrant for Ahmed Zakaev (pic), a prominent figure among Chechen militants of the past. The man lives in Britain, where he was provided political asylum.

Zakaev is charged with a number of crimes in Russia, including the organization of gangs, attempted murder and attempted overturning of constitutional order. In 2001 he was put on the international wanted list. However, due to changes in legislation and new evidence of his crimes, the request had to be updated, a spokesperson for the Russian General Prosecutor’s Offices said on Tuesday.

GITMO SUICIDES NOT SUICIDES!

evidence that suggests the current administration failed to investigate seriously—and may even have continued—a cover-up of the possible homicides of three prisoners at Guantánamo in 2006.

Amnesty condemns Australia's asylum policies

By James Grubel  |  CANBERRA, Dec 16 09  |  Reuters   

Australia's offshore immigration detention centre is in breach of human rights and must be closed, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, adding pressure on the government over a policy that may become a key election issue.

Amnesty refugee coordinator Graham Thom has finished a week-long tour of the immigration detention centre on Australia's remote Indian Ocean Territory of Christmas Island and described the conditions there as overcrowded and unacceptable.