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Rifatul Hassan, from Dhaka, is a graduate of a Turkish school in Bangladesh. He had participated in the 6th Turkish Olympiads and won a gold medal. (Photo: Sunday's Zaman, Mehmet Ali Poyraz) 19 May 2013 /SELAHATTİN SEVİ/MÜHENNA KAHVECİ/MEHMET ...

The local animal rescue community and others are coming together to support longtime volunteer Mike "Sevi" Severino, whose life was turned upside down this year when he had his right leg amputated. Mr. Severino, 37, of Toledo is a volunteer with ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, speaks of immigration reform legislation outlined by the Senate's bipartisan "Gang of Eight" that would create a path for the nation's 11 million unauthorized immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship, Thursday, ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee considering the comprehensive immigration reform bill approved an amendment proposed by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Grassley 69, which would crack down on fraudulent colleges and require accreditation for higher ...

Azamat Tazhayakov (left), from Kazakhstan, is accused of obstructing the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings. He is shown with the surviving bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (right), and another friend, Dias Kadyrbayev. Mr. Tazhayakov's ...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development holds its annual meeting in Istanbul on May 10 and 11 with a focus on innovations for economic growth. The EBRD was established in 1991 to help countries from the former Soviet Union develop ...

Two months before the Boston attack, Florida Rep. Gus Bilirakis filed legislation that called for strengthening the country's student visa background checks and better monitoring student status once they are on U.S. soil. He had filed similar ...

A group of University of Iowa students won't have to visit the poker tables to find high stakes in Las Vegas this summer. The 14 students have spent the spring semester in an unorthodox class, "Reimagining Downtown," dreaming up sustainable project ...

WASHINGTON The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), criticised for failing to check the student status of a Kazakh man charged in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, has tightened procedures for admitting foreigners with student visas, a ...