Dutch MPs back immigrant amnesty
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Dutch MPs agree to grant some 30,000 illegal immigrants an amnesty, in a sharp policy reversal.
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The US House of Representatives passes tough legislation against immigration.
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The Dutch government is considering new laws to empower anti-terrorism investigators to detain suspects without evidence that they may have committed a crime, the justice minister told The Associated Press on ...
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MPs vote inf favour of maintaining the 28-day limit on holding terror suspects without charge.
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Polls open this morning in the Netherlands as the Dutch vote for a new parliament.Comment
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Liberal Democrats say that any amnesty for illegal immigrants will have to be 'earned'.
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It was all a mistake and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born former lawmaker known for her criticism of fundamentalist Islam, can retain her Dutch citizenship after all.
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The Dutch-Moroccan man arrested for  the killing of a Dutch filmmaker critical of Islam supported a  radical Muslim group but was not a key member, Dutch ministers  said on Thursday.
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Laws paving the way to a referendum on the EU constitution are backed by MPs despite Tory opposition.
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Up to a third of Labour MPs may back calls for an EU Treaty referendum, says a Eurosceptic Labour MP.
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Parliament has voted for an amnesty for leaders accused of war crimes during a quarter-century of fighting, arguing that it would help heal the deep divisions in Afghanistan.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; A bill aimed at blocking states from issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants appeared headed for passage today in the House of Representatives, aided by a strong endorsement from the White House and broad support within the Republican majority.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Parliament has voted for an amnesty for leaders accused of war crimes during a quarter-century of fighting, arguing that it would help heal the deep divisions in Afghanistan.
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Making it easier to deport immigrants seeking political asylum will get a vote in the House this week, a few days after a federal commission said that many of them already are being treated like criminals.
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Dutch politics had faced chaos Wednesday after the newly elected parliament censured Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk - nicknamed "Iron Rita" for her tough anti-immigration measures - after she refused to halt ...Comment
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The government vowed tough measures yesterday against what a leading politician called &quot;the arrival of jihad in the Netherlands&quot; after a death threat to a Dutch lawmaker was found pinned with a knife to the body of a slain
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Dutch Labour MPs decide not to back calls for a referendum on the European Union's new Reform Treaty.