• Immigrant Activist's Deportation Stirs Both Sides of the Border

  The deportation of an illegal immigrant from Mexico who spent over a year under the protection of a Methodist church has revived calls from both sides of the border for changes to U.S. immigration laws.

  

• Group: Bigger Crisis in S. Asia Likely without More Post-Flood Support

  Without increased support for the flood-affected communities across South Asia, the post-flood situation could turn into an even greater humanitarian emergency, according to one of the world’s largest international relief and humanitarian organizations.

• Afghan Police Rescue Female German Hostage

  Afghan police rescued a female German aid worker just hours after she appeared in a video asking her government to secure her release.

  

• Hurricane Dean Paves Trail of Destruction

  Hurricane Dean crashed into the Caribbean coast of Mexico as a monstrous Category 5 hurricane on Tuesday after picking up strength as it brushed past Jamaica and the Cayman islands.

  

• Taliban, Korean Officials Resume Face-to-Face Talks for Hostages

  South Korean officials resumed face-to-face talks with the Taliban on Thursday over the fate of 19 church volunteers who are still being held hostage in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province.