The prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, said he will use every legal means to block plans by the opposition to overthrow his minority government.
The International Organization for Migration is urging developed countries to keep their doors open to foreign workers, despite the global economic crisis.
The Conservative immigration spokesman in the United Kingdom, Damian Green, was arrested yesterday and his house and Commons office searched by police.
Indian soldiers are reportedly still trying to free people trapped by suspected Muslim militants who attacked at least 10 targets in India\'s financial capital of Mumbai, killing 125 people.
Rescue efforts are being stepped up in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, where floods have left 65 people dead and about 43,000 homeless.
A Muslim charity and five of its former leaders have been convicted of funding the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which is designated a terrorist group in the US.
