deportation.On March 6, at the age of 33, Ms.... Rathnayake died alone in her cell. Her case has become a

The report did not assign blame to any individuals, nor did it address some of the more systemic issues with the immigration system. Under current rules, detainees can be held indefinitely even when they have no criminal record and have applied for asylum status.... Despite being the world’s third-largest economy, the country approves less than 1 percent of applications, which last year amounted to 47 people.In a statement, Shoko Sasaki, the official in charge of Japan’s immigration system, too

COLOMBO( Reuters)-Rosanne White was first diagnosed with cancer eight years ago and lost a kidney.... " Their things will come after six months," he said.... Maintenance of equipment like Magnetic Resonance Imaging( MRI) machines has also been delayed....

We’re covering the Taliban’s rapid advance and the resignation of Gov.... The province has been a focal point for its offensive operations in the country’s west for years.A police officer told The Times that government officials had fled to an army headquarters miles outside the city and that the main prison had been breached.... The streets, he said, were full of freed inmates.In the north, the monthslong Taliban stranglehold on the capital of Baghlan Province, Pul-i-Khumri, finally succeeded