An embroidery scarf bearing the name of South African judge Richard Goldstone is displayed at a Palestinian souvenir shop in Gaza City on November 4, 2009. The UN General Assembly is scheduled to discuss the controversial UN Goldstone report on Israel?s 22-day war against Palestinian militants in Gaza.165 million people want to move to US
Washington -- Some 700 million people worldwide, or more than all the adults of North and South America combined, think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence and want to permanently move to another country, a poll showed Tuesday.Taliban infiltration impossible to stop
Residents of sub-Saharan African countries were the most likely to want to move abroad permanently, the polls conducted in 135 countries between 2007 and this year by Gallup showed.
On average, 38 percent of the adult population in sub-Saharan Africa, or around 165 million people, said they would up stakes and head for another country if they had the chance.
The most popular destination was the United States, where nearly a quarter of the 700 million -- around 165 million people -- said they would like to settle.
In joint second were Britain, Canada and France, each being named as the preferred destination of around 45 million people.
Thirty-five million said they would go to Spain, 30 million to Saudi Arabia, and 25 million each to Australia or Germany.
From Danish: Kai Vittrup, the Danish head of the EU police mission in Afghanistan says that you can't prevent the Taliban from infiltrating the Afghan police, which is working with NATO forces.--
VIA: Islam In Europe
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