London
Student-Visa Crackdown

Amid concern that Britain could become a breeding ground for Islamic extremists, the U.K. is tightening its student visa standards to bar "bogus" entrants, a move that could reduce by thousands the number of foreigners studying in the country. The move followed the suspension of student-visa applications from northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh after their numbers soared.

copied from the print edition of "Time", Februry 22, 2010, edition, pg. 13.