Yomiuri: Japan to launch crackdown on asylum-seekers

TOKYO - Japan will curb asylum-seekers' rights to work and detain any not deemed refugees or who have made multiple applications, the Yomiuri daily reported on Tuesday, in a move to further tighten one of the developed world's toughest refugee systems.

Mueller investigation enters new phase

WASHINGTON - Three of US President Donald Trump's former campaign aides were con Monday, and two of them pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Catalan ex-leader denies seeking asylum in Belgium

BRUSSELS - Catalonia's deposed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said he has no plans to seek asylum in Belgium as prosecutors in Spain demanded he face criminal charges over the region's failed independence bid.

Kenya's Kenyatta wins repeat election

NAIROBI - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was formally declared winner of the country's repeat presidential election on Monday, promised to abide by the Constitution if his victory in the rerun is challenged in court.

France's Macron signs controversial anti-terror law

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron signed a controversial anti-terror law on Monday that gives authorities permanent powers to search homes, shut places of worship and restrict the movements of suspected extremists.

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Catalans reject call for disobedience

BARCELONA - Work resumed normally in Catalonia and calm reigned on the streets on Monday despite calls for civil disobedience from secessionist politicians, in early signs the direct rule imposed to stop an independence bid was taking hold.

China supports Spanish unity

China on Monday voiced support for the Spanish government's effort to maintain national unity after the Catalan parliament declared independence last week.

Delegation from Xinjiang visits US

A delegation from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region visited New York on Saturday and promoted mutual understanding and communication in discussions with overseas Chinese communities' leaders, local cultural organizations and local think tank scholars.

Auction offering insight into brutal chapter of history

A collection of Chinese artifacts and furniture with links to the horror of the Japanese invasion of China will be auctioned in London on Nov 9.

Storm kills at least five in Europe, freighter runs aground

BERLIN - At least five people died and several were injured Sunday as high winds knocked down trees, left homes without electricity and caused widespread travel chaos across much of Central Europe.

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