Trump vows crackdown on migrants

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has said he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border of the United States and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum.

Kentucky optimistic on China business ties

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin is optimistic about future business relations between his state and China despite the current trade tensions between the United States and China.

US sanctions on Khashoggi killers 'weeks away'

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said it may take "a handful more weeks" before Washington has enough evidence to impose sanctions on individuals responsible for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Japan aims to open door wider to foreign blue-collar workers

In what experts refer to as a "turning point" in Japan's immigration policy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved draft legislation on Friday to attract more blue-collar workers.

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Will music make Swiss cheese tastier?

Project aims to show impact of sound on solid bodies

Google workers walk out in 'MeToo' protest

SAN FRANCISCO - Thousands of Google employees joined a coordinated worldwide walkout on Thursday to protest at the US tech giant's handling of sexual harassment as the company's chief vowed that "concrete steps are coming" in response to the concern.

Writer 'strangled and dismembered'

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was choked to death right after entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul and his body quickly dismembered, a top Turkish prosecutor said on Wednesday.

Trump increases troops on border

FORT MYERS, United States - US President Donald Trump further hardened his pre-election anti-immigration rhetoric in a Florida campaign stop on Wednesday, after threatening to deploy as many as 15,000 soldiers on the Mexican border - equal to the size of the US contingent in Afghanistan.

S. Korea eases rules on military service

SEOUL - South Korea's supreme court ruled on Thursday that moral and religious beliefs are valid reasons to refuse the country's mandatory military service, in a case that has implications for hundreds of conscientious objectors.

Expectation of UK financial services deal boosts pound

After months of wrangling and with the clock ticking down to the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, there may be a glimmer of light at the end of the Brexit tunnel, with reports suggesting a deal has been struck guaranteeing the UK's financial services sector continued access to Europe.

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