When the gates swung open at the government visa processing centre in Orange County, the very first truck in line, a FedEx rig, carried 15,000 packages – and that was just the start

Swedish company to implant microchips in employees hands

04 Apr 2017

Some Swedish workers have got microchips already implanted in their bodies to allow their bosses to track their every move

Trump may seek role in Indo-Pak disputes: Nikki Haley

04 Apr 2017

The US said today that it would try and "find its place" in efforts to de-escalate India-Pakistan tensions and not wait till "something happens", indicating that President Donald Trump could seek to play a role in such endeavours

Trump signs 2 orders targeting `trade cheats’

01 Apr 2017

Scotland formally demands fresh independence referendum

01 Apr 2017

Pakistan again claims ownership of Jinnah House in Mumbai

01 Apr 2017

Trade talks only after other issues are resolved, Tusk tells May

01 Apr 2017

European Union President Donald Tusk on Friday made a small concession to British Prime Minister Theresa May by indicating he would allow some talks to run side by side before Brexit is finalised, potentially towards the later part of the year

S Korea ex-president Park Geun-hye jailed as court denies bail

01 Apr 2017

The Seoul Central District Court ordered Park’s arrest on charges of bribery, abuse of authority, coercion, and leaking government secrets, after a marathon court hearing

Senate votes to scrap rule to help cities launch retirement plans

31 Mar 2017

Environmental groups launch legal action against Trump administration over Keystone XL Pipeline

31 Mar 2017

New Development Bank to raise $500 mn in rupee-denominated masala bonds

31 Mar 2017

FCA tells banks not to force customers to use tap-and-go cards

30 Mar 2017

House sends bill scrapping online privacy regulation to Trump

30 Mar 2017

It’s official, Ivanka Trump to get White House office

30 Mar 2017

Ivanka Trump would be the first child of a president to hold an official White House post since Dwight Eisenhower’s son John

The physics of wealth inequality

30 Mar 2017

Adrian Bejan, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Duke University, says in a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Physics, that the growing income disparity between the rich and poor is part of the laws of physics