Canada is accepting a higher proportion of asylum seekers than it has at any time in nearly three decades, a South Asian Gazette News investigation has found. South Asian Gazette obtained almost 90,000 asylum claim decisions made by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada between January 2013 and September …

The U.S. Senate will be the focus Wednesday in the effort to fund the federal government and avoid another possible shutdown as Republicans and Democrats stand apart on how long to extend domestic spending relative to national defense. With a midnight Thursday deadline pending, the House of Representatives voted mostly …

NEW YORK: A growing number of farmers in Latin American nations renowned for their high-quality arabica coffee are starting to plant cheaper robusta — a crop still frowned upon or even outlawed in some countries. In locales such as Colombia and Costa Rica, many in the industry have feared the …