UK Moorside nuclear project in doubt after Toshiba writedown

The future of United Kingdom's new Moorside nuclear plant was thrown into doubt on Tuesday after Japan's Toshiba, which is developing the project with France's Engie, said it planned to pull out of the construction work.

US, Israeli leaders meet for key talks

US President Donald Trump was scheduled to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, their first meeting since the inauguration and one that promises to shape the contours of Middle East policy for the years ahead.

Japanese hotel operator APA under fire for anti-Semitic remarks

The operator of a Japanese hotel chain already in hot water for denying a Japanese World War II atrocity has come under fire for reported anti-Semitic remarks.

Mattis to reassure Europe over NATO

For US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the next few days will be a reassurance tour with a twist.

Brazil tightens security ahead of Carnival

Brazil is sending 9,000 soldiers to Rio de Janeiro ahead of the city's Carnival to boost security, following violent street protests and attempts to paralyze the police, the defense minister said on Tuesday.

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Thais in mood for love on Valentine's Day

Government hands out vitamin pills to help healthy pregnancies and stimulate birthrate

Manila extends mining crackdown, cancels contracts

The Philippines' environment minister on Tuesday ordered the cancellation of 75 mining contracts, stepping up a campaign to stop extraction of resources in sensitive areas after earlier shutting more than half of the country's operating mines.

Top Trump aide Flynn steps down

Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy over his contacts with the Russian government, a first stunning departure from the president's inner circle less than a month after his inauguration.

Tens of thousands remain in shelters

Tens of thousands of Northern California residents remained in shelters on Tuesday as engineers worked to shore up a crumbling overflow channel and drain the rain-swollen reservoir at the United States' tallest dam before new storms sweep the region.

Toshiba chairman resigns over huge loss

Toshiba warned on Tuesday it was on track to book a $6.2 billion writedown in its United States nuclear power business, prompting its chairman to resign as it hinted at a fresh accounting scandal.

Hundreds arrested in US immigration raids; rights groups alarmed

Immigration officers last week arrested more than 680 people in the United States illegally, the homeland security chief said on Monday, in a broad enforcement action that alarmed immigrant rights groups.