As Japan weighs energy options, costs mount for idled reactors
TOKYO (Reuters) – Since March 2011, Japan’s government has focused on the cost of cleaning up after Fukushima, the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Now, the bill is coming due for another unbudgeted consequence of that disaster – shutting down t…
Catalan leader says parliament rejection won’t halt referendum
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia President Artur Mas said on Tuesday he would forge ahead with his region’s plans to hold a referendum on independence in November after Spain’s parliament overwhelmingly rejected the petition.
Libya not in full control of re-opened eastern port
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s oil protection force is not in full control of the Zueitina port as some militiamen are still at the facility following a deal to end their blockade of eastern oil terminals, a Petroleum Facilities Guard spokesman said late …
U.S. warns on Iran ‘breakout’ capability as nuclear talks start
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday Iran has the ability to produce fissile material for a nuclear bomb in two months, if it so decided, as Tehran and six world powers swung into a new round of talks in Vienna on resolving their atomic…
Britain tightens rules to deter welfare-seeking foreign migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it was stepping up restrictions on foreign job seekers’ access to welfare payments as Prime Minister David Cameron strives to cut immigration ahead of a national election next year.
U.S. to cut nuclear launchers under treaty with Russia: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will scale back its nuclear bombers, submarine launchers and ballistic missiles in the first cuts to its leftover cold war nuclear arsenal since ratifying a landmark treaty with Russia in 2011, officials said on…
Afghanistan’s surprises
(Reuters) – In a nation more associated with calamity than consensus, the initial results of Saturday’s Afghan presidential election are startling.
Berlusconi may serve tax fraud sentence caring for the elderly
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian government agency has asked a court whether former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can serve a one-year sentence for tax fraud by working in a center for the elderly, judicial sources said on Tuesday.
Two soldiers shot dead in northern Lebanon: security sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Lebanese army officer and another soldier were killed on Tuesday when gunmen opened fire on their patrol in Lebanon’s northern Akkar province, security and medical sources said.
Britain warns Scots that independence would hurt energy industry
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday warned Scots that voting for independence would put jobs and investment in the Scottish energy industry at risk, threatening the commercial viability of North Sea oil and gas fields and renewable energy projects.
