Another 39 people on Japan cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

Thirty-nine more people, including one quarantine officer, have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday.

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Duterte terminates Philippines troop pact, U.S. calls move 'unfortunate'

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday announced the termination of a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States (VFA), delivering on threats to downgrade an alliance important to U.S. interests.

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Trump's national security adviser says coronavirus could impact U.S.-China trade deal: CNN

U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, acknowledged that the coronavirus outbreak could impact the Phase One trade deal between the United States and China, a CNN reporter said on Twitter http://bit.ly/31Lafhb on Tuesday.

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U.S. charges five with conspiring to violate oil sanctions on Iran

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had charged five people in Texas and New York with conspiring to violate a law on international commerce by arranging to purchase sanctioned Iranian oil and sell it to a refinery in China.

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Report questions effectiveness of active shooter drills in schools

Active shooter drills, a routine in American schools for the last two decades, tend to traumatize students and have not been proven to save lives, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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Jussie Smollett charged again with making false reports to Chicago police

Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was charged on Tuesday in a six-count felony indictment with staging a phony hate crime, nearly a year after similar charges were abruptly dismissed by local prosecutors.

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U.S. FAA agrees it must boost safety oversight for Southwest Airlines

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says it should have done a better job of ensuring Southwest Airlines Co had certified completion of maintenance on 88 used Boeing 737 jets, as noted in a report by the U.S. Transportation Department's Inspector General released on Tuesday.

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China says Taiwan drills are meant to hone combat capabilities

A second day of drills by China's military close to Taiwan were aimed at improving combat capabilities, the People's Liberation Army said, after Taiwan's air force scrambled to intercept Chinese jets that briefly crossed the Taiwan Strait's mid-line.

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Deaths hit new high in China’s virus epicentre

The number of people killed by the new coronavirus rises to a new high of 103 in Hubei.

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Cirque du Soleil: I've achieved 'extreme flexibility'

Aleksei Goloborodko tours the world with Cirque du Soleil as a contortionist in the show Luzia.

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EU fishing rules: Did the UK throw away a million tonnes of fish?

Owen Paterson MP said an EU policy meant fish were thrown dead back into the water.

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Syria War: Why is Idlib back in the news?

The BBC's Paul Adams explains what has caused this latest humanitarian crisis in north-west Syria.

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Blockchain: The revolution that hasn't quite happened

Blockchain was hyped as a secure and cheap way to store or retrieve data, but it is yet to take off.

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Parasite: What the Oscar win means for Korean cinema

The film, directed by Bong Joon-ho, is the first non-English language film to take the top prize.

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Daniel arap Moi: How Kenyans learnt to laugh at the president

Ex-President Moi left a mixed legacy but Kenyans learnt to laugh at his dictatorial excesses.

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New Hampshire primary: A family split over the Democratic race

Quincy says she's in "hot water" with her father as they spar over which Democrat can beat Donald Trump.

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Number of chinstrap penguins in Antarctica has fallen sharply: scientists

The number of chinstrap penguins in some colonies in Western Antarctica has fallen by as much as 77% since they were last surveyed in the 1970s, say scientists studying the impact of climate change on the remote region.

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Philippine airlines cancel flights to Taiwan over coronavirus

Philippine airlines have canceled flights to Taiwan after the government expanded its travel ban to include all foreigners coming from the island to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.

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Ireland's Fianna Fail edge out Sinn Fein on election seat count

Ireland's main opposition party Fianna Fail edged out surging nationalists Sinn Fein by 38 seats to 37 to emerge as the biggest party in the country's 160-seat parliament after counting in a national election concluded on Monday.

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China reports 108 new coronavirus deaths on Feb. 10, total at 1,016

China reported 108 new coronavirus deaths on the mainland on Feb. 10, up from 97 on the previous day, the country's health authority said on Tuesday.

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Here come the brides in Northern Ireland's first same-sex marriage

Northern Ireland's first same-sex wedding is scheduled to take place on Tuesday after the government lifted a ban on gay marriage in the province, marking legalization of the practice throughout the United Kingdom.

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