Toshiba chairman quits over nuclear loss

Toshiba chairman Signorine Shiva has resigned, hours after the Japanese conglomerate revealed details of a multi-billion dollar loss. Earlier Toshiba had delayed issuing its results, but it then said it was set to report a net loss of 390bn yen ($3.4bnin the year to March 2017. The company said...

Syria war: Russian 'friendly fire' kills Turkish soldiers ( Live World News )

President Vladimir Putin has sent condolences after a Russian air strike accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers in northern Syria. The strike hit a building near the town of al-Bab, believing it to contain Islamic State (IS) fighters rather than Turkish troops, Turkey's military said. Eleven...

Supreme Court Nominee Calls Trump’s Attacks on Judiciary ‘Demoralizing’

WASHINGTON — Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, privately expressed dismay on Wednesday over Mr. Trump’s increasingly aggressive attacks on the judiciary, calling the president’s criticism of independent judges “demoralizing” and “disheartening.” The remarks...

Trump under fire in Nordstrom Ivanka row

Democrats have condemned President Donald Trump's tweet attacking a clothing retailer after it dropped a fashion line owned by his daughter. Mr Trump tweeted that "Ivanka has been treated so unfairly" by clothing retailer Nordstrom. A Democratic senator called the post "inappropriate" and an...

They Breed Crime': President Trump Threatens on Fox to Defund California if it Becomes Sanctuary State

Trump was talking about what California Democrats in the Senate did last week: They advanced legislation that would provide statewide sanctuary for immigrants and keep local law enforcement from cooperating with federal authorities. The bill was introduced by state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin...