Two giant German firms, E.On and RWE, are to pull out of building new nuclear power stations in the UK. It's the first fallout from the Japanese Fukushima disaster to hit Britain's nuclear industry.

US President Barack Obama warns that North Korea's plans for a rocket launch next month will increase the reclusive state's isolation.

Israel's prime minister leaves Washington with President Obama's promise that the US 'has Israel's back', but two Middle East experts say Benjamin Netanyahu's visit has created even more confusion.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warns President Barack Obama that "time is growing short" on whether to attack Iran as he raises fears of another Holocaust.

Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu meets Barack Obama at the White House, amid more warnings over Iran's nuclear programme. But how united are Israelis over the prospect of war?

The UN nuclear watchdog says it failed to secure an agreement with Iran over nuclear activities and that the country barred its team from visiting a key military site.

The mounting tension over Iran's nuclear ambitions could escalate into "a new Cold War", William Hague has warned.

A deal struck between the UK and France on nuclear power will help to ensure that the bulk of work in the industry goes to British firms, Prime Minister David Cameron says.

How will the UK keep the lights on over the next 50 years, at the same time as meeting renewables targets? Jim Skea, research director at the UK Energy Research Centre, looks at the options.

Britain dismisses claims that it is militarising the Falklands dispute by deploying nuclear weapons nearby as "absurd".