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ASIA-SAUDI-PAKISTAN Saudi crown prince heads for Pakistan amid India tension
ISLAMABAD (Reuters)- Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to arrive in Pakistan on Sunday at the start of his tour of South Asia and China, but the visit risks being overshadowed by escalating tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. U.S.
USA-BORDER-MILITARY Acting Pentagon chief not decided yet on funding border wall
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters)- Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Saturday he had not yet determined whether a border wall with Mexico was a military necessity or how much Pentagon money would be used. USA-UN-NAUERT
Trump's choice for U.N. ambassador withdraws: State Department WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump's choice for ambassador to the United Nations, Heather Nauert, has withdrawn from consideration for the job for family reasons, the State Department said on Saturday.
BUSINESS NISSAN-GHOSN-CHAIRMAN
Nissan panel to recommend outside director to chair board: Nikkei TOKYO (Reuters) - A Nissan Motor governance committee will recommend the appointment of an external director as board chairman, a role distinct from company chairman, in a move to decentralize power at the top level, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.
CANADA-US-TARIFFS Canada's Freeland pushes end of steel, aluminum tariffs in meeting with Pelosi
OTTAWA (Reuters)- Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday she had made clear in a meeting with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Munich Security Conference the importance of the U.S. lifting tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-JUSSIE-SMOLLETT Chicago police seek follow-up interview with 'Empire' actor
CHICAGO (Reuters)- Chicago police have shifted the direction of their investigation into actor Jussie Smollett's report of a hate-crime assault and are seeking to interview him again, after releasing two men detained for questioning in the probe, a police spokesman said on Saturday. FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN-GOLDEN-BEAR
Israeli director Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins Berlinale BERLIN (Reuters) - Nadav Lapid's "Synonyms", an anarchic story about an Israeli who tries to suppress his origins after moving to Paris, won the Berlin Film Festival's coveted Golden Bear award on Saturday.
SPORTS GOLF-KUCHAR
Golf: Kuchar hopes belated caddie payment preserves reputation Matt Kuchar said on Saturday he had been stubborn and hard-headed over the furor surrounding his $5,000 payout to a substitute caddie from his Mayakoba Classic winner's take, but hoped the incident would not ruin his reputation.
TENNIS-NYOPEN Tennis: Opelka stings top seed Isner again to reach New York Open final Reilly Opelka saved six match points and blasted 43 aces to hand John Isner another crushing loss as he stunned the top seed 6-7(8) 7-6(14) 7-6(4) in the semi-finals of the New York Open on Saturday.
UPCOMING BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
DBS-RESULTS/ Singapore's biggest lender DBS reports Q4 results
DBS, Southeast Asia's biggest bank by assets, reports results for October-December and its full year, in an environment of slower loan growth due to the impact of the U.S. China trade war. 18 Feb 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS-OSCARS/ACADEMY (PIX)
Fiascos and fumbles: Oscar organizers stumble to restore glory First it was the furor over a proposed new "popular" film category, then it was the fiasco over host Kevin Hart, and last month the organizers of the Oscars were accused of intimidating celebrities not to present at rival award shows. It's been a tough 12 months for the Academy of Motion Pictures as it battles to restore its annual Oscars show to a must-see event
17 Feb 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
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