Bits Blog: Judge Slashes Jury Award in Apple-Samsung Case

Bits Blog: Judge Slashes Jury Award in Apple-Samsung Case

Bits Blog: Judge Slashes Jury Award in Apple-Samsung Case

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 01:29 PM PST

A federal judge lessened the blow from Apple's legal victory in a patent case over Samsung, lopping more than 40 percent off the damages.

Bonnie Franklin, Actress, Dies at 69

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:41 AM PST

Ms. Franklin, an accomplished stage and film actress, was best known for playing Ann Romano, a divorced mother of two daughters, on television.

Einhorn drops case against Apple

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 01:27 PM PST

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital has withdrawn his legal attempt to get Apple to release some of its huge cash pile to shareholders.

Dangerous TB Patient Nabbed on U.S. Border

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 01:34 PM PST

The man's three-month odyssey through 13 countries—through South Asia, Brazil, Mexico, and finally into Texas—shows how dangerous new strains of the disease can migrate across the world unchecked.

Life after being pope

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 01:13 PM PST

Don't expect a lot of shuffleboard games for the soon-to-be former Bishop of Rome, Successor of St. Peter, Head of the College of Bishops, Vicar of Christ, and Pastor of the Universal Church Pope Benedict XVI.

Uganda's adoption boom

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 01:15 PM PST

Uganda is one of the poorest countries on earth with an economy based on agriculture but there is one industry that's booming -- international child adoptions.

Medellin is 'most innovative city'

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PST

The Colombian city of Medellin is voted as the world's most innovative for its modern transport system, environmental policies and cultural offerings.

Former basketball star Rodman calls North Korean leader "awesome kid"

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:58 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman emerged from four days in North Korea on Friday, calling the leader of the reclusive country "an awesome kid".

In China, death row entertainment is nothing new

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:22 PM PST

A fierce debate is raging in China over a state-run channel's decision to air the last hours of four foreign drug smugglers before their executions for killing 13 Chinese fishermen. But the outrage belies a simple reality in China: Executions here are frequent -- and TV stations have treated them as entertainment before.

Read full article >>

Egyptian Muslims in clash over conversion to Christianity rumor

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:24 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - A crowd of Egyptian Muslims angered by rumors a woman had converted to Christianity clashed with police on Friday outside the church where they believe she has taken shelter, security sources said.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has stomach bug, cancels trip

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:28 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's 86-year-old Queen Elizabeth has canceled a planned trip to the Welsh city of Swansea because of a stomach upset, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.

Hollywood to unveil Burton's star

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:28 AM PST

Richard Burton's star is being unveiled later on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to Elizabeth Taylor's, the movie legend he married twice.

VIDEO: Bus crash averted after driver faints

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:12 PM PST

Two brave female passengers in Poland saved the day when a bus driver passed out while driving on a busy road.

Talk: Coach Bobby Knight on Why He’s So Unpleasant

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 08:09 AM PST

The college basketball coach with 902 victories says that the worst word in the English language is "hope."

Venezuela rejects "absurd" rumors over Chavez death

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:05 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Senior aides and relatives of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez countered on Friday a crescendo of rumors that the socialist president may be dead from cancer, saying he was still battling for his life.

Sudan violating sanctions with Darfur air strikes: U.N. panel

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:08 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan's government has violated U.N. sanctions on the Darfur region by carrying out air strikes and using aircraft from Belarus and Russia despite pledging not to in the vast arid area in the country's west, U.N. experts say.

Sick Queen cancels Swansea visit

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:35 PM PST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth cancels a visit to Wales to attend St David's Day celebrations after she develops symptoms of a stomach bug.

Kenya leader urges peaceful poll

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:03 PM PST

President Mwai Kibaki calls on Kenyans to vote peacefully on Monday and for losers to accept defeat.

Rwandan Rebels Seize Contested Congo Town

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:26 AM PST

Rwandan Hutu militants took advantage of internecine fighting between Congo's M23 rebels Friday to wrest control of a gold-producing Congo border town, an aid worker and a United Nations official said.

Dutch Austerity Drive Stalled for 2013

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:41 AM PST

The Netherlands confirmed it won't seek extra austerity measures this year to meet European Union budget targets, making it more likely that it won't meet its commitment to cut its budget deficit to less than 3% of annual output.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)