May 8, 2012
Google breached Oracle’s Java copyright, US jury finds
A US jury has found that internet giant Google breached copyright in a case brought by Oracle over its Java programming language. But the jurors were unable to agree on whether Google's actions constituted "fair use" under copyright law. Oracle…
May 8, 2012
Shares recover as election fears prove short-lived
European shares finished higher as investor concerns about government austerity plans following weekend election results proved short-lived. Pro-bailout parties in Greece performed poorly, while Francois Hollande won the French presidency,…
May 8, 2012
GE in tie up with XD Electric as it eyes China’s market
General Electric (GE) has announced a tie-up with China's XD Electric to tap into China's fast growing market for electric transmission and distribution. GE has agreed to buy a 15% stake in XD, one of China's largest makers of power transmission…
May 8, 2012
Airbus and Boeing hit by plane cancellations
Airlines have cancelled a total of 32 orders for planes so far this year, according to data from the world's two major plane makers. US giant Boeing said it had 25 orders of its flagship plane, the 787 Dreamliner, cancelled by airlines without…
May 8, 2012
Francois Hollande to set France on new course after win
French President-elect Francois Hollande is to start work…
May 8, 2012
Putin Sworn In Amid Controversy Over Protest Violence
Vladimir Putin was sworn in Monday as Russia’s president. But the highly choreographed ceremony in the Kremlin’s St. Andrew Hall was clouded by events in the Russian capital a day earlier, when police and protesters, during a large opposition…
May 8, 2012
China Expels Al-Jazeera English Reporter, Forces Closure of Beijing Bureau
Al-Jazeera says it has been forced to shut down its English language news operation in China after authorities refused to renew the media credentials and visa of its only correspondent in Beijing. The Qatar-based network said Monday that it “had…
May 8, 2012
Israel’s Early Elections Postponed: Media Reports
Israeli media reports say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a surprise deal with the opposition Kadima party to form a unity government, effectively canceling an early election. The reports said that Israel's parliament announced it…
May 8, 2012
Serbian Presidential Election Heads to Runoff
Serbia's incumbent president, Boris Tadic, finished first in his bid for re-election, but fell far short of a majority, so a runoff vote will be held in two weeks. Mr. Tadic and his main challenger, Tomislav Nikolic of the nationalist Serbian…
May 8, 2012
US Foils Al-Qaida Airliner Bomb Plot
U.S. officials say they have stopped an al-Qaida bomb plot intended to destroy an airliner heading for the United States. Authorities in Washington say the al-Qaida branch in Yemen intended to put a suicide bomber aboard a U.S.-bound jet with…