April 4, 2012
Motorola Mobility’s patent lawsuits investigated by EU
Motorola Mobility's patent lawsuits have become the subject of two investigations by the European Commission. It follows complaints by Apple and Microsoft after Motorola tried to block sales of their products. They said that Motorola - which is in…
April 4, 2012
Facebook counters Yahoo’s legal action with a lawsuit
Facebook has responded to a recently-launched legal action by rival Yahoo with a lawsuit of its own. Last month, Yahoo claimed the social network had infringed 10 of its patents, including systems and methods for advertising on the web. Now…
April 4, 2012
TV: Romney Sweeps Maryland, DC, Wisconsin Republican Primaries
U.S. television networks project former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has swept all three Republican presidential primary elections Tuesday — in Washington DC, the eastern state of Maryland, and the midwestern state of Wisconsin. Tuesday's…
April 4, 2012
US ambassador warns Syria regime over violence
America's ambassador to the UN has warned Syria not to intensify violence in the days leading up to a ceasefire proposed by the UN and Arab League. Susan Rice said the Security Council must respond urgently if Syria failed to keep its pledge to…
April 4, 2012
Tornadoes Cause Considerable Damage in Dallas, Texas
Residents of Dallas, Texas are cleaning up after at least two tornadoes ripped through the city midday Tuesday, causing widespread destruction and more than a dozen injuries. Weather forecasters described the storms as “large and extremely…
April 4, 2012
Afghan Foreign Minister in Qatar for Talks on Taliban, Bilateral Ties
Afghanistan's foreign minister, Zalmay Rasool, on a two-day visit to Qatar, says reconciliation talks with the Taliban must be led by the Afghan government. Following talks with his Qatari counterpart, Khaled al-Attiyah, in Doha Tuesday, Rasool…
April 1, 2012
EU calls for IMF to boost its war chest
European leaders said they believed the €200bn increase in their fiscal rescue fund agreed on Friday would be enough to persuade non-eurozone countries that Europeans had "done our homework" and lead them to supplement eurozone efforts by…
April 1, 2012
Burma’s Polls Open for Parliamentary Elections
Voters in Burma have begun casting ballots in parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test of the country's democratic reform progress. Candidates in Sunday polls are vying for 45 seats in the 664-seat parliament in the first by-elections since…
April 1, 2012
Djokovic to face Murray in Miami final
World No.1 Novak Djokovic will play Britain's Andy Murray in the final of the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami on Sunday. The Serb beat Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-0 7-6 (7-5) on Friday to set up a showdown with the Scot who he beat in a marathon…
April 1, 2012
Lin-surgery! Knicks sensation done for regular season with knee injury
Jeremy Lin will miss the rest of the regular of the season because he needs knee surgery that will sideline him six weeks and could leave the Knicks without their star point guard in the playoffs -- if they make it that far. Lin had an MRI exam…