A U.S. jury has awarded a victory to U.S. technology giant Apple, saying that its South Korean rival, Samsung Electronics, infringed on several patents for mobile devices. The jury in the state of California awarded Apple more than a billion dollars in damages in its decision Friday. Samsung is likely to appeal the verdict, which […]
US Jury Orders Samsung To Pay Apple $1 Billion
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 11:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Lance Armstrong Stripped of 7 Tour De France Titles
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, USADA is moving to strip U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles. The agency has also banned Armstrong from the sport for life. A USADA statement Friday said Armstrong’s decision not to take charges against him to arbitration resulted in the penalties, meaning his Tour de France […]
US Jury Orders Samsung To Pay Apple $1.05 Billion
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. jury has awarded a victory to U.S. technology giant Apple, saying that its South Korean rival Samsung Electronics infringed on its patents for mobile devices. The jury in the state of California awarded Apple more than a billion dollars in damages. Apple claimed that Samsung illegally copied designs of its popular iPhone and […]
Embattled U.S. Senate Candidate Vows to Stay in Race
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
A Republican U.S. Senate candidate, whose controversial remarks on rape and abortion prompted party leaders to urge him to drop his bid, has reaffirmed plans to stay in the race. Representative Todd Akin said Friday he is continuing his run for a Senate seat in the state of Missouri. In a news conference, he said […]
Two Americans Wounded in Mexico Attack
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Mexico’s military says federal police have shot at a vehicle carrying two U.S. government employees south of Mexico City. The two were wounded in the incident. Reports from Mexico quote officials as saying police were pursuing suspected criminals, and mistook the vehicle carrying the two Americans. The two were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. The Americans […]
No Progress in Iran Nuclear Talks
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
Representatives from Iran and the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog have wrapped up another round of talks, with no agreement over access to a disputed nuclear site. The two sides met Friday in Vienna to discuss access to Iran’s Parchin facility, a military installation southeast of Tehran. The West suspects the site is related to possible nuclear […]
Obama Speaks to Acting Ethioipa PM
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Ethiopia’s acting prime minister to promote “development, democracy, human rights, and regional security.” Mr. Obama spoke by phone late Thursday with Hailemariam Desalegn, who was named acting prime minister this week after longtime leader Meles Zenawi died at the age of 57. The White House says Mr. Obama pledged […]
140 Killed in Syria’s Unrest
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian forces have shelled targets in Damascus suburbs in a bid to oust rebels, while anti-government protests erupted in several other cities. The opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says approximately 140 people were killed in anti-government unrest, on Friday, most of them unarmed civilians. President Bashar al-Assad’s government has said it views the rebels […]
Amnesty International Says 9 Executed in Gambia
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Rights group Amnesty International says nine people have been executed in Gambia, several days after the country’s president said all death row prisoners would be killed. In a statement Friday, Amnesty said that according to “reliable sources,” nine people — including a woman — were removed from their prison cells Thursday night and executed. There […]
Reports: Two Americans Wounded in Mexico Attack
Posted August 24th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Reports from Mexico say two U.S. government employees have been shot and wounded in an attack on their vehicle south of Mexico City. There are conflicting reports about the identity of the two, who were attacked on a highway leading from Mexico City to the city of Cuernavaca. The reports say the vehicle had diplomatic […]
