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Apple's newest courtroom foe is patent-savvy university

As a veteran of the global smart phone wars, Apple(AAPL.O) is used to courtroom battles with fierce ...

Oct 16, 2015 02:06 AM EDT

U.N. Security Council to meet on Israeli-Palestinian violence

The United Nations Security Council will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss the recent spat...

Oct 15, 2015 11:30 PM EDT

U.S. lawsuits build against Monsanto over alleged Roundup cancer link

Personal injury law firms around the United States are lining up plaintiffs for what they say could ...

Oct 15, 2015 09:07 PM EDT

Valeant subpoenaed by U.S. prosecutors; shares drop

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (VRX.TO) (VRX.N), already under fire over steep price hike...

Oct 15, 2015 09:01 PM EDT

Obama sends U.S. troops, drones to Cameroon in anti-Boko Haram fight

The United States is sending 300 U.S. troops, along with surveillance drones, to Cameroon to bolster...

Oct 15, 2015 01:29 AM EDT

Planned Parenthood revises reimbursement policy after video uproar

Planned Parenthood would no longer accept reimbursement for fetal tissue donated for medical researc...

Oct 14, 2015 01:48 AM EDT

Iraq using info from new intelligence center to bomb Islamic State: official

Iraq has begun bombing Islamic State insurgents with help from a new intelligence center with staff ...

Oct 14, 2015 01:24 AM EDT

ACLU sues two psychologists who devised CIA interrogation program

The American Civil Liberties Union sued two psychologists who devised the CIA's Bush-era interrogati...

Oct 13, 2015 09:59 PM EDT

U.S. to raise Iranian missile test at U.N. Security Council

A missile test announced by Iran over the weekend was an apparent violation of a U.N. Security Counc...

Oct 13, 2015 09:34 PM EDT

India, U.S., Japan kick off naval drills likely to annoy China

India, Japan and the United States will hold joint naval exercises each year, Indian government sour...

Oct 13, 2015 02:04 AM EDT

Zimbabwe will not charge U.S. dentist for killing Cecil the lion

Zimbabwe will not charge American dentist Walter Palmer for killing its most prized lion in July bec...

Oct 13, 2015 01:51 AM EDT

Top China paper says U.S., Russia playing Cold War game in Syria

China's top newspaper on Tuesday accused both the United States and Russia of replaying their Cold W...

Oct 13, 2015 01:34 AM EDT

China completes construction of lighthouses in disputed South China Sea

China has completed the construction of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, the officia...

Oct 12, 2015 01:56 AM EDT

China will not allow violations of its territorial waters

China said on Friday it would not stand for violations of its territorial waters in the name of free...

Oct 09, 2015 06:54 AM EDT

Europe-U.S. data transfer deal used by thousands of firms is ruled invalid

The EU's highest court struck down a deal that allows thousands of companies to easily transfer pers...

Oct 06, 2015 05:49 PM EDT

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