Judge Mohammed Nagi Shehata had denied Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste and his two co-workers' request to post bail from terrorism-related charges, Daily Mail said in a report.
Lobbyists against "patent trolls" are pushing the US Congress to pass legislation to reduce or prohibit companies who are seeking to extort fees other firms for the patents they own or possess rights to, Bloomberg said.
Reuters said that the justices of the US Supreme Court are split on whether they should broaden the current patent laws in the country to protect companies from patent trolls.
A political expert deduced that former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's plans of a political comeback might no longer be pursued after the results of a high-profile bribery case already damaged his reputation.
