Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Apple wants billions from Samsung in patent fight

Apple wants billions from Samsung in patent fight

Apple wants billions from Samsung in patent fight

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:20 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy accounts for around six percent of global tablet computer salesApple told a US court Tuesday it will seek damages of more than $2.5 billion from Samsung in a patent infringement case accusing the South Korean firm of copying the iPhone and iPad maker.

Sri Lanka starts three-hour rolling power cuts

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:20 AM PDT

A Sri Lankan workman attempts to reconnect a power supply lineSri Lanka announced on Tuesday that electricity would be cut to many homes, shops, offices and government buildings for three hours every day due to shortages from hydro-power stations.

40 India nuclear plant workers contaminated: firm

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:14 AM PDT

A delegate of the India Nuclear Energy 2011 summit walks past a stall in MumbaiMore than 40 workers at a nuclear power station in northern India have been exposed to tritium radiation in two separate leaks in the past five weeks, company managers said on Tuesday.

Philippines ratifies Australia military pact

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Philippine Senate President Juan Ponce EnrileThe Philippine Senate ratified a sensitive military pact with Australia Tuesday that lays out rules for visiting troops, in a move politicians said would improve regional security.

Australian PM 'serious' about media reforms

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:06 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia GillardAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Tuesday she was serious about media reforms, but failed to confirm a report that she was considering stricter press self-regulation over a new watchdog.

Taiwan-Panama diplomacy row ends after half year

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:50 AM PDT

Panama's President Ricardo MartinelliTaiwan's ambassador to Panama was finally allowed to assume his post Tuesday six months after arriving in the Central American country, amid a diplomatic rift, the Taiwanese foreign ministry said.

S. Korea's Lee apologises over brother's graft case

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:43 AM PDT

"I bow my head and apologise for causing concern to the people with these incidents," a solemn Lee Myung-Bak saidSouth Korean President Lee Myung-Bak apologised to the nation Tuesday for what he called heartbreaking corruption cases allegedly involving his elder brother and close aides.

Deadly fighting erupts in Tajikistan after general's murder

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:39 AM PDT

Tajik fronier guard soldiers patrol the Afghan borderAt least 12 Tajik troops and 30 militants were killed in a military operation to reassert control over a restive region close to the Afghan border after the murder of a top security agent, officials said Tuesday.

Malaysian Olympians can postpone Ramadan fast

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:31 AM PDT

Cyclist Azizulhasni Awang (C) is among the athletes who will put off fasting, Malaysian media reported this weekMalaysian Islamic and Olympic officials said athletes from the predominantly Muslim country are excused from fasting for Ramadan while competing at the London Games.

Markets remain pressured by Spanish bailout fears

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)Financial markets fell again Tuesday following the previous days' turmoil amid fears over a potential bailout of Spain and the future of the euro currency, which hit a two-year low.

China's newest city is on tiny island, has big aim

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:26 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, representatives cast their votes in the first session of the first Sansha Municipal People's Congress held on Yongxing Island, the government seat of Sansha City in south China's Hainan province Monday, July 23, 2012. China has rolled out the red carpet for its newest city, on a small, remote island in the South China Sea that is also claimed by Vietnam. Beijing on Tuesday, July 24, formally established the city of Sansha to bolster its claim on the sea's oil and gas-rich waters. The move is likely to anger China's neighbors and competing claimants in a dispute that has at times led to maritime standoffs. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Hou Jiansen) NO SALESChina's newest city is a remote island in the South China Sea barely large enough to host a single airstrip. It has a post office, bank, supermarket and a hospital, but little else. Fresh water comes by freighter on a 13-hour journey from China's southernmost province.

Troops kill 5 as toll grows in Indian land clashes

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:04 AM PDT

Indian fire fighters try to extinguish fire at a house following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, Assam state, India, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Government troops sent to quell communal clashes over land rights in this northeast Indian state were under orders Tuesday to shoot suspected rioters on sight after some 21 people were killed in machete attacks and dozens of homes were burned to the ground. (AP Photo) INDIA OUTTroops sent to quell clashes over land rights in northeast India killed five people Tuesday after the government ordered them to shoot suspected rioters on sight.

S. Lanka's Perera, Mathews set up 9-wicket win over India

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Gautam Gambhir top-scored for India with 65Pacemen Thisara Perera and Angelo Mathews each grabbed three wickets to set up Sri Lanka's comfortable nine-wicket win over India in the second one-day international on Tuesday.

Claim Fukushima worker's radiation levels faked probed

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:54 AM PDT

Workers remove nuclear fuel for the first time since last year's crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plantJapan's labour minister on Tuesday ordered an investigation into claims that subcontractors at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant told workers to lie about their radiation exposure.

Tajik official says 20 soldiers killed in clash

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:40 AM PDT

Twenty government soldiers were killed in Tajikistan on Tuesday after clashing with an armed group led by a former warlord accused by the government in the killing of a senior intelligence officer, an official said.

Police 'shoot on sight' order as India toll rises to 26

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:31 AM PDT

A house burns at Kachugaon village during the clashes on July 23Indian security forces shot dead four rioters Tuesday, taking the death toll from ethnic violence in India's remote northeast to 26, police officials said.

China censors coverage of deadly Beijing floods

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 03:53 AM PDT

Rescuers evacuatw an elderly woman from her flooded home in Chongqing, in southwest China, on July 23Beijing authorities have reportedly ordered Chinese media to stick to positive news about record weekend floods, after the death of at least 37 people sparked fierce criticism of the government.

Bhopal victims organise protest Games

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Indian activists demand that Dow Chemical be removed as a sponsor for the 2012 London OlympicsDisabled children suffering the effects of the 1984 Bhopal disaster in India are to take part in a "Special Olympics" on Thursday to protest against London 2012 sponsor Dow Chemical.

India's top court bans tourism in tiger parks

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:16 AM PDT

FILE- In this Oct. 22, 2010 file photo, a tiger walks past a vehicle carrying tourists, at Ranthambore National Park in Ranthambore, India. India's top court banned tourism in tiger reserve forests across the country in an effort to save the endangered big cat.(AP Photo/ Mustafa Quraishi,file)India's top court banned tourism in tiger reserves across the country Tuesday in a ruling that aims to protect the endangered big cats but may disrupt travel plans for droves of tourists who booked stays at the hundreds of hotels that have sprung up deep inside the forests.

Bomb kills at least six Afghan children: officials

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:47 AM PDT

An Afghan soldier passes by the wreckage of a plane as he patrols in Ghor province in 2004At least six Afghan children were killed on Tuesday after a bomb exploded in central Afghanistan's impoverished Ghor province, officials said.

Tajik officials says 20 soldiers killed in clash

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:37 AM PDT

A security services official says that at least 20 government soldiers have been killed in clashes with an armed group led by a former warlord, whom the Tajik government has accused of involvement in a recent killing of a senior intelligence officer.

Markets steady but Spanish bailout fears remain

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:16 AM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)Financial markets steadied Tuesday following the previous days' turmoil, but fears over a potential bailout of Spain and the future of the euro currency will likely remain the focus in coming days and weeks.

1st of 8 trials start for soldiers in hazing death

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:12 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Pvt. Danny Chen,19, who was killed Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The first of eight court-martial trials was set to begin Tuesday for U.S. soldiers accused of hazing Chen, a Chinese-American recruit, over his ethnicity until he killed himself in Afghanistan. Sgt. Adam Holcomb of Youngstown, Ohio, will be the first of eight men to go before a military court in Fort Bragg, N.C. Young faces a slew of charges, the most serious of which is negligent homicide, and could get nearly 18 years in prison if convicted on all counts. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File)The first of eight court-martial trials was set to begin Tuesday for U.S. soldiers accused of hazing a Chinese-American recruit over his ethnicity until he killed himself in Afghanistan.

Beijing says it's been truthful on flooding deaths

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 07:09 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Monday, July 23, 2012, a crane lifts a damaged vehicle as workers clean up the debris following a flood in Fangshan district in Beijing. Recent heavy rains across much of China have left nearly 100 people dead, state media said Tuesday. More than a third of the fatalities were in the flood-ravaged capital, where some residents questioned whether the city's rapid push for modernization came at the expense of basic infrastructure such as drainage networks. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTThe Beijing city government says it has been and will continue to be truthful in its reporting of the death toll from the weekend's heavy flooding amid online skepticism.

China dubs tiny island new city in sea claim bid

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 06:42 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, representatives cast their votes in the first session of the first Sansha Municipal People's Congress held on Yongxing Island, the government seat of Sansha City in south China's Hainan province Monday, July 23, 2012. China has rolled out the red carpet for its newest city, on a small, remote island in the South China Sea that is also claimed by Vietnam. Beijing on Tuesday, July 24, formally established the city of Sansha to bolster its claim on the sea's oil and gas-rich waters. The move is likely to anger China's neighbors and competing claimants in a dispute that has at times led to maritime standoffs. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Hou Jiansen) NO SALESChina's newest city is a tiny and remote island in the South China Sea, barely large enough to host a single airstrip. There is a post office, bank, supermarket and a hospital, but little else. Fresh water comes by freighter on a 13-hour journey from China's southernmost province.
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