Prize-winning U.S. author Ann Patchett has always taken research for her novels seriously -- but never more so than with her latest, State of Wonder.
Apple is now seeking to ban sales of Samsung-based devices in Japan.
Apple's latest litigation was filed in Japan against its rival Samsung for violating patents for the iPhone and iPad.
Apple is seeking to ban sales of some Samsung Electronics gadgets in Japan, accusing its rival of violating patents relating to the iPhone and iPad, the latest salvo in a series of patent battles between the two companies.
Apple is suing Samsung Electronics in Japan, accusing it of patent violations relating to the iPhone and iPad, Kyodo news agency said, the latest salvo in a series of patent battles between the two firms.
Ahead of the six month anniversary since the massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan on March 11, 2011, the country’s efforts to clear up debris are much in spotlight.
Patients who are referred by their doctors to Weight Watchers were found to lose about twice as much weight as those on a standard weight-loss program over a 12-month period as reported in a study in The Lancet.
Weight Watchers is more effective to lose weight than seeking doctor’s advice, according to a new study.
Viterra Inc (VT.TO: Quote) said on Wednesday its quarterly profit nearly doubled, driven by record grain shipments through ports in Australia, higher grain prices, and strong demand for fertilizers in North America.
In a joint operation with the U.S. secret service agency, CIA, Pakistan Army arrested Sheikh Younis al-Mauritani, a senior al-Qaida leader and Osama bin Laden confidant, the Pakistan army said Monday.
A giant 1-ton crocodile has been captured in the Philippines.
Asian shares fell and U.S. Treasury yields dropped to the lowest levels in at least 60 years on Tuesday on fears that Europe's sovereign debt troubles are worsening and could trigger a second full-blown banking crisis.
The forecast of heavy rain at the U.S. Open for Tuesday may come as a welcome relief to Rafa Nadal after his health scare at the last grand slam of the year.
Asian shares fell and the euro slipped Tuesday amid fears that Europe's sovereign debt troubles are worsening and could trigger a second full-blown banking crisis.
Australian banks will need to meet new global capital rules ahead of the internationally agreed timetable under proposals made on Tuesday, although the move is unlikely to force any of them to raise any new equity immediately.
Australia on Tuesday proposed its banks conform to minimum capital requirements faster than global rules as expected, though the proposal is not seen pushing the well-capitalized banks to raise equity immediately.
In more than 30 years since smash hit song Heart of Glass took Blondie from new wave upstarts to mainstream stars, frontwoman Deborah Harry has transformed herself many times, younger members have joined the band and albums have gone from vinyl to digital.
Samsung was prepping to roll out its new Galaxy Tab 7.7 -- the latest in attempts to erode market share from tablet leader Apple -- but a legal victory from its rival instead forced the company to remove the device from displays just days after it was revealed.
Younis al-Mauritani, the army said, took commands from Osama Bin Laden and also planned and engineered operations for the terror network himself.
Is Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet really as popular as the South Korean company would want us to believe? No, according to rival Lenovo, which claims that Samsung could only manage to sell 200,000 tablets in 2010 though it had shipped 1 million the same year.
Samsung Electronics Co has stopped promoting its new tablet computer at Europe's biggest consumer electronics fair after a court-ordered sales injunction in Germany, the latest setback in its global patent battle with Apple Inc.
Up-and-coming Irish actor Michael Fassbender plays a sex addict in Shame, a movie by British video artist Steve McQueen that is vying for the top prize at the Venice film festival.
