IBT Staff Reporter

Google Inc and Microsoft Corp were sued for infringing a Louisiana company's patent with their map websites, which let users navigate street-level views of towns and cities.

Apple’s release date of OS X Lion is rumored to be just around the corner, and the recent release of Mac OS X Lion Gold Master version to the developers seems to have backed up its rumors.

Eight American vacationers are presumed to have drowned after a sports fishing charter capsized in a storm and sank off Mexico's Baja California peninsula, authorities said on Monday.

The jury has reached a verdict in Casey Anthony murder trial. The 30 minute advance notice has been given for the verdict, which will be read at 2:15 p.m. (EST) this afternoon.

Germany's top court began hearing legal challenges on Tuesday against last year's bailouts of debt-stricken euro zone peers in a move that could affect Berlin's room for maneuver in future rescue packages.

New York's top legal officer has sent subpoenas to nine leading life insurers seeking information about their practices in identifying and paying out policies for deceased customers, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The hotel maid who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault sued the New York Post and five of its journalists for libel on Tuesday for reporting that she was a prostitute.

International banks and insurers will meet on Wednesday to thrash out a plan for the private sector to contribute to Greece's bailout effort as fears grow that the proposal will be derailed.

Attorneys for the maid who accused former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of rape sued the New York Post and four of its reporters for libel Tuesday.

Yesterday was Independence Day -- and it was the start of the sixth annual World eBook Fair. The audacious goal: to provide free public access to 6.5 million e-books over the course of a month.

Bieber's Vanity Fair issue becomes worst sell in 12 years.

New orders received by factories bounced back in May, pointing to underlying strength in manufacturing as demand for transportation equipment and a range of other products rose.

A new study suggests doctors are testing women for human papillomavirus, or HPV, more often than guidelines recommend.

British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the alleged hacking of a murdered schoolgirl's voicemail by the News of the World, part of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, as the scandal closed in on a top News Corp executive and Murdoch protegee.

Struggling Nokia has cut the prices of its smartphones in Europe, two industry sources told Reuters on Tuesday, raising the possibility of a more intensive price war in the mobile phone market.

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Wall Street consolidated on Tuesday after its best week in two years with choppy, low-volume trading seen during the rest of the summer.

Amnesty international blasted Beijing for a protracted crackdown on ethnic unrest in Xinjiang, a region in China's far West, in a report issued yesterday.

The Harry Potter stars share a much awaited kiss in the final installation of the series-- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. No doubt, fans around the world will be squealing as the two lock lips, but how did the stars feel about this most anticipated moment?

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Stocks fell slightly after the open on Tuesday after the market's best week in two years last week.

Takeru Kobayashi, who downed 69 hot dogs on Monday on the rooftop of a Manhattan bar, once drank 25 bottles(200ml) of coffee milk in 135 minutes on a TV show FOOD FIGHT CLUB.

Below are photos highlighting the events the Royal Couple attended in Canada.

Wall Street consolidated after its best week in two years on Tuesday with choppy, low-volume trading seen during the remainder of the summer.

Katy Perry's Fireworks played while New York City watched a spectacular show over the Hudson River and Beyonce performed in-front of the Statue of Liberty.

While Apple muses over the viability of adding glasses-free 3D viewing capability to iPhone 5, LG and HTC have already launched two Android smartphones which feature glasses-free 3D viewing - LG Thrill 4G and HTC EVO 3D

Canadian train maker Bombardier is cutting more than 1,400 jobs at its plant in Derby, central England, after losing out to German group Siemens in a competition to upgrade rolling stock on the Thameslink cross-London railway.

With the European clubs all scheduled to return for pre-season training, here is a list of all the fixtures of the big-clubs till the start of the new season in August. Despite being friendlies, there are some eyecatching fixtures, including a repeat of last season's champions league final between Barcelona and Manchester United.

'Horrible Bosses' will premiere in theaters on July 8.