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Missouri reverses ban on teacher-student Facebook chats

Missouri lawmakers on Friday overturned a pending state law that would have banned private chatting between teachers and students on social media sites such as Facebook.

Asthma Inhalers to Become Prescription-Only

Environmentalists can breath a little easier after the Food and Drug Administration announced that it was banning over-the-counter asthma inhalers, citing hazardous chemicals the spray emits.

Chevron Suffers Blow in Latest Installment of Amazon Battle

A tribal leader of the indigenous Secoya people of Ecuador's northern Amazon rainforest at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on May 19, 2011.

New York appeals court has lifted a ban on the $18bn judgment against the oil giant, Chevron for environment damage in Ecuador.

Samsung Seeks to Gun Down iPhone 5; Delay in Release?

Just a few weeks before Apple is said to be releasing its most anticipated iPhone 5, which could halt Samsung’s aggravating success with the Galaxy Line, the South Korean firm is considering legal action to ban the sales of the upcoming iPhone.

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To Save Sharks from Soup and Human Greed, California Bans Trade

Campaigns to protect the shark species have seen progresses last week, with the California Senate passing the ban on sales and possession of shark fins last Tuesday. In Toronto, the City Council voted unanimously to support a city-wide ban on the sales and consumption of shark fin on Friday.

Apple wins German court ruling on Samsung tablets

Apple to Samsung: Get Out of Town, Wins Permanent Ban on German Tablet Sales

Samsung must take its Galaxy Tab 10.1 somewhere else besides Germany because a German court backed Apple, the world's most valuable technology company, and banned sales of the tablet computer in the country.

UK Lifts Lifetime Ban on Gay Men's Blood Donations

England, Scotland and Wales will lift a lifetime ban on blood donations by homosexual and bisexual men, but only those who have not had sex in the past 12 months will be able to donate.

Foreign visitors look around at a showroom displaying Samsung Electronics' products at the company's headquarters in Seoul

Apple Sets Target to Ban Samsung Devices in Japan

Apple is now seeking to ban sales of Samsung-based devices in Japan.

Apple Taps Japan Court to Ban Sales of Samsung Phones

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.

California Legislature Approves Shark Fin Ban

Shark fin soup would be off the menu in California, under a bill headed for the governor's desk following its approval by the state Senate on Tuesday.

Veteran Evelyn Thomas is arrested after handcuffing herself to a fence at the White House in Washington

Court to Hear Arguments on Gays in Military as Ban to be Ended

Obama administration lawyers will ask a federal appeals court on Thursday to vacate a judgment declaring Don't Ask, Don't Tell unconstitutional now that the ban on openly gay men and women in the military is about to be repealed.

Facebook Now Adding Spotify and Other Music Services on Sept. 22: Report

Social networking giant Facebook is now re-developing the Web site to make it more music-friendly.

Openwave Slaps Patent Suit on Apple, RIM; Aims to Block iPhone, iPad Imports into U.S.

Openwave Systems, a phone software maker, filed a patent lawsuit against Apple (AAPL) and Reseach in Motion (RIMM) Wednesday, seeking to ban the import of the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Curve smartphone and PlayBook tablet into the United States.

Apple wins ban on some Samsung smartphone sales

Apple won an injunction in a Dutch court on Wednesday to stop Samsung Electronics from marketing three smartphone models in some European countries after alleging a breach of patents.

German State Imposes Ban on Facebook 'Like'

The German State of Schleswig-Holstein has imposed a ban on clicking the Facebook “Like” button and has said state institutions should remove it from their Web sites or face a fine.

Was Piers Morgan 'Rude' to Christine O'Donnell?

A heated debate between Republican Christine O'Donnell and Piers Morgan over the gay marriage question led to the walk-out of O'Donnell from the sets of "Piers Morgan Tonight" show.

Microsoft-Motorola Patent Lawsuit Heads to Seattle

Microsoft has gained the upper hand in by getting its patent battle with Motorola Mobility moved to its preferred federal court in its hometown of Seattle.

Samsung Galaxy tablet ban lifted in most of Europe

Samsung can sell its latest iPad rival in most of Europe again after a German court lifted most of an injunction it had imposed at Apple's request.

A model holds a Samsung Electronics' new tablet 'Galaxy Tab 10.1' during its launch ceremony at the firm's headquarters in Seoul

How Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Cheated Apple's Ban?

Samsung in the Netherlands is rolling out Galaxy Tab 10.1, which is otherwise banned in Europe after Apple won an injunction against Samsung for violating its intellectual rights to its iPad.

Samsung Galaxy Product Sales Halt in EU; Will U.S. Market Be Next?

Samsung's Galaxy products are increasingly disappearing from store shelves in Europe and Australia thanks to an intellectual property fight with Apple, say recent reports.

A trader is seen through a window as he looks at screens at the bourse in Madrid

Blame Ban on Short Selling for Market Volatility

Don?t blame short sellers ? blame the ban on short selling for adding to an already volatile stock market.

Europe short-selling ban reveals divisions

A piecemeal ban on short-selling of financial stocks in Europe sparked a rush of alternative proposals from countries and regulators Friday, while stronger bank shares pulled Europe's stocks higher.

Funds see no silver bullet in short-selling ban

European fund managers led a chorus of criticism of a two-week short-selling ban slapped on four euro zone stock markets on Friday, with restrictions seen more likely to nurture erratic trading than eliminate it.

Europe short-selling ban papers over policy cracks

A piecemeal ban on short-selling of financial stocks highlighted flaws in euro zone policy and investors said relief for bank stocks would be temporary in the absence of co-ordinated action by Europe's governments.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Short-selling ban spurs tentative recovery

European stock markets rose on Friday as a ban on short-selling financial shares prompted investors to creep back into battered banking shares, although concerns over the health of French banks kept the mood edgy.

Short-selling ban fails to banish euro fears

European stock markets struggled early on Friday as a ban on short-selling of financial sector shares failed to put a lid on concerns over banks and the spread of the euro zone's debt crisis to France.