U.S. Agonizes Over Apology to Pakistan
May 18, 2012
By ADAM ENTOUS, SIOBHAN GORMAN and JULIAN E. BARNES For nearly six months after U.S.-led forces accidentally killed two dozen Pakistani troops at the...
Comcast investigated over net neutrality, denies Xfinity favoritism
May 17, 2012
Comcast network and operations VP, Tony Werner, has responded to Minnesota senator Al Franken’s request to investigate the company for questionable net neutrality practices. According...
Homeless man’s mother settles with Fullerton over his death – Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2012
The mother of a mentally ill homeless man who died after he was beaten by Fullerton police has reached a settlement with the city...
Tick season reveals debate over Lyme disease
May 15, 2012
Looming over a heart-wrenching image of a hospitalized woman is the grim message that “chronic Lyme disease” is as disabling as congestive heart failure....
Concerns raised over long-term use of bone drugs
May 9, 2012
In an unusual move that may prompt millions of women to rethink their use of popular bone-building drugs, the Food and Drug Administration published...
Over $175 million pledged with Kickstarter in just three years
May 1, 2012
Kickstarter, a crowd funding website where individuals pitch their ideas to the masses and ask for funding, just celebrated its three year anniversary. The...
Pensioner ‘strangled 85-year-old partner to death in rage over affair claims
May 1, 2012
Pierina Baudino, a retired hairdresser, had repeatedly accused Vittorio Ninotto, her partner of 27 years, of conducting an affair with a younger woman and...
Judge favors Motorola over Microsoft in Xbox 360 patent case
April 26, 2012
Microsoft has suffered a setback in a dispute with Motorola over patents involving technology in the Xbox 360. In a preliminary ruling Monday, US...
Private colleges ‘forced to shut’ over student visa curbs
April 19, 2012
The number of insolvencies in the education sector increased by 44 per cent last year, figures show. This compared with a three per cent...
Three agents forced out of US Secret Service over prostitute scandal
April 18, 2012
All 11 of the men reportedly have reportedly been asked to polygraph tests as the US government struggled to contain a scandal that has...