The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that Microsoft infringed on a patent of Canadian company i4i ...

The state of Michigan on Monday filed suit in the US Supreme Court against the state of Illinois seeking to close two waterways that allow invasive Asian carp to reach...

i4i Limited Partnership, et al. v. Microsoft, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, December 22, 2009 [affirming a lower court ruling that Microsoft infringed on a patent of Canadian company i4i with portions of its Word 2007 word-processing...

The Lithuanian Parliament National Security Committee reported Tuesday that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) established two secret prisons for al Qaeda suspects in the Baltic country. Lawmakers demanded the...

Beijing police issued a formal arrest warrant Monday for a man who organized a website for parents whose children became ill from drinking tainted milk last year. Zhao Lianhai has been charged with picking...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Bosnia's constitution illegally discriminates against ethnic minorities by not allowing them to run for high political office. The Bosnian Constitution distinguishes between...

Sudanese lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a law addressing how a 2011 referendum for southern independence will be conducted. Agreed to earlier this month by leaders of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of President Omar...

A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections said Monday that the state will begin transferring prisoners out of state to reduce prison overcrowding . State officials will transfer 2,000 prisoners , with...

Mexico City's local assembly approved a same-sex marriage law on Monday, seeking to extend equal rights to gay couples throughout the city. The proposed legislation would allow for marriage, adoption, inheritance,...

Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and former hedge fund consultant Danielle Chiesi pleaded not guilty Monday to insider trading charges. The pair were indicted last week by a...