U.S. appeals judges quiz lawyers on rules for patenting software

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers squared off on Friday over U.S. rules for granting patents for software, or if software should be patented at all, in arguments in a case closely watched by Google Inc , Facebook Inc and other technology...

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Club owners should be allowed to splash cash: Mancini

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Soccer club owners should be allowed to spend as much money as they want, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said as he gave new financial fair play rules a big thumbs down. The Premier League announced measures...

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U.S. clears Boeing 787 for test flights, as delays loom

By Jim Wolf and Alwyn Scott WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. agencies cleared Boeing Co to restart test flights of its grounded 787 Dreamliner in order to get more data on potentially faulty batteries, but they also demanded a closer look at how...

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Asian shares capped after Draghi, China data in focus

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares were capped on Friday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi noted risks still facing the euro zone economy, turning investor sentiment more cautious ahead of Chinese trade data for January...

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Iran's Ahmadinejad seeks strategic axis with Egypt

By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on the first visit to Cairo by an Iranian leader in more than three decades, called for a strategic alliance with Egypt and said he had offered the cash-strapped Arab state a loan. In a...

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U.S. singer Rihanna attends boyfriend Brown's community service hearing

By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday ordered a new report on singer Chris Brown's community service after prosecutors said he cut corners while fulfilling work requirements imposed after his 2009 assault on girlfriend...

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Asian shares rise on positive euro zone data

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares recovered on Wednesday as solid euro zone data calmed nerves jarred by potential political turmoil derailing the region's efforts to resolve its debt crisis, while the prospect of a dovish new governor...

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U.S. deficits to shrink through 2015, but debt to deepen: CBO

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion this year for the first time during Barack Obama's presidency, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, but it warned that debt will swell to unsustainable...

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Rip out Guantanamo microphones to prevent eavesdropping, judge says

By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A military judge on Monday suggested ripping out the defense table microphones to ease concerns that intelligence agents could be eavesdropping on confidential attorney-client conversations...

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Asian shares drop on euro zone worry, soft U.S. data

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares eased on Tuesday as investors booked profits from recent strong rallies in the face of weak U.S. data and worries that a potential political shake-up could disrupt the eurozone's efforts to resolve its...

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Texas man arraigned on murder charges in shooting of 'American Sniper'

REUTERS - The man accused of gunning down former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, a prominent military sniper, and a second man at a Texas shooting range has been arraigned on two counts of capital murder, the Texas Department of Public Safety said on Sunday....

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Left should focus on issues of poorest of the poor: Amartya

Kolkata, Feb 3 (PTI) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen today urged the Left parties to raise the issue of sanitation and other basic needs of the poorest of the poor, apart from the issues of food security and LPG price hike. "I am sometimes accused of being...

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Myanmar to hold peace talks in China with Kachin rebels

YANGON (Reuters) - The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) said on Saturday it had agreed to hold talks with Myanmar's government in China next week, to try to end stubborn conflict with the military that has intensified in the past two months. The KIA said...

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Wakaso double helps Ghana end Cape Verde fairytale

By Mike Collett PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - Substitute Mubarak Wakaso hit two goals as four-times champions Ghana ended the fairytale run of Cape Verde Islands with a 2-0 African Nations Cup quarter-final victory on Saturday. Wakaso struck...

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