Sunday, September 30, 2012

Samsung wins reconsideration of Galaxy Tab sales ban


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a lower court should reconsider a sales ban against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 won by Apple in a patent dispute with theSouth Korean electronics maker.
The injunction was put in place ahead of a month-long trial that pitted iPhone maker Apple Inc against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a closely watched legal battle that ended with a resounding victory for Apple last month on many of its patent violation claims.

Canada says it took Guantanamo detainee early after U.S. pressure


OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, which allowed Guantanamo detaineeOmar Khadr to be transferred to a prison in his homeland months earlier than expected, did so after pressure from the United States,Foreign Minister John Baird said on Sunday.
Baird declined to comment on reports an angry Washington had insisted on Khadr's quick return after someone in Canada leaked a secret U.S. report on him.
Khadr, 26, the youngest prisoner and last Westerner held in the Guantanamo military base, was sent back to Canada on Saturday to finish his sentence. He was 15 years old when captured in Afghanistan and later confessed to killing a U.S. soldier and conspiring with al Qaeda.

Bangladeshi Muslims torch Buddhist temples, homes


COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims set fire to at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes in anger over a Facebook photo of a burned Quran before authorities restored order.
The situation was under control Sunday afternoon after extra security officers were deployed and the government banned public gatherings in the troubled areas near the southern border withMyanmar, said Nojibul Islam, a police chief in the coastal district of Cox's Bazar.

Capriles leads huge rally in Venezuelan capital


CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A huge crowd filled the streets of Venezuela's capital on Sunday cheering for opposition candidateHenrique Capriles, waving flags in a show of support one week before the country's hotly contested presidential election.
Capriles waved from a truck that rolled through the vast expanse ofsupporters. The crowd overflowed from Bolivar Avenue, the widest downtown thoroughfare, which according to some estimates has a capacity to hold about 260,000 people. The authorities didn't provide a crowd estimate.
"Bolivar Avenue is too small for us," Capriles shouted to the crowd, which was the largest of any opposition gathering in recent years.

Labour to impose "real" bank split if elected - Miliband


MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Labour leader Ed Milibandlaunched an offensive against banks on Sunday ahead of his party'sannual conference, promising a "real separation" of retail andinvestment banking and to raise the top rate of personal income tax.
The Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government has said it will implement the recommendations of an independent review by Oxford University economist John Vickers into how banks should be structured in the wake of the global credit crisis.

Iran swipe at Web brings angry reply


TEHRAN (AP) — Iran's cyber monitors often tout their fight against the West's "soft war" of influence through the Web, but trying to block Google's popular Gmail appeared to be a swipe too far.
Complaints piled up — even from email-starved parliament members — and forced authorities Sunday to double down on their promises to create a parallel Web universe with Tehran as its center.

Egypt TV presenter in incitement trial arrested


CAIRO (AP) — The owner of a TV station on trial for incitement after calling for the killing of Egypt's Islamist president Mohammed Morsi was arrested on Sunday in connection with a series of allegations, including theft of electrical power and issuing a bounced check, police said.
Tawfiq Okasha was not at his Cairo home when police went to arrest him, but he later surrendered at a police station in the eastern suburb of Nasr City, they added.

Euro, oil fall on Spain, growth worries


TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro, oil and Asian shares fell on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty about Spain's bailout and concerns over slumping demand due to a slowdown in global growth, with data from Japan to China underscoring sluggish business activity.
Several Asian markets are closed for holidays on Monday, including China, Hong Kong and South Korea, keeping trade subdued.