An Iraqi man is suing the country's leaders to demand his fair share of the Arab state's oil wealth.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 17, 2011
The latest lawsuit against Apple: 27,000 South Koreans in a class-action suit over privacy relating to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
David Magee
Aug 17, 2011
Protests swelled across India on Wednesday in support of a self-styled Gandhian anti-corruption campaigner fasting to the death in jail, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's struggling government at a loss over how to end the standoff.
Jack Kim
Aug 17, 2011
Two former employees of the celebrity-owned Shin BBQ are suing the Hollywood restaurant, which is backed by several stars of the big and small screen. They are accusing the restaurant of failing to pay overtime, failing to pay for rest periods, failing to pay for meal periods and failing to pay minimum wage, as well as for unfair competition and violating the fair labor standards act.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 17, 2011
Security officers at a U.S. courthouse are under investigation for receiving baseballs autographed by former pitching ace Roger Clemens, who faces perjury charges, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Tuesday.
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Aug 17, 2011
Apple is being sued by 27,000 South Koreans over privacy issues involving location services in the iPhone and iPad.
David Magee
Aug 17, 2011
Two men who were issued a 4-year jail sentence for using Facebook to incite riots in England last week are to appeal their punishment.
Ceylan Yeginsu
Aug 17, 2011
Perry is a favorite among social conservatives, including the Tea Party
Palash Ghosh
Aug 17, 2011
The estate of Frank Sinatra, a long-time Los Angeles Dodgers fan, has joined four other season ticket holders to ask a bankruptcy judge for an official say in the baseball team's future.
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Aug 17, 2011
A new book about the life of Coco Chanel published in the United States on Tuesday aims to strengthen claims the French designer collaborated with the Nazis during World War II as a spy code-named "Westminster."
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Aug 17, 2011
Five tobacco companies filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the federal government, claiming that government-required graphic warning labels on cigarette packages are unconstitutional and that they violate their rights. "The primary complaint is that we think it violates the First Amendment for the government to require people who produce a lawful product to essentially urge prospective purchasers not to buy it," First Amendment case expert Floyd Abrams said.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 17, 2011
Striking Verizon workers will lose health benefits on Aug. 31 if they are still on picket lines, the company has confirmed.
David Magee
Aug 17, 2011
Two men were sentenced to four years in prison for allegedly using Facebook to incite disorder, even though nothing came of their plans.
Ashley Portero
Aug 17, 2011
"These [Facebook] posts caused significant panic and revulsion in local communities as rumors of anticipated violence spread."
Palash Ghosh
Aug 17, 2011
Four big cigarette makers are suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, seeking to void as unconstitutional new graphic labels and advertising that warn consumers about the risks of smoking and induce them to quit.
Joseph Lazzaro
Aug 17, 2011
South Africa's government will lay criminal charges against Kumba Iron Ore over its application for a mining right over the company's Sishen mine it did not yet own, a lawyer for the minerals department said Wednesday.
Mike Obel
Aug 17, 2011
Authorities found the remains of the 3-year-old Missouri girl Breeann Rodriguez, who went missing for more than a week, on Tuesday, near a series of floodway ditches about eight miles southeast of the girl's family's home in Senath. A suspect from the girl's neighborhood Shawn Morgan, who was arrested on Saturday, has confessed that he had suffocated the child with a plastic bag before dumping her body in the ditch.
Amrutha Gayathri
Aug 17, 2011
Authorities in Missouri believe they have found the remains of Breeann Rodriguez, the 3-year-old girl who went missing on Aug. 6.
Laura Matthews
Aug 17, 2011
Opposing lawyers disputed the meaning of a medical report that said "rape" caused injuries sustained by the woman who has accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 17, 2011
After six days perched on a Tulsa Clear Channel radio tower, William Sturdivant II is back on sold ground and hospitalized.
Mark Johanson
Aug 16, 2011
A 16 year-old in London was charged with the murder of a 68-year-old pensioner. While the boy sits in court for his crimes, the nation of England slowly moves on, attempting to recover from five nights of society-shattering riots.
Daniel Tovrov
Aug 16, 2011
Brad Pitt is negotiating to become "The Gray Man" for New Regency, TheWrap has confirmed.
Ann Suh
Aug 16, 2011