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A German court ruled that Samsung Galaxy tablet computers cannot be sold in any EU country besides the Netherlands.

Read Tuesday's full statement from the Fed.

In response to a slowing economy, the U.S. Federal Reserve, despite some internal dissent, announced Tuesday that it plans to keep monetary policy stimulus in place, noting that it will keep short-term interests rates exceptionally low through at least mid-2013. The Fed will also continue to reinvest bond proceeds maturing in its portfolio.

The FOMC released the following statement on monetary policy on Aug. 9, 2011.

Sensei Keiko Fukuda, at 98, has finally achieved a 10th-degree black belt in judo, becoming the first woman and just one of four living people to reach that mark.

NASA scientists were able to observe for the first time the powerful effects of an earthquake and tsunami combined, which broke off large icebergs a hemisphere away off the coast of Antarctica.

James P. Zumwalt became the first American representative to attend the memorial service on the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945.

NASA scientists were able to observe for the first time the powerful force of an earthquake as it calved off large icebergs a full hemisphere away from the epicenter.

Following a surprise U.S. debt rating downgrade by S&P?s last Friday, now attention turns to other AAA-rated countries, which are at the risk of similar downgrade.

Canada took a decade to win back its prized AAA rating after debt downgrades in the early 1990s.

The International Space Station will be operational until 2020s as NASA, Roscosmos, and partners in Japan, Europe, and Canada have reached consensus regarding the matter. "The international partners have been discussing extending the mission through 2028. At this point, there's no reason we wouldn't do that, said NASA spokesperson Joshua Buck.

Japan?s Prime Minister Naoto Kan has taken his campaign against nuclear energy in Japan to Hiroshima, which became the world's first victim of an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.

A recent study suggested that Earth might have lost one of its two moons following a collision between the two. But a new study concludes that Earth's orbit would have been stable even without a moon.

For the first time in history, scientists and researchers were able to find a direct connection between tsunamis and the creation of icebergs.

Boeing unveiled its 787 Dreamliner for All Nippon Airways crew at its Everett factory north of Seattle.

Icebergs are twice the size of Manhattan

Stink bugs did not get their names for no reason - they emit an unbearable smell similar to that of rotting garbage when squashed. And now these stink bugs, which caused $37 million worth of damage last year, are returning with a mission to invade, after waking up from hibernation.

Scientists have long suspected icebergs to have a link with earthquakes. Just 18 hours after the tsunami, a foot-high wave struck the ice shelf in Antarctica and broke off giant pieces. The Sulzberger ice shelf is a sheet of ice 260 feet thick, and extends towards New Zealand.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner finally debuted Saturday after three years and billions of dollars were spent on the plane expected to revolutionize air travel.

Sperms produced using mice stem cells may provide clue to treating infertility in men, a recent research predicts.

At one time during the trading session, the Kospi index was down by as much as 7.4 percent.