A judge in the US has ordered $1bn in damages awarded to Apple last year against Samsung be cut by 40% and set a new trial.

The legendary investor Warren Buffett has told shareholders in his annual letter that last year was below standards for the investment guru's funds.

The legendary investor Warren Buffett has told shareholders in his annual letter that last year was below standards for the investment guru's funds.

A Chilean court suspends a trial against three Bolivian soldiers, whose arrest had led to diplomatic tensions between the neighbouring countries.

President Obama says a government spending cuts due to come in on Friday are "dumb and arbitrary", and the IMF has warned they could affect global economic growth.

A Florida man has disappeared into a 20ft-deep (6m) sinkhole that swallowed up a bedroom in his house.

A former senior adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is under fire for expressing doubts about jailing viewers of child pornography.

A former senior adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is under fire for expressing doubts about jailing viewers of child pornography.

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital has withdrawn his legal attempt to get Apple to release some of its huge cash pile to shareholders.

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital has withdrawn his legal attempt to get Apple to release some of its huge cash pile to shareholders.

Shares in daily deals firm Groupon rise 13% following the ousting of its founder and chief executive Andrew Mason, recovering some of the losses sustained due to falling sales.

Shares in daily deals firm Groupon rise 13% following the ousting of its founder and chief executive Andrew Mason, recovering some of the losses sustained due to falling sales.

The Colombian city of Medellin is voted as the world's most innovative for its modern transport system, environmental policies and cultural offerings.

Republicans resist Obama's Jedi mind meld, says Mark Mardell

A Polish bus company has praised the actions of two female passengers riding on a bus near the town of Kiezmark, west of Gdansk, for stepping in when the driver passed out.

A Polish bus company has praised the actions of two female passengers riding on a bus near the town of Kiezmark, west of Gdansk, for stepping in when the driver passed out.

President Mwai Kibaki calls on Kenyans to vote peacefully in Monday's general election, and for losers to accept defeat.

A report from the Office for National Statistics shows that Britons are becoming more economical with vehicle fuel but more profligate with gas.

The most accurate assessment to date of the impact of commercial fishing on sharks suggests around 100 million a year are being killed.

A man charged with killing six of his children in a house fire said in a secret recording that he "didn't mean to do it", prosecutors claim.