Apple says plaintiff’s iPods not covered by suit

SAN FRANCISCO — For want of an iPod, a billion-dollar lawsuit may be in jeopardy. Apple attorneys have raised an eleventh-hour challenge that could derail a...

Experts see Korean parallels in Sony hack

SEOUL, South Korea — Some cybersecurity experts say they’ve found striking similarities between the code used in the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment and attacks blamed...

24 go blind after cataract surgery in India

NEW DELHI — Authorities ordered an investigation Friday after at least 24 poor and elderly people went blind following cataract surgeries performed at a free medical...

Protesters of chokehold death rally around nation

Demonstrators around the country staged die-ins, blocked roadways and marched into stores to protest a New York grand jury’s decision to not indict a white police...

Pakistan says top Al-Qaida militant killed in raid

American hostage killed in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen — An American photojournalist held by al-Qaida militants in Yemen has been killed in a failed rescue attempt, his sister said Saturday. Lucy Somers...

Responding to veiled Chinese criticism, US defends its alliances as critical to Asian security

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration pushed back Tuesday against veiled Chinese criticism of America’s alliances in the Asia-Pacific, saying without them, the region would be more volatile. China’s...

Ill-fated South Korean vessel that sank off Russia claims first Filipino casualty

MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday reported the first Filipino casualty in the sinking of a Korean vessel off the Bering Sea in...

Myanmar ‘firmly under military control’ says nominee to command US forces in Pacific

WASHINGTON—The nominee to become the next commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific says the time isn’t right to expand nascent military ties with Myanmar as...

Surgeon disciplined for removing wrong kidney

SANTA ANA, California — A California surgeon has been disciplined for removing a prisoner’s healthy kidney and leaving the diseased one intact. The state medical board...