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Apple CEO makes no apology for company's … Reuters - 15 hours agoBy Patrick Temple-West and Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions More »
Bin Laden Death Photos To Remain Cl … Sky News - 17 hours agoA federal appeals court has ruled the US government does not have to release images of Osama bin Laden's dead body. More »
EU and U.S. not coordinating on China … Reuters - 19 hours agoBy Daniel Bases and Doug Palmer (Reuters)- NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Europe and the United States both said on Tuesday they were not holding coordinated talks to More »
- U.S. Senate panel peels back Apple's … Reuters - 20 hours ago
By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc's chief executive officer defended the company's tax record at a Tuesday Senate hearing where lawmakers said More »
Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low … Reuters - 21 hours agoBy Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin CORK/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments and had no special More »
- Irish opposition calls for multinationals … Reuters - 20 hours ago
DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish opposition party called on Tuesday for Irish-based multinationals to be questioned on corporate tax by a parliamentary committee as More »
Oklahoma Tornado: Survivor Search Almost … Sky News - 14 hours agoPresident Barack Obama says Americans will support victims of the Oklahoma tornado by "opening our homes and hearts to those in need". More »
- Obama pledges all necessary help for … Reuters - 21 hours ago
By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered condolences for the victims of a deadly tornado in Oklahoma and pledged to More »
- Irish PM says U.S. Senate's Apple tax … Reuters - 21 hours ago
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland does not cut special tax deals with foreign companies and a U.S. Senate report saying it did so for Apple Inc is incorrect, Irish Prime More »
- Ireland says has no special tax deal … Reuters - 23 hours ago
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland does not have a deal with Apple Inc or any other company to tax their profits at a special 2 percent rate instead of the normal 12.5 More »
Apple's Tim Cook Faces Tax Avoidance … Sky News - Tue, May 21, 2013Apple CEO Tim Cook will be questioned about the company's use of Irish affiliates to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes when he appears before the More »
Obama to meet with China's Xi in California … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting since Xi became president in March when they sit down More »
Amazon wins key cloud security clearance … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies More »
- Obama declares major disaster in Oklahoma … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in Oklahoma after deadly tornadoes struck the state on Sunday and Monday and ordered More »
Obama hails Myanmar leader but warns … AFP - Tue, May 21, 2013US President Barack Obama threw his support behind Myanmar President Thein Sein in his drive to reform a former pariah state but warned that a wave of violence More »
Top White House officials knew in April … AFP - Tue, May 21, 2013Top White House aides knew of a scandal over tax officials targeting conservative groups in April, but did not tell President Barack Obama, in a possible bid to More »
Obama to meet Xi in California in J … AFP - Tue, May 21, 2013President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US relations rattled by alleged Chinese cyber spying More »
Pentagon to take over some CIA drone … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone More »
Obama to take first major Africa trip … AFP - Tue, May 21, 2013President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary bypasses Kenya, an ancestral More »
Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised More »
What's in a name? U.S. starts using … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called More »
Apple, Congress spar over taxes ahead … Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013By Patrick Temple-West and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Using an unusual global tax structure, Apple Inc has kept billions of dollars in More »
- U.S. names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, … Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about More »
Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama … Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered More »
IMF says Washington cutting budget deficits … Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday said the United States was getting carried away with a government austerity drive, More »
U.S. says concerned with charges against … Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday expressed concern over defamation charges brought against two Egyptian journalists critical of President Mohamed More »
- Obama voices concern to Lebanon on Hezbollah … Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told his Lebanese counterpart on Monday he was concerned about Lebanese Hezbollah militants fighting in Syria to More »