Samsung and Microsoft end patent disputeSamsung and Microsoft said they had ended a patent dispute that had seen the US software giant sue the South Korean conglomerate for breaching a 2011 licensing contract.
Ricky Martin plans arena tour for new albumThe Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin announced a tour of arenas around North America to accompany his first studio album in four years.
Can Brazil president survive growing Petrobras scandal?Mounting allegations that her party received hundreds of millions of dollars in a kickbacks scandal engulfing oil giant Petrobras have sent Brazilian President's poll ratings tumbling.
No decision yet on Ukraine arms aid: ObamaUS President Barack Obama said no decision had been made on whether to send weapons to Ukraine to help Kiev battle pro-Russian separatists.
Yemen's Hadi must be restored as president: UN chiefUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for the restoration to power in Yemen of Western-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi after Huthi militia seized power.
09 February 2015
Britain says Putin behaving like tyrantRussian President Vladimir Putin is behaving like a "mid-20th century tyrant", British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said.