The Iraqi government claimed victory after a month-long battle, announcing that Tikrit was Isis-free on 12 April 2015.
Last week, though, Apple gave notice it would enter the battle, announcing that in the fall, its phones would no longer carry Google maps, but instead would have Apple's own map service built in, part of its new mobile operating system.
Senator Phil Gramm of Texas, an ardent conservative whose intellect, tenaciousness and willingness to buck consensus made him a major figure in two decades of Washington budget battles, announced today that he would not seek re-election next year.
First off, New York State, long a leader in these battles, announced it was opening 11 courts dedicated solely to human trafficking and prostitution cases.
Now the administration has abandoned the legal battle and announced that it will move to make Plan B One-Step, an easy-to-use version of the pill, available without restrictions.
In October, Ranbaxy and its opponent in the generic Ceftin battle, GlaxoSmithKline, announced a five-year drug discovery and development collaboration, the first research alliance between an Indian drug maker and a global drug firm.
After mounting pressure to join the coalition battle, Erdogan announced Wednesday that Turkey would allow the passage of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters from Iraq through its territory into Kobane.
After weeks of speculation over his fate, Mr. Lafontaine, 66 and battling cancer, announced Saturday that he was resigning both from his post as party chief and from Parliament because of his health.
In the Senate, Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa)., ardent free-traders facing touch reelection battles, have announced their opposition to the deal.
