Google to be sued by Belgium for not blurring military sites

The search giant is facing legal action over its mapping of sensitive locations.

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San Diego port hit by ransomware attack

Admin systems and internal networks were knocked out by the intruding malware.

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Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'

In an exclusive conversation with the BBC, the Linux founder opens up.

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TSB and HSBC resolve online glitches that locked customer accounts

TSB says its systems are almost back to normal, while HSBC says its computer glitches have been resolved.

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Fortnite Season 6 pets 'could expand game's audience'

Adding pets could broaden the player base of a game dominated by young males, says one expert.

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Amazon to open 'four-star' store in New York

The shops will only sell items that received good ratings from customers when they were bought online.

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Uber pays $148m over data breach cover-up

The 2016 breach involved hackers grabbing data on millions of Uber customers and drivers.

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PlayStation backs down in Fortnite cross-play row

Sony will begin to let PS4 gamers play against those using other consoles after pressure from fans.

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Elon Musk reaches deal over tweets about taking Tesla private

Elon Musk reaches a deal with US regulators over tweets he sent about taking Tesla private.

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Brexit: UK 'would forever regret' losing carmakers - minister

The business secretary says a no-deal Brexit could threaten the UK's status as a world-leading car maker.

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Facebook security breach: Up to 50m accounts attacked

Attackers exploited vulnerability in a feature known as "View As", the social media giant says.

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Bula! Fiji fights US bar's trademark on a national greeting

Fiji is fighting back after a US business trademarked a greeting that's central to Fijian culture.

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Tesla: Shares fall after regulators launch Musk lawsuit

Investors take fright after the US financial regulator accuses Elon Musk of securities fraud.

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Powerleague five-a-side football firm to close 13 sites

Powerleague unveils a rescue plan which involves closing pitches and the loss of 109 jobs.

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Millennium hotels boss Jennifer Fox leaves after three months

The chief executive of Millennium & Copthorne, Jennifer Fox, will receive a £1m pay-off.

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TSB and HSBC resolve online glitches that locked customer accounts

TSB says its systems are almost back to normal, while HSBC says its computer glitches have been resolved.

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Publisher buys Billy Bunter catalogue

Oxford company Rebellion now has the world's biggest collection of English language comic book properties.

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Has 'dieting' become a dirty word?

"Wellness", not dieting, is the new buzzword when it comes to losing weight, but is it the right approach?

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Death toll from Indonesian quake, tsunami rises to 832: agency

The death toll from an earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi rose to 832 on Sunday, the national disaster mitigation agency said, adding it assessed the affected area to be bigger than initially thought.

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Rescuers search for survivors of Indonesian quake, tsunami

Rescue teams in Indonesia struggled on Sunday to reach communities feared devastated by a major earthquake and tsunami on Sulawesi island, with a toll of more than 400 killed expected to rise sharply as contact is restored with remote areas.

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Polls open in Iraqi Kurdistan for regional election

Kurds began voting in a parliamentary election in their semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq on Sunday, a year after a failed bid for independence.

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Powerful typhoon bears down on flood-battered Japan

A powerful typhoon headed towards Japan's main island on Sunday forcing the cancellation or suspension of airline and train services and causing power outages and evacuations from areas still recovering from a typhoon last month.

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British PM tells divided party: Don't play politics with my Brexit plan

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party began gathering for its annual conference on Saturday with bitter divisions over her Brexit plans rising to the fore, raising doubts about her own future.

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Brazilian women lead nationwide protests against far-right candidate

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Brazil's major cities on Saturday in women-led protests against far-right presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro, who flew home after weeks in hospital recovering from a near-fatal stab wound.

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Macedonians vote on whether to change country's name

Macedonians go to polls on Sunday to vote on whether to change their country's name to Republic of North Macedonia, urged by a pro-Western government to pave the way for NATO and EU membership by resolving a decades-old name dispute with Greece.

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British PM May accuses critics of 'playing politics' over Brexit: Sunday Times

Prime Minister Theresa May accused critics of her plans to leave the European Union of "playing politics" with Britain's future and undermining the national interest in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper.

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Nigeria ruling party nominates Buhari for re-election in 2019

Nigeria's ruling party has nominated President Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate to stand for re-election in February 2019, a spokesman for Buhari said on Saturday.

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Congo's opposition leaders warn of vote-rigging risk in presidential poll

Congo's opposition leaders warned thousands of supporters at a rally in the capital Kinshasa on Saturday of what they say are moves by the government to steal the presidential election in December, when Joseph Kabila is due to step down after 17 years.

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Italy president, central banker warn government over deficit plan

Italy's president and its central bank governor on Saturday warned that the country's debt must remain sustainable after the populist government unveiled plans to significantly raise deficit spending next year.

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Palestinians say seven killed as Israeli troops fire on Gaza protest

Israeli soldiers shot dead seven Palestinians, including two boys, who were among thousands of people who thronged to the fortified Gaza Strip border on Friday as part of weekly protests launched half a year ago, Gaza health officials said.

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Latest glitch for UK's May - botched party app lets public log in as cabinet ministers

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party apologized on Saturday after releasing a phone app for the annual party conference that let members of the public log in as senior government ministers and view their personal details.

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