A wave of cyber attacks has likely stolen at least $80 million from bank accounts in Europe, the US and elsewhere
Emissions-producing diesel trucks and cars pass non-polluting windmills
An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube allegedly shows shelling by government forces
Google is expected to show off a new champion in the tablet computer wars this week
Microsoft's Surface tablet computer
Police have loaded almost 3,000 images of last year's rioters onto a smartphone App
Fifty-two percent of teens surveyed thought social media helped their friendships
Beijing sees its space programme as a symbol of its global stature
Samsung is to build a thermal power plant with a capacity of 1,320 megawatts in Kazakhstan, by 2018
Windmills of Germany's Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm
An automated robot arm picks up a bottle of prescription pills
New York City
Samsung's latest smartphone model, Galaxy S3, is currently available in 147 countries
TED Global explore the implications of blogs, smartphones and other culture-changing features of the Internet Age
Samsung Electronics is the world's biggest technology firm by revenue
Demand for lower-emission diesel vehicles is forecast to grow
A manager holds an Apple iPhone (L) and Motorola's Droid smartphone (R)
An exhibitor demonstrates to access on smartphone for cloud computing, a virtual solution for data storage
The inscription "Cloud Power", referring to "cloud computing," is pictured at the Microsoft stand at the CeBIT IT fair
A model holds a mobile phone displaying a stream of text messages on its screen in Singapore

UP fitness wristbands get in stride with Android gadgets

UP fitness wristbands have gotten in stride with Android, keeping in step with the popularity of smartphones powered by the free Google software.
 

Britain tries to reassure bloggers on new press rules

The British government has insisted that bloggers and posts on social media would not be caught by a new system of press regulation, but campaigners warned the new rules could be open to interpretation.
 

Govt tries to reassure bloggers on new press rules

The government has insisted that bloggers and posts on social media would not be caught by a new system of press regulation, but campaigners warned the new rules could be open to interpretation.
 

Govt gives green light to new nuclear plant

The government gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for the first of a planned new generation of nuclear power plants.
 

Cooling systems restored at Fukushima reactors: TEPCO

Technicians have restored power to all cooling systems at the reactors of Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operating company said Wednesday after a blackout sparked a new crisis.
 

China spends massively on cyberspying, US Congress told

China is pouring massive amounts of money and resources into cyberattacks aimed at stealing business secrets, security researchers told a congressional panel.
 

Cooling systems restored at Fukushima

Technicians have restored power to all cooling systems at the reactors of Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operating company said, after a blackout sparked a new crisis.
 

NASA's Curiosity rover back online after memory glitch

NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, is back on active status Tuesday, after a memory glitch set the robot back.
 

Petrobras aims to triple Brazil's offshore oil output

Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras said Tuesday it aims to triple oil production from its huge deep-water fields by 2017.
 

Financier charged in fake pre-IPO Facebook sales

A Florida investment adviser was charged Tuesday with selling $8 million of fake Facebook shares ahead of the social network's highly anticipated public offering, officials said.
 

Hodgson hails 'magnificent' Owen

England manager Roy Hodgson described Michael Owen's goalscoring record for his country as "magnificent" after the striker announced Tuesday his intention to retire at the end of the season.
 

Microsoft targeted in bribery probe: report

US authorities are investigating whether Microsoft or its partners bribed officials in China, Italy and Romania to get software contracts, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
 

US probes Mercedes E-Class fuel leaks

US road safety regulators are investigating fuel leaks on Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars after hundreds of complaints from owners of the vehicles.
 

Crippled Japan nuclear plant hit by power cut

Engineers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant succeeded Tuesday in restarting three cooling systems after a power cut underlined its still-precarious state, two years after a tsunami struck.
 

UK govt gives green light to new nuclear plant

Britain gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for the first of a planned new generation of nuclear power plants.
 

US investigating Mercedes E-Class fuel leaks

US road safety regulators are investigating fuel leaks on Mercedes-Benz E-class cars after hundreds of complaints from owners of the vehicles.
 

Czech villagers embrace disputed nuclear plant

Flanked by Germany, which is phasing out nuclear power, and Austria, which has already done so, the Czech Republic is pinning its future on atomic energy.
 

UK inflation climbs to 2.8% in February

British 12-month inflation rose to 2.8 percent in February on the back of rising domestic energy costs and transport prices, official data showed on Tuesday.
 

Woods and Vonn reveal love interest

Tiger Woods, the 14-time major golf champion whose infamous sex scandal with multiple mistresses led to a 2010 divorce, is dating ski star Lindsey Vonn, the two US sports icons announced.
 

BlackBerry boss has swipe at Apple as Z10 hits stores

The head of BlackBerry has taken a swipe at Apple, saying the iPhone's operating system was outdated, while promising thousands of new apps as it prepares to launch its Z10 model in Australia and the US.