Apple announces a major management shake-up after embarrassing problems with its mapping software and disappointing quarterly results.

Microsoft formally launches its Windows Phone 8 operating system as it seeks to take back marketshare from Android and iOS.

The Catholic Church in Poland warns that modern Halloween rituals risk promoting the occult and a culture of death among young people.

The Greek investigative journalist who caused a stir when he published a list of Greeks with Swiss bank accounts is sent to trial for breach of privacy.

New York is severely hit by flooding as cyclone Sandy makes landfall, bringing torrential rain, high winds and storm surges.

Thai authorities arrest a lorry driver who was transporting 16 tiger cubs in the back of his vehicle near the border with Laos.

Assailants force their way into local radio studios in southern Bolivia and pour gasoline over the presenter, setting him alight.

Singapore Airlines buys a 10% stake in Virgin Australia, as competition heats up in the Australian aviation market.