Online retailer and auction site eBay says its income doubled in the second quarter after higher revenue from its PayPal payment business.

Microsoft confirms the exact date in October that its new computer system will go on sale in what it calls the most important redesign in 10 years.

At least 24 people are killed and dozens more are missing as a ferry carrying about 280 passengers sinks near the island of Zanzibar.

MPs warn the government to "get a grip" on security firm G4S to ensure the Olympic Games run smoothly.

Tayside Police compiles data on attempted suicides and warns that the figures are "startling".

Relatives of Americans killed in anti al-Qaeda drone strikes in Yemen sue four senior US officials, saying the killings were unconstitutional.

Greenland's northern Petermann Glacier calves an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan, the second to break off in two years, scientists say.

The killing of three top figures at the heart of Syria's defence establishment shows President Bashar al-Assad is losing control, the White House says.