A Chinese military unit is likely one of the world's "most prolific cyber espionage groups", a US firm says, as the White House voices concern about cyber theft.

US President Barack Obama warns that deep, across-the-board spending cuts due to take effect next month will cause job losses.

German carmaker BMW recalls 720,000 cars, mostly in North America, over potential electrical problems that may cause unexpected stalling.

Computers used by Apple employees were hacked by the same attackers who targeted Facebook, the iPhone-maker says.

A memoir penned before the multimillion-selling grupera singer Jenni Rivera was killed in a plane crash, will be published in July.

Russia opens a murder inquiry into the death of a three-year-old Russian boy adopted in the US, but the US says abuse allegations remain unproven.

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US fast-food chain Burger King says its Twitter account may have been hacked after its profile picture was changed to a McDonald's logo and offensive messages were posted.

The owner of basketball team the Los Angeles Lakers dies at the age of 80, his assistant says.

Danica Patrick becomes the first woman to win pole position in Nascar's most prestigious race, the Daytona 500, scheduled to take place next Sunday.

Online retailer Amazon ends the contract of a security firm used at one of its German warehouses following complaints about workers' conditions.

The turbulent life of the late US country singer Mindy McCready

A Banksy mural painted just before the Jubilee last summer has disappeared from a London street and been listed for sale at a US auction site.

US country singer Mindy McCready, 37, has died from "an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound", an Arkansas sheriff says.

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