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Ecuador and Peru agree to replace their respective ambassadors after the Ecuadorean envoy's involvement in a supermarket brawl.

General Motors wins approval from China to build a $1.3bn (£835m) plant to manufacture luxury Cadillac cars in the country.

China's government and military have targeted US government computers as part of a cyber espionage campaign, a US report on China says.

Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck was arrested and bailed in April over an allegation of child sex abuse dating back to the 1970s, it emerges.

Super League side Castleford Tigers appoint Daryl Powell as the club's new head coach following the exit of Ian Millward.

At least five people are killed and many wounded in the second bomb attack in two days targeting an Islamic party in north-west Pakistan, officials say.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the "toughest" place in the world to be mother and Finland is the best, according to Save the Children charity.

A Nigerian warplane involved in operations against militant Islamists in Mali crashes in Niger, killing the two pilots, the army says.

A Nigerian warplane involved in operations against militant Islamists in Mali crashes in Niger, killing the two pilots, the army says.

The first permanent museum dedicated to Swedish pop group Abba is to open its doors in Stockholm.

The first permanent museum dedicated to Swedish pop group Abba is to open its doors in Stockholm.

Dame Helen Mirren defends scolding a group of drummers for interrupting her West End play The Audience, saying she had been "steaming" with rage.

Dame Helen Mirren defends scolding a group of drummers for interrupting her West End play The Audience, saying she had been "steaming" with rage.

HSBC almost doubles pre-tax profits to $8.4bn (£5.4bn) in the first three months of 2013 after trading conditions in the bank's key markets improve.

Wild bears kill eight people within a week in the eastern Indian state of Orissa causing panic among local villagers, forestry officials say.

Wild bears kill eight people within a week in the eastern Indian state of Orissa causing panic among local villagers, forestry officials say.

Wolverhampton Wanderers sack manager Dean Saunders after 20 games in charge following the club's relegation to League One.

Wolves terminate the contract of manager Dean Saunders after the club's relegation to League One.

The death toll from the collapse of an eight-storey factory building near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has passed 700, officials say.

Police investigating the deaths of a father and his daughter in a speedboat crash say a "kill cord" device is a key focus.