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Ecuador's government is set to renegotiate oil contracts with private firms as a new law increases state control over the sector.

Neighbours of a family of four found dead at their Hampshire home speak of their shock as churches offer support.

Nato says the body of one of two US servicemen missing in Afghanistan since last week has been found.

A man whose sister is in the same hospital ward as two paedophile brothers says it is not the first time that abusers have been placed there.

Newcastle United look to have won the race to sign defender Sol Campbell.

Elvis Presley's white grand piano and a 1955 record contract are going up for auction in Memphis next month.

Swiss bank UBS announces profits above market expectations, helped by strong equities and foreign exchange revenues.

The Ministry of Defence has put through an 'urgent request' to finish a £35m order for 'Generation Three' night vision goggles.

Forty four Tory MPs sign a motion calling for the voting reform referendum to be moved because it clashes with devolved elections.

Amnesty International urges Greece to stop treating asylum seekers as criminals, especially unaccompanied children.

BP says it is setting aside $32.2bn (£20.8bn) to cover the oil spill clean-up costs, as it posts record losses of $17bn.

Watch events across the UK marking two years to the start of the Olympic Games in London.

A man killed when he walked onto a motorway linking Scotland and England appears to have been struck by several vehicles.

A British soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan may have been the victim of so-called friendly fire, the Ministry of Defence says.

Professor Robert Winston on how creative block has tormented great artists and even those in the sciences.

Robert Winston on why creative minds dry up

The iPhone manufacturer Foxconn temporarily shuts a factory in India after some 250 workers fall sick.

Deutsche Bank reports a rise in second-quarter net profit of 1.2bn euros, helped by lower provisions for bad loans.

Freezing temperatures in the highlands of Peru have killed at least 400 people, with children living in poor rural communities especially at risk.

Some of the world's most skilled divers have gathered in southern Switzerland to take part in the European cliff diving championships.