All News Summaries

A bomb blast caused the derailment of a Russian express train, killing at least 26 people, intelligence officials say.

The UK prime minister says Afghanistan's president will be set targets for training Afghan forces and tackling corruption.

World number one golfer Tiger Woods faces police questions after a car accident near his home in Florida.

The man accused of killing Meredith Kercher is "incapable of taking part in an alleged sexual misadventure" which led to her death.

A couple who gatecrashed a state dinner at the White House met President Barack Obama, his office confirms.

UN head Ban Ki-moon urges world leaders to "seal a deal" on climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month.

A Swedish man arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife is cleared after police concluded an elk was to blame.

The global number of swine flu deaths jumps by over 1,000 in a week, figures from the World Health Organization show.

A ferry capsizes in southern Bangladesh, killing 26 passengers and leaving many more missing, police say.

Two giant pandas from China are welcomed in Australia with a police escort as they start a 10-year stay.

Researchers find a group of cells that may hold the key to how the body clock works and could provide clues to fight jet lag.

Avram Grant's first game as Portsmouth boss sees his side take on Man Utd on a busy day of Premier League and FA Cup action.

Roger Federer takes on Nikolay Davydenko for a place in the final of the World Tour Finals in London.

Tension never far away on BBC man's West Bank return

Who's spying on who and why in Latin America

Is there a link between drugs and gambling?

The changing fortunes of the US-UK relationship

Female preachers prompt Islamic revival in Syria

Few happy endings to China's abduction scourge

The people of Namibia vote for a second day in presidential and parliamentary elections, with long queues reported in some areas.

The Buganda kingdom rejects the new land law passed after heated debate in Uganda's parliament.

Colombian ministers fail to attend a regional summit in an apparent snub to Venezuela as the countries' dispute deepens.

Nine nations in the Amazon region call on rich countries to provide poorer nations with the funds to preserve forests.

Three American crew members are killed as a cargo plane crashes on take-off at China's Shanghai airport.

A Chinese court hears the first civil compensation claim by a parent whose child fell ill because of the tainted milk scandal.

France gets the key internal market post in the new European Commission, whose composition has just been announced.

The father of a German teenager who shot dead 15 people in March has been charged with manslaughter.

The UN nuclear watchdog passes a resolution condemning Iran for developing a uranium enrichment site in secret.

US shares fall on worries over Dubai's debt problems, but European markets recover from earlier falls.

India seal their 100th Test victory by comprehensively beating Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs in Kanpur.

The UK will try to block Sri Lanka's bid to host the next Commonwealth summit, sources say, as leaders gather in Trinidad.

Christine Finn samples various delicacies on a journey through Malaysia's jungle and the paddy fields of Thailand.

Christian Fraser looks at how Egypt's failure to qualify for the football World Cup has exposed deeper frustrations inside the country.

Concerns over Dubai's debt problems drive down Europe's share markets for the second day running. Should we be worried?

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