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US President Barack Obama says "no faith justifies" the killings at Fort Hood army base, as he attends a memorial service.

At least 24 people are killed and more than 100 injured in a bomb blast in the north-west Pakistani town of Charsadda.

Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad faces execution in hours, after Virginia's governor rejected a last-ditch appeal.

The UN General Assembly declares 18 July Nelson Mandela Day to mark his contribution to freedom.

The Russian government admits that parts of the police have been turned into what the interior minister has described as criminal businesses.

The White House and the UN appeal for restraint after a maritime clash between North and South Korea.

Turkey's opposition delays the government's announcement of its plan to end a conflict in the mainly Kurdish south-east.

Former US astronaut Lisa Nowak, accused of attacking and trying to kidnap a love rival, is given a year's probation.

Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke dies after being hit by a train in an apparent suicide, police confirm.

A US judge has ordered South Carolina not to issue a licence plate with a Christian image and slogan.

A Brazilian university reverses its decision to expel a student for wearing a short dress, in the face of an outcry.

Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo is ruled out of his country's 2010 World Cup play-off ties against Bosnia-Hercegovina.

JP Duminy warms up for the first Twenty20 international against England with a maiden one-day century as South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 212 runs.

Leaders try to build on the Franco-German bond

How random sniper killings spread fear across Washington

Ousted Thai PM's Cambodian job fuels tensions

Unmanned drones to fight Somalia's elusive pirates

Indian frontier town rejoices in Dalai Lama's visit

BBC News readers' photos of the El Salvador floods

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor tells his war crimes trial he was duped by Nigeria into being arrested there in 2006.

South Africa's police watchdog condemns the alleged killing of a three-year-old boy by police.

About 10,000 people in El Salvador are in need of food aid after devastating floods washed away crops, a UN agency says.

US software company Adobe Systems announces it is cutting 680 jobs, almost one in 10 of its workforce.

Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra arrives in Cambodia to work as an adviser, in a move likely to annoy Thailand.

Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless the government takes urgent action, conservationists warn.

Britain is renewing an offer to hand over half its territory in Cyprus to facilitate a peace deal, the UN says.

The European Commission has objected to Oracle's proposed takeover of Sun Microsystems, casting doubt on the $7.4bn deal.

Iran's foreign minister warns against foreign intervention in the conflict between Yemeni government and rebels.

The Lebanese Shia Islamist group, Hezbollah, has rockets capable of reaching Tel Aviv, Israel's military chief warns.

India bans a former US naval ship heading for break-up at a scrap yard on its west coast, citing environmental concerns.

A Pakistani couple given compensation by India for the loss of five children in a bomb attack cannot cash the cheque.

Johnny Dymond discovers the enduring delight of travelling on European trains, gleaning a sense of the continent's past and future.

Thousands of Hungarians were deported to the Soviet Union in the Second World War, but the state pays them scant attention, reports Nick Thorpe.

World leaders joined thousands of people on Monday to mark 20 years since the Berlin Wall's fall. What did it mean to you?

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