Wagons from a mile-long train carrying crude oil burst into flames as they derailed after a collision in the US state of North Dakota.

Some 150 members of the Tenharim indigenous tribe in northern Brazil return to their lands nearly a week after seeking refuge in a military base.

Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier says it has sold 10 Challenger jets for $259m (£157m) to an anonymous buyer.

Israeli authorities have freed a group of 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a US-brokered agreement to resume direct peace talks.

The family of German Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher is at his bedside as he fights for life after a skiing accident in the French Alps.

Some main roads to the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, are blocked as residents protest against power cuts blamed on the current heatwave.

The Cuban government eases restrictions on loans to private borrowers in the latest measure aimed at boosting the island's troubled economy.

Burma is set to free several political prisoners, in line with President Thein Sein's vow to release all prisoners of conscience by the end of 2013.