At least 18 people are now thought to have died when two commuter trains collided head-on after one ran a stop light at rush-hour in a Brussels suburb.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai today told critics that his proposed new cabinet would not just be business as usual and that he and the ministers would tackle the country’s problems.

The Belgian government failed to agree on more self-rule for Belgium’s Dutch and French-speaking camps, forcing Prime Minister Yves Leterme to offer King Albert the resignation of his cabinet, according to media reports.