Japan At least 54 people were killed and more than 400 injured when a commuter train derailed, sending a carriage hurtling into an apartment block in Japan's deadliest rail accident in four decades. Iraq Efforts to form a new Iraqi government were on hold, 12 weeks after landmark polls, despite fears that with violence and sectarian tension on the rise the delay could play into insurgents' hands. Vatican Pope Benedict XVI met leaders of the Muslim community, welcoming progress in Christian-Muslim dialogue and saying the Catholic Church wanted to continue "building bridges of friendship" with all other religions. Lebanon-Syria Syrian troops were packing up and heading out of Lebanon, ushering in a new era for the tiny country which has been in the military and political grip of Damascus for 29 years. Russia President Vladimir Putin said deeper development of democracy, rule of law and human rights was the country's top priority for the years ahead but should be pursued while simultaneously protecting Russia's national identity. Togo People in Togo waited tensely for the result of a violence-marred presidential election that left three dead and more than 20 wounded in Lome, where calm was restored but many shops stayed closed. Czech The Social Democrat Jiri Paroubek was officially named as Czech prime minister by President Vaclav Klaus in a move expected to end a lengthy political crisis.