This is the World News from the BBC.
In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing Christian Democrats have suffered a heavy defeat in a regional election in the city of Hamburg. Preliminary results give her party 20% of the vote, compared with 50% for the opposition Social Democrats. Stephen Evans reports.
The slump in fortunes of Angela Merkel's CDU in Hamburg indicates a rough road to the federal elections in 2013. It might also make it harder to keep her ruling coalition together before then. There are local factors, but her party may also be suffering a backlash from the recession. The economic growth is now fast, but only after a
steep
decline. All eyes are now on a similar regional election in Baden-Wuerttemberg in March. This is a CDU stronghold, and defeat there would really start the party's alarm bells ringing.
The Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has easily defeated his nearest rival Kizza Besigye in the presidential election. With almost all the votes in, President Museveni has 68%. His supporters are jubilant, but Dr Besigye has
dismiss
ed the election as rigged.
"An election conducted under such environment cannot reflect the will of the people, and clearly the institutions of state charged with the management of the elections have failed our country."
The professional tennis association, the ATP, has warned players about security
ahead of
the start of the Mexican Open in the Pacific resort of Acapulco on Monday.