EUROPE NEWS
30th April 2011
William and Kate spent first night together at Buckingham Palace
Royal Wedding cake
29 April 2011
Prince William and Kate Middleton are married
After their ceremony at Westminster Abbey, the couple kissed on the balcony at Buckingham Palace before a delighted crowd of millions - in London and around the world
Prince William and Kate Middleton have kissed twice on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding service in Westminster Abbey.
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25 April 2011
Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding
Formal invitations to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding ceremony were sent out Wednesday and Thursday, and although St. James Palace declined to publish the official guest list, details are already starting to trickle out.
Celebrities who reportedly received the gilded cards were David Beckham and his wife, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham. Other rumored invitees include Elton John, a friend of William's late mother, Diana, and Kanye West, whom William selected to perform at a 2007 tribute to Diana.
President Barack Obama and other world leaders were also left off the attendance list, although British Prime Minister David Cameron and foreign royal families were included.
14 April 2011
Mr Berlusconi has been beset by scandals and trials during his 17 years in politics
Mr Berlusconi denies wrongdoing and says he is the victim of a long-running campaign by left-wing judges - an accusation he repeated during a dinner with foreign journalists in Rome and quashed rumours that he intends to stand for president in 2013. He offered his cabinet secretary Gianni Letta as a possible candidate.
Mr Berlusconi, 74, first became prime minister in 1994. He has a fortune estimated at $9bn (£5.6bn) and his business empire includes Italy's three main private TV stations.
15 April 2011
Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy vow Gaddafi must go
Barack Obama, David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy say Nato must maintain military operations to protect civilians and maintain pressure on Col Gaddafi.
To allow him to remain in power would "betray" the Libyan people, they write.
Signs of division remain within Nato, which is struggling to find additional combat aircraft for its strikes.
President Barack Obama signed the budget agreement
President Barack Obama signed the budget agreement covering federal spending for the remainder of the current fiscal year on Friday, bringing an end to any remaining fears of a government shutdown.
The bipartisan deal, which won approval Thursday from both the House and Senate, cuts $38.5 billion in spending while funding the government through September 30.
In a White House statement, Obama expressed his objection to two sections of the agreement, which prohibit the use of funds to transfer Guantanamo detainees into the United States and to move detainees into the custody of foreign countries unless specific conditions are met.
17 April 2011
Finns have gone to the polls to elect a new parliament in a vote that may affect future EU bail-outs if a rising nationalist party does well.
Finland is currently governed by an EU-friendly four-party coalition led by Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi's Centre Party and the conservative National Coalition Party (NCP).
Opinion polls suggest the NCP will have a narrow lead, just ahead of the Centre Party and the opposition Social Democrats, making a new coalition the most likely outcome.
18 April 2011
Fast food for dinner at royal wedding? You bet
Fast food for dinner, the length of Kate's dress, the reliability of the wedding car and William's chances of being left at the altar - these are some of the betting options available for the upcoming royal wedding.
With the wedding of the year less than two weeks away, bookmakers have put up odds for a range of bets - from the interesting to the downright ridiculous - sure to tickle the fancy of punters across the globe.
One of the hottest markets is the song to accompany Prince William and Kate Middleton's first wedding dance.
