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Barack Obama had quite a journey last week, but he was not the only person making international headlines. Here's a quick reminder of what was a busy week in international politics.

In a statement today, Microsoft revealed the next version of its Windows Phone operating system.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web, has today attacked the social networking site Twitter, questioning its policy to allow extreme views to be freely expressed regardless of their legal status in super injunctions or possible nature as hate speech.

In the recently released "Giving White Paper" report, the Cabinet Office has revealed details about several newly planned reforms designed to increase the amount British citizens donate to charity.

The first death penalty following the revolution that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak, has been handed down as a police officer found guilty of killing protesters was sentenced to death.

Anger is growing amongst student groups at the London School of Economics after one of its lecturers wrote a blog post discussing "why black women are less physically attractive".

The Carphone Warehouse has launched its latest offensive in the ongoing price-slashing war of the phone sellers, offering budget smartphone maker INQ's latest phone the Cloud Touch for just £12 per month.

Jumping on the growing budget smartphone bandwagon, Vodafone has officially confirmed its plans to release its first ever own-brand smartphone.

In its latest bid to boost sales of its 3D TVs, tech giant Samsung has officially announced a new TV app that allows Smart TV owners to stream 3D videos through their television.

Both Jeremy Clarkson and Jemima Khan were forced to deny weekend rumours that they have individually taken out gagging orders preventing intimate photos of the pair from being published.

A 15 year old girl in the West Midlands has been arrested on suspicion of inciting religious hatred after allegedly burning a Koran and posting footage of the event on Facebook.

The news that the proposed takeover of BskyB by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation had led to concerns about competition did not come as a surprise. What was a surprise however was that the takeover is now being opposed by the Church of England.

The West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit has claimed that group's such as the English Defence League are responsible for "encouraging" the radicalisation of young Muslims in parts of Britain, a claim the EDL has strongly denied.

Stephen Lennon, the founder of the English Defence League, has been charged with assaulting a police officer, following a showdown between the anti-Islam group and members of the fundamentalist organisation Muslims Against Crusades.

RIM, who have recently been embroiled in a privacy battle with United Arab Emirates are in the midst of a smartphone launch which could see it earn back some users after market share was lost to Apple and Google Android's OS recently.

Amazon has relaunched its Kindle in the US and UK. Read the latest here and see pictures plus full statement from Amazon.

BT SmartWater is an initiative to combat thievery of its lines by BT Openreach after rising prices, meant that BT's copper became more valuable.

A second Facebook page has been set up in tribute to the murderer Raoul Moat after an initial tribute page was taken down following condemnation from Prime Minister David Cameron.

Google revamp brings more search results after server upgrades that brings information to you at faster speed.

Dell is about to enter the smartphone/tablet PC market with the 5 inch 'Streak', an iPhone competitor that allows users to make phone calls, surf the internet and listen to music.

Microsoft Corp is ready to launch the latest of its Office productivity suite in a keynote speech at 3pm tomorrow.

Microsoft yesterday signaled a change in its momentum as big as when it bought a stake in facebook three years ago.