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Greek government and Jews hit back at Golden Dawn's leader's denial of the Holocaust.

France's new Socialist President Francois Hollande met the German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and both leaders promised to work together to bring back growth in the recession-hit eurozone.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn strikes back against assault allegations by filing $1m countersuit against New York City hotel maid.

Strong growth in non-EU exports helped boost overall growth in exports, though minimal growth in EU exports held the total back.

World markets fall as Greece's euro exit looms large following failure of talks to form coalition government.

After New Democracy and Syriza, the socialist Pasok becomes the third party to fail to form a coalition government.

A brief summary of the early market reaction to major corporate earnings releases for Friday 10 May

William Hill and Ladbrokes suspend bets as inconclusive elections make it a hot favourite with punters to exit.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos's Golden Dawn henchmen's intimidation of Greek journalists at press conference sparks backlash.

British bookmaker suspends bets on Greek exit as economic, political turmoil escalates.

Analysts consider the chances of third-placed Pasok slim and warn Greeks may have to vote again.

Gold investors look to be fleeing to a strengthening dollar and German bunds, as euro hits 15-week low.

A brief summary of the day's market-moving events across Europe's major economies

Spanish shares slumped and its benchmark borrowing costs spiked as investors switched focus to yet another indebted European economy as the region's financial crisis intensifies.

Euro crashes, shares turn red as potential next leader in Greece questions bailout pledges

Far-right supporters of Greece's Golden Dawn party who obtained a stunning 7 per cent at elections ordered reporters to stand at press conference

Pasok and New Democracy parties failed to secure majority in the Greek parliamentary elections.

Voters are expected to reject the two main parties Pasok and New Democracy party.

French prosecutors want further DSK investigation over gang-rape charges after call girl allegations.

Brazen and defiant, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the last libertine in a line that dates back to Mozart's Don Giovanni.

Spain raises €2.5bn but pays an extra 1.5 percent in interest as investor demand more protection

French presidential election candidates accuse each other of lying in dramatic live TV debate.

A surprise cut in interest rates from Australia's central bank reminds us that China's meteoric growth may be in for a "hard landing"

On Monday 23 April 2012 a Guardian newspaper headline read: "Conservatives turn three-point opinion poll lead into eight-point deficit" in a story which illustrated the travails of being in government and not getting the PR quite right - on this occasion over Chancellor George Osborne's Budget. The poll covering Westminster voting intentions, was conducted for the newspaper by ICM and showed that the Conservatives had slumped to 33 per cent, a fall of six per cent which accounted for n...

Romania faces political turmoil after no confidence vote ousts Mihai Razvan Ungureanu's cabinet

Retail sales slump, unemployment surges as economy careens further into recession

Hacktivist collective strikes servers at Greek finance ministry over government plans to fight tax evasion.

Europe's fiscal compact is slowing coming apart at the seams

Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Hollande, Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Melenchon: What they stand for.

France, Italy and Spain see bond yields rise despite solid morning auctions