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Ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit ratings on 26 Italian banks, including Italy's largest lenders Unicredit and Intesa Sanpaolo.

Striker Robin van Persie joins up with the Dutch squad having yet to make a final decision on his Arsenal future.

Manchester City apologise after striker Carlos Tevez is pictured with a sign saying "RIP Fergie" during his side's title parade.

California Governor Jerry Brown unveils a plan of tax hikes and spending cuts to tackle the cash-strapped US state's yawning $15.7bn (£9.7bn) budget gap.

With no end to the political crisis in Athens in sign, EU policy-makers are now talking about the the technical process of managing a Greek withdrawal from the eurozone.

As demand for gold booms around the world, the UN is calling for tougher measures to prevent smuggling and the exploitation of workers in unregulated mines.

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have agreed to end a mass hunger strike, which has been going on for more than two months.

The body of the infamous Italian gangster Enrico De Pedis, who was killed in 1990, has been exhumed from one of Rome's most important churches.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes is set to play on for a further season, after coming out of retirement in January.

US voucher firm Groupon says its quarterly loss has narrowed from a year earlier and it has a record 36.9 million active customers.

A Metropolitan Police officer dies at a police station after suffering gunshot wounds.

A new regulator will ensure that supermarkets work in the "best, long-term interests of consumers" and "treat their suppliers fairly and lawfully", Business Secretary Vince Cable has told MPs.

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul ends his active campaign for the White House, his campaign says, with Mitt Romney poised to seal the nomination.

The governor of Northern Ireland's third largest prison, Hydebank Wood, is suspended from duty following a report into the death of a 23-year-old female prisoner.

Three recently redeveloped museums and galleries will compete with one brand new one to be named the UK's museum of the year by the Art Fund charity.

Five people are killed in sectarian clashes in the Lebanese city of Tripoli linked to continuing unrest in neighbouring Syria, officials say.

Williams and Formula 1's governing body launch an investigation into the fire in the pit after the Spanish Grand Prix.

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for what he says are the two "most dangerous" rebel leaders in DR Congo.

Manchester City's players and manager praise the club's supporters as they celebrate their Premier League title at their victory parade.

Company in China specialises in building modular high buildings in short time frames.