Greeks are voting in their most critical election in decades with voters set to punish the two main parties that are being held responsible for the country’s economic woes.

The Norwegian court where mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial has heard details of how his victims died, forcing lawyers to fight back tears – yet the killer showed no emotion.

Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King renews calls for banking reform and admits the central bank could have done more to avert the financial crisis.

President Obama hailed a new partnership agreement and vowed: “This time of war began in Afghanistan, and this is where it will end.”

Despite heavy losses in the Bab Amr district of Homs the Free Syrian Army (FSA) still controls large areas of the city.