America is united in jubilation at the killing of bin Laden while an unsettled Europe ponders the ethics of the operation and future implications, writes Alastair MacDonald

Paris turned back the clock today for a grand fete to remember the tears, the joy and the euphoria that heralded the liberation of the French capital 60 years ago as it threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.

The tears, the joy and the euphoria that ushered in the liberation of Paris 60 years ago today are on the agenda of a grandiose fete meant to help Parisians relive the day they threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.