It could take up to a week to form the new Greek government, but the impact of the French elections will be felt immediately in the EU.

Angela Merkel has warned Greece it cannot renegotiate its bailout as the nation prepares to vote in tomorrow’s crunch elections that threaten the future of the eurozone.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted today that Europe's debt crisis can only be solved by keeping a tight rein on government finances and introducing structural reforms.

Renee Zellweger held an intimate birthday party for 15 guests at her New York City apartment.

Singer Michael Bolton has quashed reports his fiancee Nicolette Sheridan is pregnant, insisting the baby rumours are "ridiculous".

Hurricane Henriette today threatened Mexico’s mainland on a track for the south-western US, while the weakening remains of mighty Hurricane Felix, far to the south, caused flooding, landslides and at least 9 deaths in Central America.

Felix slammed into Central America’s remote Miskito coastline and Henriette slammed into resorts on the tip of Baja California as a record-setting hurricane season got even wilder with twin storms making landfall on the same day.

Oprah Winfrey is known for generosity, but her staff were still amazed when she rewarded them for their hard work with a week's holiday in an extremely expensive and exclusive resort in Mexico - all expenses paid.

THOUSANDS of Americans took to the streets at the weekend to oppose a war on Iraq, but the Bush administration stood firm and said it was time for the United Nations to act not debate.

The US economy is likely to grow by between 2.5% and 3.5% this year, avoiding a slide back into recession, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) president Martin Feldstein said.