Claims that Germany’s chancellor suggested debt-stricken Greece should reconsider its place in the eurozone spark a row as the US hosts G8 leaders.

Indian police charge two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen, prompting Italy to recall its ambassador.

The respected German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, famed for his performances of Schubert’s song cycle Winter Journey, dies at the age of 86.

Spanish energy giant Repsol cancels a contract to provide gas to Argentina, in a continuing row after Buenos Aries nationalised one of its subsidiaries.

Italian police seize assets estimated to be worth about 330m euros from convicted businessman Gioacchino Campolo.

The EU Commission and European Central Bank are making contingency plans for a possible Greek exit from the euro, an EU commissioner says.

Number 10 rejects suggestions of a rift between David Cameron and Francois Hollande ahead of G8.

A Russian court jails an employee of a defence plant in the Urals for spying, in a case said to involve submarine-based nuclear missiles.

More than 20 monarchs gather to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, with protests over the inclusion of the controversial heads of Bahrain and Swaziland.

Sweden is the frontrunner to win at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, while Engelbert Humperdinck believes the UK can triumph.