Spain's said late Friday it has revised its budget deficit estimates for 2011, largely because of more red ink reported by four regional governments.

Jittery U.K. customers of one of Spain's biggest lenders pulled out funds on Friday, and bad debts held by Spanish banks rose to a 17-year high, underscoring the challenges facing the country's financial sector.

Nervous investors piled into haven bonds, pushing short-term German yields close to zero, as a raft of Spanish bank downgrades further jolted sentiment already weakened by fears of a Greek exit from the euro zone.

The U.K. government's decision to split Northern Rock in two was hasty and failed to deliver on performance targets because it was based on an overly optimistic view of the market, the official spending watchdog said.

An American moves to London and falls for soccer.

Hong Kong ports-to-telecom operator Hutchison Whampoa has lost a motion in an Irish court to have its €2 billion bid for Irish telecom firm Eircom "given due consideration," according to people familiar with the situation.

Jason Gay looks back with Patrick Warburton, who played the Devils-loving, face-painting boyfriend of Elaine on Seinfeld.

The war-crimes trial of Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic was put on hold after the court ruled that prosecutors had failed to properly disclose evidence in the case to defense lawyers.

A new wave of young Czech classical musicians is on the brink of major international careers. As the Prague Spring Festival gets underway, we look at the country's breakthrough artists.

Russian opposition forces said their surprise gains in Moscow's 125 district councils in March would give them a modest platform to challenge Mr. Putin's authoritarian system. But an early attempt to test their clout on a sensitive political issue fell short.

The debate raging over Greece's place in the euro zone has obscured an important fact: Many of the most painful steps of the Greek bailout have already been completed. The toughest question left is Greece's remaining debt, which will increasingly be held by euro-zone governments.

From man bags and friendship bracelets to vintage Mercs and Marlboro Lights, the particularities and peculiarities of the Über-Euro male.

Turkish drones were responsible for the initial intelligence footage that prompted a deadly strike against civilian smugglers, Turkey's armed forces said, seeking to damp a furor sparked by a Wall Street Journal article that described the role played by a U.S. drone.

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel has had warm words, but little more, for calls for Germany to be more active in tackling Europe's debt problems.

Serbia presidential election challenger Tomislav Nikolic and incumbent Boris Tadic appear to agree on the need for closer ties to the European Union, but other differences could make it harder to tackle serious economic problems.

The U.K. is unlikely to need another dose of central bank stimulus unless "worrying" tensions in the euro zone threaten to plunge its economy back into a deep recession, a senior Bank of England official said.

As London's Summer Olympics loom, art auctions give a taste of things British with works covering a broad swath of the country's arts scene over more than 100 years.

If last year was about big, manly architectural statements at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, this year is about exploring the softer, more sensual side of gardening, with smells and sounds featuring heavily in show spaces.

Alexandre Desplat's movie scores embrace genres as diverse as Hollywood blockbusters and artsy European films, keeping the award-winning French composer in high demand in Tinseltown.

Spain's government said 16 of the country's 17 regions are on track to meet this year's budget targets, a key part of its efforts to slash a towering budget deficit and ward off an international bailout.