Royal wedding watched by 24.5 million on terrestrial TV
More than 24m viewers in the UK watched the royal wedding on the BBC and ITV, industry body Barb estimates.
The BBC said a peak figure of 20m - a 70% share - tuned into the corporation's coverage at the end of the service in Westminster Abbey.
More than 34 million viewers watched at least part of the BBC's TV royal wedding coverage, it added. These figures include live iPlayer viewings.
Radio figures and US TV data will be released later.
Top 10
Deputy director general Mark Byford, who led the BBC's coverage, said: "We are delighted with the audience... and our programming.
"We are pleased that so many people celebrated the royal wedding with the BBC's coverage across TV, radio and online."
The BBC peak audience figure is based on estimated overnight figures.
It includes those watching BBC One, BBC One HD, the BBC News Channel and iPlayer.
According to provisional figures, there were more than 9m users of the BBC News website overall on Friday.
Police estimate a million people lined the wedding procession route from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace on Friday.
The estimated figures for the BBC and ITV put the wedding in the all-time top 10 most-watched programmes, although more people watched the 1966 World Cup Final (32.3m) and Princess Diana's funeral in 1997 (32.1m).
The wedding between the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 attracted 28.4m viewers.
Those watching the other terrestrial channels on Friday - BBC Two, Channel 4 and Five - made up only 1% of the television audience as the wedding service began.
Sky News said it had a peak of 661,000 viewers at 1100GMT, the start of the wedding ceremony, with about one million people using its website.
Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray trial delayed
The trial of the doctor accused of causing the drug overdose death of pop legend Michael Jackson has been postponed until September.
In Los Angeles, lawyers for Dr Conrad Murray had asked for a delay to prepare for new prosecution witnesses.
Dr Murray has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's June 2009 death at 50.
Prosecutors say he gave him a lethal dose of a powerful anaesthetic and then failed to provide proper care.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said he would dismiss the prospective jurors.
Prosecutors have said Dr Murray, who had been treating the singer for insomnia, administered the lethal dose of propofol, a drug typically used in a clinical setting, then tried to cover it up.
Lawyers for Dr Murray have suggested in recent months that the singer gave himself the lethal dose.
Adele's 21 hangs on to top album spot for 13 weeks
Adele has maintained her position at the top of the album chart with 21 for a 13th week.
Her debut album 19 was in second place, up from number three.
She had already broken records by topping the chart for 11 consecutive weeks.
A fortnight ago she spent one week at number two after US rockers Foo Fighters briefly took the top spot. Their album Wasting Light is now at number four.
Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO, featuring Lauren Bennett and Goonrock, topped the singles chart for a third week while Bruno Mars's The Lazy Song rose 13 places to number two.
Singer, actress and American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez held on to her spot at number three with her track with Pitbull called On The Floor, while Chris Brown featuring Benny Benassi was up one place to four with Beautiful People.
Rapper Snoop Dogg climbed one position to five, and Sweat and Guilt by dance act Nero was the highest new entry was at number eight.
The album chart's highest new entry was indie rockers The Wombats, with This Modern Glitch, at number three. Pop singer Jessie J fell one place to five with Who You Are.
Sony warns of almost 25 million extra PS user info loss
Sony has warned that almost 25 million extra Playstation users may have had their personal details taken in a hacker attack.
The admission comes as the company reels from a number of security breaches.
On Monday, it took the Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) service offline as part of its wider investigation.
Last week, it admitted that the personal details of 77m Playstation users may have been stolen by hackers.
'Cyber-attacks'
In a message to its customers, Sony said: "We had previously believed that SOE customer data had not been obtained in the cyber-attacks on the company."
However, it added that "on 1 May we concluded that SOE account information may have been stolen".
Sony was quoted by the Associated Press (AP) news agency as saying that the latest incident occurred on 16 and 17 April.
This was earlier than the larger Playstation user security breach.
Sony said that during the most recently discovered security breach, details of non-US users were compromised.
It explained that the direct debit details of almost 11,000 customers in Austria, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany were stolen, as were the credit or debit card details of some 13,000 non-US customers.
Broader investigation
According to Sony, the information taken included names, addresses and passwords, as well as the numbers of the credit and debit cards, their expiry dates and security numbers.
However, Sony added that the information was encrypted.
Spokeswoman Taina Rodriguez was quoted by AP as saying that there was no evidence as yet that the stolen information had been used for illicit financial gain.
The suspension of SOE, which is based in San Diego, California, was announced in brief statement on its website, Station.com.
Multiplayer games including DC Universe and Facebook-based Fortune League were unavailable as a result.
"We have had to take the SOE service down temporarily," the company said.
"In the course of our investigation into the intrusion into our systems we have discovered an issue that warrants enough concern for us to take the service down effective immediately," it added.
Powering up?
The company had previously said that it would get the Playstation network up-and-running again this week.
It said users would see a phased re-introduction of gaming, movie and music download services.
Playstation Network has been unavailable since 20 April.
Shares lose gains that followed Bin Laden's death
Shares in New York have reversed their early gains, which followed US President Barack Obama's announcement that Osama Bin Laden had been killed.
In New York, the Dow Jones closed barely changed on the day.
The benchmark US oil contract earlier fell by more than 2.5% before recovering as investors questioned whether Bin Laden's death would ease political tensions.
Gold prices also initially fell, before rebounding towards another record high.
Silver prices bucked the trend, falling by as much as 11%.
Analysts said that Bin Laden's death could reduce security risks and would help lift consumer sentiment in the US.
But they warned that it would do little to ease the longer-term risks hanging over the US and global economies.
"There is some feel-good value and the market will like that," said Chip Hanlon of Delta Global Advisors.
But he added: "It doesn't change much about the energy situation and doesn't change much about the ongoing battle with radical Islamists."
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.6%, closing above the 10,000 level for the first time since mid-March, when the country was struck by a deadly earthquake and tsunami.
In Europe, London's FTSE 100 was closed for a public holiday, but in Paris the Cac40 closed up 1.9 points at 4,108.8 which in Frankfurt the Dax closed up 13.2 points at 7,527.6.
Several stock markets in Asia, including in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, were also closed for a public holiday on Monday.
Cheaper crude
Oil prices fell in early trading in Europe, but rallied after they opened in New York.
They have been pushed to near record levels in recent weeks by the fighting in Libya, and political instability in the Middle East.
At the same time, producer countries such as Saudi Arabia have increased their output in an effort to ease fears of a supply squeeze.
Analysts said the earlier rise in markets reflected a willingness by investors to put money into riskier assets, in the belief that Bin Laden's death had removed some of the uncertainties hanging over world events.
"There is always a reaction in commodities to news of this nature," said David Lennox of Fat Prophets.
"The markets will always react quickly, and in this case it is someone who has been held out as the father of all terrorism.
But any easing we might see in oil or gold markets, in my view, will be short-lived. The longer-term impact will not be substantial."
Greater threat?
But some analysts said Bin Laden's death might actually incite more violence around the world.
"The immediate thing is how it will affect US assets: its embassies, personnel and physical installations," said Arjuna Mahendran, chief strategist at HSBC Private Bank.
"Does it raise the threat level? That's the key thing. I think it does."
The US state department has cautioned its embassies and citizens against the possibility of reprisals from al-Qaeda, the organisation that Bin Laden started and led.
The department has also issued a worldwide travel alert warning of greater potential for anti-American violence.
Chrysler makes first profit since bankruptcy protection
Chrysler has reported its first quarterly profit since it emerged from bankruptcy protection two years ago.
The US carmaker made a net profit of $116m (£69m) in the first three months of 2011, thanks to the success of its newer models and the overall recovery in global demand for vehicles.
The profit compares with a net loss of $197m a year earlier. Chrysler's revenues were up 35% to $13.1bn.
Last month, Italy's Fiat increased its shareholding in Chrysler to 46%.
Fiat first bought a 20% stake in Chrysler in 2009, after the US firm emerged from bankruptcy protection. It then increased this first to 25% and then to 30% earlier this year.
The Italian carmaker has shared its technology and management with Chrysler, helping the American company to turn around its fortunes.
Paul Eisenstein, publisher of the automotive analysis group Detroit Bureau.com, believes the partnership is starting to work well.
"It's looking like an increasingly good marriage between Chrysler and Fiat. There's a lot yet to be proven and we haven't seen the results of their tie up on the products developments side. But all things point to a much better marriage here than Chrysler had with Germany's Daimler just a few years ago," he told the BBC.
Chrysler's global sales rose 18% in the first three months of this year, a similar picture to that at Ford and General Motors, the other two of the big three US carmakers.
They have also recently reported big rises in profits.
Chrysler and Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne said the US firm's improved financial performance showed that "our rejuvenated product line-up is gaining momentum in the marketplace and resonating with customers".
Chrysler last made a quarterly profit in 2007.
Record fall in domestic Japanese car sales
Japan's domestic sales of cars, trucks and buses fell by a record amount in April, hit by the aftermath of the country's earthquake and tsunami.
With production halted and supply chains broken, sales last month were 51% lower than a year earlier, said the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.
It said sales would continue to be subdued in the months ahead because of a continuing shortage of parts.
April's decline followed a 37% fall in vehicle sales in March.
The earthquake hit north-eastern Japan on 11 March.
The Japan Automobile Dealers Association (Jada) said domestic sales in April totalled 108,824.
The 51% fall from a year earlier was the biggest decline since records began in 1968.
The all-time record fall was 45%, which was recorded in May 1974 during the global oil price crisis.
A Jada spokesman said: "Factory lines started moving again but they are not operating fully yet.
"We are likely to continue feeling the impact [of the disaster]."
Germany and France raise two-speed recovery concerns
The economies of Germany and France powered ahead in April, with their manufacturing sectors continuing their strong recovery, according to new data.
The closely-watched Markit purchasing managers index showed that Germany's factory activity expanded for a 19th consecutive month in April.
In France, industrial activity expanded at its fastest rate in five months.
But growth slowed in Spain and Italy, raising fears about a two-speed recovery in the eurozone bloc.
Markit's latest index, which covers manufacturing across the eurozone, rose to 58 points last month, from 57.5 in March.
Any reading above 50 indicates expansion.
But the bounce was once again driven by Germany and France, whose growth overshadowed continued weakness in other parts of the eurozone.
For Germany, Markit's manufacturing index rose to 62 points from 60.9 in March.
For France, the reading came in at 57.5 for April, against 55.4 in the month before.
But other main eurozone economies did not do as well, with Italy falling to 55.5 from 56.2, Spain down to 50.6 from 51.6, and Greece at 46.8 points, up from 45.4.
Chris Williamson, economist at Markit, said eurozone-wide manufacturing growth for the first four months of 2011 was the best since the dotcom boom of 2000.
But he added: "The two disappointments were the near-record increase in manufacturers' selling prices, which will fuel inflationary concerns among policymakers, and the growing divergence between the performances of the core and periphery."
Obama: bin Laden Death is 'Good Day for America'
The day after U.S. forces killed terror network leader Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama said it is a good day for America. And, the president’s top counterterrorism adviser briefed reporters on Monday about the details of the operation that killed bin Laden.
President Obama said the killing of the al-Qaida founder shows what Americans can do when they work together.
"I think we can all agree this is a good day for America," he said. "Our country has kept its commitment to see that justice is done. The world is safer. It is a better place because of the death of Osama bin Laden."
At a ceremony recognizing the heroism of two U.S. soldiers during the Korean War, Mr. Obama said he could not be more proud of the troops who carried out Sunday’s raid on bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan.
Later in the day, John Brennan, the president’s assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism, told reporters that U.S. forces were prepared to take bin Laden alive, if possible. But he said that possibility was remote, and that bin Laden was killed in a firefight at his compound.
Brennan said the al-Qaida leader was "hiding in plain sight," and must have had help.
"I think it is inconceivable that bin Laden did not have a support system in the country that allowed him to remain there for an extended period of time," he said. "I am not going to speculate about what type of support he might have had on an official basis."
Brennan said U.S. intelligence officials are talking with their Pakistani counterparts, whose cooperation, he said, is crucial to rounding up more terrorists.
The president’s counterterrorism adviser said Pakistan has captured and killed more terrorists within its borders than any other country.
Brennan said Sunday’s gathering of the president and his top advisers in the White House Situation Room to monitor the progress of the operation was tense. He said there was some disagreement among the advisers on how to proceed.
"It was probably one of the most anxiety-filled periods of time, I think, in the lives of the people who were assembled here yesterday," he said. "The minutes passed like days."
According to Brennan, the tension increased when a helicopter malfunctioned, but he said there was a sigh of relief when word came that Osama bin Laden had been killed. He said President Obama’s response was, "We got him."
Brennan said the circumstances surrounding bin Laden’s death reveal his hypocrisy.
"Here is bin Laden, who has been calling for these attacks, living in this million-dollar-plus compound, living in an area that is far removed from the front, hiding behind women who were put in front of him as a shield," he said. "I think it really just speaks just how false his narrative has been over the years."
Brennan told reporters that al-Qaida has been damaged but remains dangerous, like a fatally wounded tiger.
"There is always the potential for terrorist groups to try to strike out and avenge an operation like this," he said. "But also, I think, some of them are asking themselves, 'Bin Laden is dead, the al-Qaida narrative is becoming increasingly bankrupt.' There is a new wave sweeping through the Middle East right now that puts a premium on individual rights and freedom and dignity."
Brennan said Pakistani authorities were not notified before the operation. And as a result, some Pakistani fighter jets were scrambled. But he said there was no engagement with U.S. forces.
The adviser said U.S. officials are 99.9 percent sure that the man they killed was Osama bin Laden, and that that confidence increased over time.
Brennan said bin Laden’s body was buried at sea on Monday. He said a place for a land burial could not be found in time to comply with Islamic custom.
John Brennan called the killing of Osama bin Laden a strategic blow to al-Qaida, but not a fatal blow. He said President Obama’s decision to proceed with the mission was "one of the gutsiest calls of any president in recent memory."
Leading Syrian Activist, Hundreds More Arrested
Witnesses and activists say that Syrian security forces have escalated detentions over the last few days, arresting hundreds of pro-democracy sympathizers including a prominent human rights campaigner.
Diana Jawabra, an outspoken critic of the crackdown in her hometown of Daraa, was forced into a car at gunpoint Monday in the capital, Damascus.
The 39-year-old Jawabra was previously arrested on March 16 and then released when President Bashar al-Assad promised reforms that failed to stop anti-government demonstrations from spreading across the country. The arrests of Jawabra and others galvanized protests in Daraa.
The New York Times cited the Syrian rights group Insan as saying it has documented more than 500 arrests in the flashpoint southern city since Thursday, and more than 300 in towns outside Damascus.
Witnesses in Daraa said troops backed by armored vehicles roamed the streets in a continuing push to crush protests against Mr. Assad. They said Syrian troops were detaining males 15 years of age and older, and had sealed off neighborhoods, dividing the city into four parts.
A government spokesman said troops had killed 10 “terrorists.” Reports say security forces are targeting prominent lawyers and activists in Daraa, which has been the center of Syria's six-week uprising.
Fuel, water, power and communications have been severely disrupted in Daraa for more than a week. Medicine, food and baby formula are said to be scarce.
Also Monday, security police disrupted an all-women protest in Damascus, held in solidarity with the Daraa uprising.
Rights groups say at least 560 civilians have been killed in the nationwide unrest.
The Interior Ministry issued a statement Monday calling on people who have committed illegal acts to turn themselves in by May 15. It says those who go to authorities and turn in their weapons will be exempt from punishment.
Nearly all foreign media have been banned from Syria, making it almost impossible to independently confirm reports.
Al Jazeera television said Monday one of its journalists has disappeared after flying into Syria. The news organization said it lost contact with Dorothy Parvez after she disembarked from her Qatar Airways flight to Damascus.
Al Jazeera expressed concern for her safety and requested cooperation from Syrian authorities. The journalist holds American, Canadian and Iranian citizenship.