Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to convince his British counterpart David Cameron on Wednesday that a deal between the two Palestinian factions would be disastrous for West Asia peace.

The killing of the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden on Monday in a covert US operation has been hailed by global leaders who described it as a "resounding victory for justice" that will bring "great relief" to the world.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe landed in Rome on Saturday to attend the beatification of late pope John Paul II at the Vatican, Italy's ANSA news agency reported.

One of three alleged members of Al Qaeda detained in Germany was ordered by a high-ranking member of the group last year to carry out an attack in the country, prosecutors said on Saturday.

Prince William will wear the red uniform of Colonel of the Irish Guards when he marries girlfriend Kate Middleton on Friday, royal officials said.

The world’s major television channels were tuned into the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday as crowds thronged the route to Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace in scenes that drew comparisons with the fairytale marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981.

A wispy white veil covering her face, a smiling Kate Middleton stepped out of a black rolls royce in a long lace sleeved gown with a train at the Westminister Abbey here where she will marry Prince William on Friday.

Streets, pubs, parks and homes came alive with flags, masks and images of the royal family across Britain as Prince William and commoner Kate Middleton took their first steps towards marital status at the Westminster Abbey on Friday.

Journalists from across the world have swooped on London to capture the pomp and pageantry of the royal wedding and cover the finale of the fairytale romance between Prince William and commoner Kate Middleton.

Libyan authorities have released an Italian high-seas tugboat held in the port of Tripoli for more than a month with 11 crew aboard, including two Indians, the Italian foreign ministry and the ship's owner said on Saturday.