BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - European officials are working on contingency plans in case Greece bombs out of the euro zone, the EU's trade commissioner said on Friday, while Berlin said it was prepared for all eventualities. European shares were on course for their steepest weekly decline since November and are now in the red for the year, spooked by the prospect of a Greek euro exit sparking a wave of contagion in the currency bloc which could engulf much larger economies such as Spain's. ...

French director Jacques Audiard, French actress Marion Cotillard and Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts (R) arrive for the screening of "De Rouille et D'Os" (Rust and Bone) presented in competition at the 65th Cannes film festival in Cannes.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Tuesday discussed the need for Europe to do more to boost growth, speaking ahead of a weekend meeting of Group of Eight (G8) leaders at Camp David, Maryland, the White House said. Obama and Monti "discussed the current economic situation in Europe and agreed on the need to intensify efforts to promote growth and job creation," the White House said in a readout of their telephone call. (Reporting By Alister Bull)

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will attend a summit of NATO leaders in Chicago this weekend, the Pakistan Embassy in Washington said on Tuesday, ending speculation Islamabad might be excluded from the high-level talks on Afghanistan's future. Nadeem Hotiana, an embassy spokesman, confirmed Zardari's attendance at the May 20-21 summit, a sign Washington and Islamabad may finally be able to significantly improve ties following the NATO air strike in November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and prompted Pakistan to shut NATO supply routes into Afghanistan. ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne on Monday blamed Britain's economic woes on turmoil in the euro zone, defending the case for his government's austerity programme. "The euro zone crisis is having a real impact on growth across the European continent, including Britain," Osborne said before meeting European finance ministers in Brussels on Tuesday. His comments are likely to irritate fellow European governments who are trying to stem a sovereign debt crisis. ...