To follow on from the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi, the new Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti rings the silver bell to signify the start of his first cabinet meeting, next to predecessor Silvio Berlusconi at the Chigi palace in Rome on Wednesday.

Earlier in the week, Mary Wollstonecraft's image was beamed onto the side of the Houses of Parliment as a part of campaign which wants a statue of her to be erected in honor of her contribution to equality and human rights. Campaigners are aiming to raise £240,000 to pay for the statuary on Newington Green, in north London, near the site of Wollstonecraft's former home and the school where the radical 18th-century campaigner taught. They also spent two hours handing out leaflets and promoting the fact that 77 supportive MPs have already signed a petition, including Jeremy Corbyn MP, who masterminded the turning out of the lights overlooking the Thames.

Also this week, American President, Barack Obama announced his country's top priorities in foreign policy now lie in the Asia-Pacific region.


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