Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (C) and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Catherine Ashton (bottom 2nd row R) attend the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena Hall in Malmo May 18, 2013.
French President Francois Hollande, bottom row, second left, Mali President Dioncounda Traore, bottom row, left, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, bottom row second right, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, pose for a group photo with African heads of state at the end of the Donor Conference for Development in Mali in Brussels, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy and prevent it from becoming a terrorist haven got a boost Wednesday as European nations lined up to pledge hundreds of millions of euros in aid for the conflict-ridden West African nation.
(L to R) President of Mali Dioncounda Traore, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso French President Francois Hollande arrive to an International Donors Conference for Mali held at the European Union Commission headquarter in Brussels, on May 15, 2013. International donors pledged a much more than expected 3.2 billion euros in aid Wednesday to help Mali avoid the mistakes which allowed Islamist rebels to seize vast swathes of the troubled country.
European Union Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (R) exchanges documents with Mali's Foreign Minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly (L) after signing the financial convention, as French's President Francois Hollande (back R), European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (back C) and Mali's interim President Dioncounda Traore observe the ceremony, at the donors' conference on the development of Mali in Brussels May 15, 2013. International donors pledged more than 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) on Wednesday to help Mali recover after a conflict with al Qaeda-linked Islamists, Hollande said.
A driver fills up with fuel at a Shell petrol station in London May 15, 2013. Oil companies will face the full force of the law if they manipulated prices, Britain's energy minister said on Wednesday as the European Commission's demanded more firms provide information as part of its probe into oil pricing.
Mali's interim President Dioncounda Traore (R) speaks as French President Francois Hollande and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (C) listen during the donors' conference on the development of Mali in Brussels May 15, 2013. International donors pledged more than 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) on Wednesday to help Mali recover after a conflict with al Qaeda-linked Islamists, Hollande said.
