EUROPE NEWS AT 1800 GMT

UPCOMING FOR WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1:

BRITAIN-WIKILEAKS

LONDON — WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson and journalists attend debate on revelations of the recent WikiLeaks document release at London's Frontline Club. 1900 GMT.

KAZAKHSTAN-OSCE

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit to open in the capital of Kazakhstan, which now holds the rotating chairmanship of the 56-nation organization.

MOVED TUESDAY:

RUSSIA-MEDVEDEV ADDRESS

MOSCOW — NATO's failure to build a joint European missile shield with Moscow may force Russia to deploy new offensive weapons and trigger a new arms race, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a stern warning reflecting the deeply rooted Kremlin distrust of Western intentions. By Mansur Mirovalev. AP Photos.

BRITAIN-ROYAL WEDDING

LONDON — A William and Catherine monogram mug? A pair of hand-crafted swan paperweights? A dainty wedding bell, perhaps? With the array of romantic memorabilia flooding the market, royal fans worldwide don't have to wait till next year to celebrate Prince William's wedding. By SYLVIA HUI. AP Photos.

IRELAND-NEW EMIGRANTS

DUBLIN — Carrying cardboard boxes groaning with crockery and clothes, Kylee O'Brien clears a space at her makeshift market stall and lays out her wares — trappings of a life in Ireland brought to an abrupt end by the country's economic crisis. Thousands are heading overseas, fleeing the debt-wracked country, pushing emigration to a level not seen since Ireland's financial gloom of the 1980s. By David Stringer. AP Photos.

ITALY-POMPEII COLLAPSE

ROME — A stretch of garden wall ringing an ancient house in Pompeii gave way after days of torrential rain, the latest structure to collapse at the popular archaeological site. By Frances D'Emilio. AP Photos.

ITALY-OBIT-MONICELLI

ROME — Deftly mixing comedy with tragedy, director Mario Monicelli laid bare Italy's flaws and sins for a half-century on the screen. In his final script of his own life, he chose a dramatic ending: Plunging off the fifth-floor balcony of a Rome hospital Monday night where he had been admitted several days earlier. By Alessandra Rizzo. AP Photos.

MOLDOVA-ELECTIONS

CHISINAU, Moldova — The future of Moldova's pro-West governing alliance looked bleaker after it failed to gain a strong majority in a parliamentary election and break the political deadlock that has choked one of Europe's poorest countries for more than a year. By Corneliu Rusnac. AP Photo.

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