The Kremlin shed no tears for Mr Bakiyev, whom it saw as two-faced and greedy.

ECONOMIST: Russia and its neighbourhood

But before we shed any tears for the endangered seniors and their tireless corporate benefactors, we should ask: 2.5% relative to what?

FORBES: No Sequester for Corporations

Shed no tears for the Chamber in this messy brouhaha, however.

FORBES: Why Climate Change Legislation Is Turning Corporate America Green

Admittedly, few tears should be shed for Mr Blodget and fewer still for Mr Grubman.

ECONOMIST: The Wall Street settlement

The Labour MP defected from the Tories in December 1999 and although his former colleagues in the Conservative Party will not comment publically about his departure, one Tory source told the BBC "few tears will be shed for him".

BBC: Labour has new man in Northern Ireland

There were some public displays of emotion by former members of the papal staff: his chauffeur shed a few tears as the pontiff entered his Vatican limousine for the last time and a group of nuns also wept publicly - but Benedict himself remained dry-eyed.

BBC: The day Benedict XVI's papacy ended

New MacBook Pros are practically a given for WWDC (or, let's just say tears will be shed if they elude us), but now, 9to5Mac is stepping up the expectations in a major way.

ENGADGET: Apple reportedly readying numerous Retina display MacBooks and multiple accessories for WWDC