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A nuclear reactor in the Penly power plant in northern France on Thursday automatically went off after a smoke evoking the fire alarm , the Electricity of France (EDF) said.
Lawyers stand in a line with tape over their mouths during a demonstration.
A 77-year-old Greek pensioner committed suicide in central Athens in what appears to be an action of despair linked to the acute debt crisis.
Serbian President Boris Tadic says he is resigning, paving the way for early presidential election.
Retired General Kenan Evren, symbol of an era when the military dominated Turkish politics, went on trial on Wednesday for leading a 1980 coup that shaped the country for three decades until reforms cut back the power of the "Pashas".
Chinese and European solar industry insiders have expressed disappointment after Germany's parliament finalized a cut in subsidies.
James Murdoch has resigned as chairman of the major British satellite broadcaster BSkyB on Tuesday.
The engines of the ATR-72 plane that crashed Monday in Russia's Siberia had worked until the final moment of the flight, the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) said Tuesday.
A fire ripping through a market warehouse on Moscow's outskirts on Tuesday killed 15 foreigners from former Soviet republics, Russian media and emergency officials said.
Fire ripped through the top of a part-built skyscraper on Monday that is set to become Europe's tallest building and form the pinnacle of Moscow's new business district.
Hungarian President Pal Schmitt, who was stripped of his doctorate last week in a plagiarism row, announced he will resign from his post.
A passenger plane crashed in Siberia shortly after taking off Monday morning, killing 32 of the 43 people on board, Russian emergency officials said.