Astronomers are gearing for one the rarest events in the Solar System: an alignment of Earth, Venus and the Sun that will not be seen for another 105 years.
France has no intention to supply arms to the Syrian opposition and is ready to discuss the UN and Arab League's peace plan, French foreign minister Alain Juppe has said.
Anders Behring Breivik took the stand on Friday to describe in detail his shooting massacre on a Norwegian island last year, in what his lawyer warned would be the most difficult testimony to hear.
British police said on Friday they had arrested three men at London's Heathrow airport as they flew in from Oman on suspicion of possessing documents intended for "terrorist purposes" overseas.
Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway last July, told an Oslo court Friday that he actually was a very nice person but that he had trained himself to block out his emotions.
A Briton has died in China: this much we know. The rest is pure speculation, fed by the media and a flurry of conspiracy theories. Dipankar De Sarkar reports.
Experts say a New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led the soft-drink giant to note that even water can be deadly in excessive amounts.
Norwegian killer Anders Breivik has told a court in Oslo that he picked up strategies from the Al Qaeda and said it could serve as inspiration to European far-right militants. The 33-year-old said he had read more than 600 internet bomb-making guides.
More than 44 million French voters were called to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a presidential election that may see the end of Nicolas Sarkozy's turbulent term in office.
Breivik's testimony this past week about how and why he slaughtered 77 people in Oslo and on the nearby island of Utoeya last July has left few unaffected.
Italy launched Europe's first private high-speed train service last week, as the country looks towards the more liberal economy that Prime Minister Mario Monti wants to put on the rails.
Polling stations opened Sunday on France's European mainland to allow 44 million registered voters to take part in the first round of voting in the country's presidential election.
Centre-right French President Nicolas Sarkozy's career was on the line today as voters turned out in solid numbers for the first round of France's presidential election, a contest that could shake-up Europe’s political landscape and approach to myriad economic troubles.
French vote in India 
Ever wondered why holidays past so quickly than usual, but remain so memorable? It may be due to the different methods your brain uses to judge the passage of time, scientists say.
Turnout for the first round of France's presidential vote was higher than predicted today, hitting 70.59% at 1500 GMT, but slightly lower than the 73.87% at the same time in 2007.