Teacher escapes jail for sex with student, 14
A retired teacher received a one-year suspended prison sentence from a Grenoble court on Tuesday for having repeated sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl.
Day: September 18, 2012
France
Switzerland
Vaud police seek help over dead man’s identity
More than two weeks after the discovery of a dead man on a forest trail in the northern part of Vaud, cantonal police have issued an appeal for help in identifying him.
France
eBay bans sale of French magazine Closer
US Internet auction giant eBay is banning sales of copies of French magazine Closer that feature photos of Prince William's wife Catherine topless, the website said on Tuesday.
Switzerland
Next-door Liechtenstein: familiar yet different
Keen to explore the miniature monarchy next door, our Switzerland-based contributor Catherine McLean slipped over the border to Liechtenstein this summer to see what makes the tiny principality tick.
Sweden
Reinfeldt ignored foreign policy, climate: expert
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s government declaration on Tuesday focused on investment and unity, but barely touched on foreign policy and climate, argued political scientist Malena Rosén Sundström.
France
Valls: These protests are forbidden
Calls surfaced Tuesday on social networks for Muslims in France to defy an official ban and hold fresh protests over an anti-Islam film that has sparked violent reactions across the world.
Sweden
Sweden braces for frosty autumn chill
Falling temperatures are set to blanket much of Sweden with overnight frost in the coming days, according to forecasters, who add that residents shouldn't get their hopes up about a possible return of balmy summer weather.
Switzerland
Switzerland set to avoid recession: agency
Switzerland is to dodge recession, a government body said on Tuesday as it lowered its 2012 growth forecast to 1.0 percent, but warned the global slowdown will cause a rise in unemployment.
France
Sarkozy succession becomes two-horse race
The battle to succeed former president Nicolas Sarkozy at the head of France's main centre-right party came down to a two-horse race on Tuesday after former minister Bruno Le Maire announced he would not stand.
Norway
Norway probes leak on BP platform
Norwegian authorities said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into a "substantial" oil and gas leak on a production platform operated by BP off the coast of Norway.
Germany
Nearly a third of vertebrate species at risk
Nearly a third of vertebrate animal species in Germany are threatened with extinction, while seven percent have already died out, new figures show.