Fire broke out today aboard a Russian nuclear submarine undergoing repairs at a shipyard near Vladivostok, eastern Siberia.

President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso has expressed his satisfaction that Russian president Vladimir Putin is using his country's influence in order to find a solution for Syria.

Scuffles between Kurd and Albanian inmates broke out in D wing of the Korydallos prison, near Athens. According to reports, the inmates clashed with makeshift knives and other crude weapons.

Former, president of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, is in Athens today, attending the inauguration of the new Jacqueline de Romilly Square in the Thision area of downtown Athens. The municipality of Athens has named the square in honor of the renown French Philhellene and classicist.

The former French president spoke at the ceremony, before which he met with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.