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Stockholm  – Prosecutors Wednesday asked a court to remand four men in custody on suspicion of involvement in a daring heist last week when thieves used a helicopter to raid a security firm in Stockholm.

Athens  – Greek voters go to the polls on Sunday with the state of the economy at an all-time low as the country faces its first recession in nearly two decades. Voters recognize that whoever wins the election will be faced with a big budget crisis.

Frankfurt  – One of the stars at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) was the Audi e-tron with engineers demonstrating the challenges posed by building a super sports car on electric drive with an output of 230 kW/313 hp and a range of almost 250 kilometres.

Berlin  – German unemployment rose this month, data to be released Wednesday is forecast to show, despite signs that a recovery in Europe’s biggest economy is gaining ground.

Washington  – US President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared a “major disaster” in the US territory of American Samoa, where a tsunami struck after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake.

Los Angeles  – Representatives of Roman Polanski urged his release on Tuesday saying that the case against him was tainted by prosecutorial misconduct and that he had already served his punishment for the crime.

San Francisco – Google is to release a new product aimed at making email obsolete, the company said in a blog posting Tuesday.

Los Angeles  – Disney is to provide 1 million entry tickets to its theme parks in Florida and California to Americans who complete one day of volunteer work next year.

New York  – US stocks fell on Tuesday amid a drop in consumer confidence and concerns about unemployment, even as data showed housing prices soared in July by the most in four years.

Washington  – A senior US diplomat held several days of talks with Cuban officials during a visit there earlier this month, the US State Department confirmed Tuesday.