- Associated Press
Head of Greek extreme far-right Golden Dawn party is granted early release from prison
The head of Greece's extreme far-right Golden Dawn party was granted conditional early release from prison Thursday, after serving part of his sentence for running a criminal organization blamed for violent hate crimes. A council of judges accepted the request by Nikolaos Michaloliakos, 66, who had served the minimal legal requirement for early release. Restrictions imposed on him include a ban on traveling outside the greater Athens region.
- Reuters
Dozens arrested after London protest blocking removal of asylum seekers
British police arrested 45 people on Thursday after a violent protest in London against the transfer of asylum seekers staying in a hotel to a barge off southern England. Dozens of protesters outside the hotel in Peckham, southeast London, attempted to stop a bus carrying the asylum seekers from leaving, reportedly deflating its tyres and obstructing the vehicle by surrounding it, London's Metropolitan Police said.
- The Independent
Scientists find breakthrough way to make batteries cheaper and more capable
Technique ‘dopes’ batteries with easily available materials
