Chinese artist Ai Weiwei claims that he has been placed under house arrest to stop him organising a demolition party to observe the destruction of his studio. (BBC)(CNN)
The jury in the Petit family home invasion murder trial continues to deliberate whether murderer Steven Hayes should receive the death penalty or life imprisonment. (Fox News)
Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar says “the Jews will soon be expelled from Palestine” in the same way that they were “kicked out” by European countries “because they betrayed, stole and corrupted these countries." (The Jerusalem Post)
Politics and elections
Tens of thousands of people participate in an anti-nuclear demonstration against a waste shipment on its way from France to Germany. (Reuters)