Police figures show crime has been dropping all through last year for the first time since the start of the recession. All statistics, from homicides to car heists are down.

According to the British Museum's representative, “there is danger of oversimplification when it comes to the Elgin Marbles and Mr. Clooney can't dictate American policy.”

Yale University announced a contribution of $5 million from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The gift creates a permanent, unrestricted endowment at Yale that will support core priorities of the Yale School of Art, while naming in perpetuity the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Dean. The endowment will help to advance the school’s leadership and presence in the global fine arts community.

Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras met earlier on Thursday with a delegation of farmers but the two parties did not come to an agreement. The meeting ended in a deadlock.