Four members of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party were hustled into a court building before cheering supporters to respond to charges of belonging to a criminal group after the killing of an anti-racism rapper by a party supporter.

A Greek MP sought by police has given himself up, bringing to six the number of politicians from the extreme-right Golden Dawn party in custody and facing criminal charges.

Greece’s international lenders called a temporary halt to their latest mission to Athens yesterday, saying that they had made good progress and expected to resume talks with the government soon.

The leader of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party and four more of its lawmakers will make their pleas against charges of belonging to a criminal organisation tomorrow, after being arrested following the killing of an anti-fascist rapper.

The leader of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party and four other of its parliamentarians have been formally charged with membership of a criminal organisation with intent to commit crimes.

The leader of the extreme right Golden Dawn party, Nikos Mihaloliakos, has been arrested on charges of forming a criminal organisation, Greek police say.

Clashes have broken out between police and protesters near the site of the fatal stabbing of a left-wing activist blamed on an extremist right-wing party.

A left-wing Greek MP has been attacked at a football match by three men who he said identified themselves as members of the extreme right Golden Dawn party.

Police in Greece said today that a small bomb exploded outside the local office of an extreme right-wing party in an industrial town west of Athens, causing damage but no injuries.

Greek MPs approved the country’s 2013 austerity budget in a vital step to persuade international creditors to unblock a vital rescue loan instalment without which the country will go bankrupt.

Greece has dropped triple jumper Voula Papachristou from its Olympic team over her comments on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right party.

European policymakers must avoid repeating a “single-minded” focus on austerity that helped bring the Nazis into power in the 1930s German economic crisis, European Central Bank Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny declared yesterday.

Fears of an imminent Greek exit from Europe’s joint currency receded after the conservative New Democracy party came first in a critical election and pro-bailout parties won enough seats to form a joint government.

The Greek extreme-right party spokesman who caused an uproar last week by slapping one female politician on live TV and throwing a glass of water on another has sued the two women as well as the television channel that hosted the news show.

The spokesman of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party, who caused uproar last week by hitting one politician and throwing a glass of water over another during a live TV news programme, is suing the two candidates and the channel that hosted the show.

Greece’s election campaign turned ugly yesterday on live television.

The spokesman for Greece's extremist far-right Golden Dawn party caused an uproar today when he physically assaulted two left-wing deputies on live television during a morning political show.

The leader of a left-wing party in Greece has renewed a pledge to scrap the country’s bailout commitments after retaking a lead in opinion polls ahead of crucial national elections on June 17.

The 300 MPs elected in Greece’s inconclusive May 6 ballot were sworn in today, including 21 from the right-wing Golden Dawn party.

Senior judge Panagiotis Pikramenos was named Greece’s caretaker prime minister today, and new elections will be held on June 17, according to reports on state TV.

Greece’s president is seeking to end a nine-day deadlock over forming a new government by meeting with five political party leaders.

Greece sank deeper into a political and financial morass as initial efforts to form a new coalition government failed, a day after angry voters punished parties backing the country’s international bailout.