France banishes gipsies: Hundreds could be sent back to Romania as riot police break up camps
Days after Greece rounded up 6,000 migrants, France begins smashing Roma gipsy camps and deporting hundreds of illegal immigrants.
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Days after Greece rounded up 6,000 migrants, France begins smashing Roma gipsy camps and deporting hundreds of illegal immigrants.
Camels from Sudan and Somalia are led across Egypt’s deserts, where they are sold for meat or pressed into service hauling tourists around ancient tombs and temples. But one part of the camel is often overlooked: Its salty milk may help in controlling diabetes.
The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda appears to be under control, says the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
The London 2012 Olympics comes to an end with a glitzy closing ceremony. Follow the event with this live blog.
Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi dismissed Cairo's two top generals and quashed a military order that had curbed the new leader's powers, in a move that further stamped his authority
China's fallen politician Bo Xilai left a timebomb as a parting gift for the Communist Party leadership that threw him out -- the smoldering demands for redress from the many
Australia should set up offshore processing centres for asylum seekers in Nauru and Papua New Guinea, and "pursue" a refugee agreement with Malaysia, a panel says
A man killed two people, including a law enforcement officer who was serving him an eviction notice at a home near Texas A&M University, on Monday before police fatally shot the
Bill Gates is betting the toilet of the future for the developing world will be solar powered.The world's leading private philanthropist handed a $100,000 prize to the California Institute
The diplomatic standoff over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange escalated on Wednesday after Britain threatened to raid Ecuador's embassy in London if Quito did not hand over Assange,