The Islamic burka is “not welcome” in France because it is not a symbol of religion but a sign of subservience for women, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday. “The burka is not a sign of religion, it is a sign of subservience,” he told lawmakers. “It will not be welcome on the territory of the French republic.” A group of French lawmakers has been calling for... 

A record crowd of about 36,500 revellers has welcomed the dawn of the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge. The number of people attending the event caused roads in the area to become gridlocked in the hours leading up to sunrise at 0458 BST. Druid ceremonies took place alongside music and Morris dancing, however overcast skies obscured the sun. Police praised the crowd and said there had been only 37 arrests,... 

The ministers called for more government support for people wanting to have children. The falling birth rate and economic crisis make it crucial for governments to support families who desire more children, the Council of Europe said Tuesday. “The decision to have children is first and foremost an individual choice, but … it must be a real choice,” deputy secretary-general Maud de... 

More than 100 Romanian Gypsies people who fled their homes in south Belfast have been moved to a leisure centre. The group of about 20 families spent Tuesday night in a church hall after a spate of racist attacks on their homes. Police have said they do not believe paramilitaries were involved in orchestrating the attacks. The attacks were condemned by Prime Minister Gordon Brown who said he hoped... 

Today saw the dawning of a new era in European nationalist cooperation with the first meeting of Members of the European Parliament from Britain, France, Belgium, Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria in preparation for the inaugural sitting of the newly elected body on 14 July. “This was a historic day for many of us,” Nick Griffin MEP, leader of the British National Party told BNP News upon his return... 

The British National Party achieved its most significant electoral breakthrough last night when it won two seats in the European Parliament. In a result that hands the far-right party an international platform, Nick Griffin, the BNP leader, clinched a seat in the North West and the party also gained a MEP in Yorkshire and the Humber. The party had capitalised on the expenses furore during the... 

In a landmark decision on domestic violence, the European Court of Human Rights has said Turkey failed to protect a woman from being murdered by her son- in- law and ordered Ankara to pay damages. The Strasbourg-based court ruled that Turkey had denied a citizen the “right to life” by failing to prevent her murder by her son-in-law. The case marks the first time that the European Court... 

The German government is alarmed at a weekend of local elections which saw neo-Nazis propelled into power in towns and cities across the country. Right-wingers seized council seats in many major urban centres as the recession bites and anti-foreigner sentiment increases. Berlin, acutely aware of Germany’s past when the world’s last major recession opened the window for Adolf Hitler and his supporters,... 

Developed jointly by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch and the US company Alliant Techsystems (ATK Corporation), the XM-25 is a semi-automatic, shoulder-fired weapon with a five-round magazine and weighs in at around 14 pounds (6.3kg) – about the same weight as an M-16 with a 203 grenade launcher. The weapon’s XM116 integral fire system provides the weapon with its precision and... 

Translated from FN website: I warmly thanks the voters and activists to whom I owe my re-election in the European Parliament, after a very active campaign which was not well publicized by the mainstream media. We travelled nearly 15,000 km on the ground. You can count on my attendance and my tenacity inside the EU Parliament, when I was and will remain so the most active MEP in the European Parliament. It... 

Karina Oakley and her mother Charlotte Fraser A Guildford toddler with an IQ of 160 is believed to be among the top 0.03% of the smartest two-year-olds in the country. Karina Oakley, who lives with her mother in Stoughton, enjoys dressing up and playing with her toys like other little girls, but an expert child psychologist has found her mental age is the equivalent of a child between the age of four... 

A speech made by Silvio Berlusconi before the EU Elections, stirred many pro-immigrant association to condemn it, fearing a backlash of hatred toward Africans, who are for most of them, in Italy illegally. Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday defended a remark he made that Milan ”seemed like an African city” because of the number of foreigners in the streets. “I took a photograph... 

Exit polls suggested that voter participation would fall below 45 per cent, the lowest level since the first direct elections to the parliament 30 years ago. Angry voters punished governments in Spain, Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Greece and Ireland – all countries hit hard by the economic crisis. But support for centre-Left parties fell across the EU, with non-socialist fringe parties picking... 

The French National Front sent 3 MEPs to Brussels, its one more than 2004, France had 2 before. The names are: Jean Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen and Bruno Gollnisch. In UK: 2 MEPs from the BNP, and 12 confirmed MEPs from UKIP or more. Despite the typical bashing of the corrupted media outlets, the BNP was socially made to look “radical”, despite the fact that they are pro-English only, being... 

The BNP will receive two seats. England is divided into nine regions where people voted on candidates. The BNP got about 9% of the vote in the five northernmost regions. In the four regions along the base of the country, the BNP only polled about 5%. It also polled 5% in wales. The BNP also gained new councilor seats in northern England as well, and it’s first ever county seat in northern England. The...