A Roma mother from Republic of Moldova tried to sell her child for 12 lei (1 US Dollar). All this happened at Briceni, announces the Internal Ministry of Kishinev. “I will kill him if you don’t buy him. I got 3 other children and I don’t have money for this one so I’m selling it”, declared Oxana Elinciuc which is suspected of selling her own child. She is 29 years old... 

Police chiefs have come under fire for arranging a party for gipsies and travellers using £2,000 of taxpayers’ money – to help improve relations. The Warwickshire force are to host the event in the grounds of their countryhouse HQ, in the leafy village of Leek Wootton, this coming Saturday. The event will include traditional Roma bands, dancing, story telling and even Nintendo Wii... 

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... 

The Holodomor (Ukrainian: translation: death by starvation) refers to the famine of 1932-1933 in the Ukrainian SSR during which millions of people were starved to death because of the Soviet policies that forced farmers into collective farms. The Holodomor is considered one of the greatest national calamities to affect the Ukrainian nation in modern history. Millions of inhabitants of Ukraine... 

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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,... 

Booklets from a subsidiary of the German government’s Ministry for Family Affairs encourage parents to sexually massage their children as young as 1 to 3 years of age. Two 40-page booklets entitled “Love, Body and Playing Doctor” by the German Federal Health Education Center (Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung – BZgA) are aimed at parents – the first addressing... 

The French government is to give all 18 to 24-year-olds a free newspaper once a week for a year as part of 600 million euro bailout for the press. The concept was originally outlined in January, when the government announced its plan to offer French teenagers a year-long subscription to the newspaper of their choice, commencing on the day of their 18th birthday. The extension of the age range... 

Germany is on the verge of censoring its Internet: The government – a grand coalition between the German social democrats and conservative party – seems united in its decision: On Thursday the parliament is to vote on the erection of an internet censorship architecture. The Minister for Family Affairs Ursula von der Leyen kicked off and lead the discussions within the German Federal Government... 

A Jewish group in Ukraine is objecting to a criminal case brought over the “Great Famine” committed in the 1930s. The nation’s security service is pressing the case against a list of former Soviet officials accused of committing the Holodomor, which caused the deaths of millions in Ukraine in 1932-33. Most of the names on the list were Jewish. Ukrainian lawmaker Aleksandr Feldman,... 

Four people have been arrested after a mob brawl in Halifax. The violence erupted between two large gangs on Parkinson Lane, at 4pm and left one man requiring treatment for head injuries. The two groups, who were both Asian, attacked each other with wooden sticks and baseball bats as shocked bystanders could only look on. The fight was believed to have originated from a family dispute. Mohammed Ilyas... 

Labour Party promotes Immigration because immigrants vote for them, it’s a viscious circle. The Labour government promotes immigration because it knows, that those who need welfare cheques tend to vote for them. Furthermore, the Labour government benefits whether or not the immigrants are productive. Where immigrants are productive, the government gets more money in taxes. Where immigrants are... 

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... 

Ian Micallef, President ad interim of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and a member of the Committee of the Regions, and the Council of Europe, found himself seated next to Yury Ambrazevich, Minister-Counsellor for Belarus’ Mission to European Communities, at the seminar, and the two talked quietly in between questions from the audience and while other speakers were assessing the situation... 

The 17-year-old had no criminal record and authorities say he was barely noticed in school until he returned Wednesday with a handgun and a purpose. Entering the high school where he graduated last year, he burst into morning classes and opened fire, taking students and teachers by complete surprise. “Children were sitting at their tables, with pencils still in their hands, their heads fallen...