| UN pressures France to cease Roma deportations The UN anti-racism committee has urged France to "avoid" the collective deportations of Roma and said it was concerned about "political speeches of a discriminatory nature." In a series of recommendations issued after a hearing on the situation in France, the 18 experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged France to "avoid in particular the collective repatriation" and instead to "strive for lasting solutions." "The issue of the day is the question of the Roma," Pierre-Richard Prosper, a member of the panel, said. abc.net.au |
Seven US troops killed in Afghanistan Seven US soldiers have been killed in two bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan. abc.net.au |
South African Le Clos salutes in 200m fly South Africa's Chad Le Clos struck gold in the Commonwealth pool in a 200 metres butterfly race blown wide open by the absence of Australian world number two Nick D'Arcy. abc.net.au |
Alice youth leader slams curfew proposal The head of a youth centre in Alice Springs says a proposed curfew does not address the question of why young people are on the streets. abc.net.au |
Adelaide in fear of violent crime wave TWO murders, gang shootings, home invasions and wild brawls have beset city but police figures tell different story. heraldsun.com.au |