Launched in September 2012, Sutka TV is the world’s first Roma TV station catering to a community that is often misjudged and misrepresented. Its goal is to "show the true face of the Roma" to the world.
Sri Lanka has been rocked in recent weeks by a growing wave of anti-Muslim sentiment led by ultra-nationalist Buddhist monks. According to one expert, the small island nation is suffering a profound and worrying identity crisis.
Antoine was only 17 when he was kicked out of his home in Picardy for coming out as gay. On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, read our report on Antoine’s plight.
A group claiming to be part of the Syrian anti-regime rebellion is holding 21 UN peacekeepers taken from the Golan Heights near Israel on Wednesday. But at least one regional analyst believes Damascus may have ordered their detention.
US scientists say they have cured a baby born with HIV for the first time, in a case that could lead to significant advancements in treatment for infected children. But the two leading HIV specialists in France are urging caution.
France’s health and drug safety agency has said it is weighing the possibility of restricting certain types of contraceptive pills amid mounting fears over unwanted side effects, including stroke, following a high-profile lawsuit.
Thousands of people rallied in Paris and across France on Saturday to protest a government bill that would extend marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples. March organisers said marriage required "one dad and one mom for every child."
Hundreds of French women have bared their backs in a Facebook campaign for the payment of their soldier-husbands’ salaries. The French Ministry of Defence's faulty payments system has left them in the lurch.
Omran Shaaban, one of the Libyan rebels credited with capturing Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011, has died from gunshot wounds in a Paris hospital. Questions abound about the circumstances surrounding Shaaban’s death.
Caught between its colonial past and recent threats by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb to kill French hostages in the region, France is navigating a tricky political and military tightrope when it comes to recent events in Mali.
