Activists slam France hijab ban saying 'sports should be inclusive'
French Muslim basketball player Diaba Konate said she had hoped to represent her country at the Paris Olympics but did not stand a chance because she wears a headscarf.
News
Germany: Afghan migrant held in police custody after knife attack
A 19-year-old Afghan asylum seeker has been accused of attacking a 41-year-old woman with a knife in the German city of Frankfurt. He is being held in police custody.
Two migrants saved at Agrigento hospital after inhaling benzene
Two young migrants were saved from benzene poisoning after being urgently transferred by helicopter from Lampedusa to the hospital of Agrigento on June 10.
Lampedusa museum dedicated to migrants who died at sea will shut down
A museum dedicated to migrants who died while trying to cross the Mediterranean, located on the small Italian island of Lampedusa, is closing due to a management conflict.
UN alleges Tunisian border guards rounded up migrants and passed them to Libya
According to a confidential UN briefing seen by the news agency Reuters, Tunisian border guards rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya, where the migrants allegedly faced forced labor, extortion, torture and ki1