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The complaint details that the buyer asked directly if there were immigrants living in the building. In fact the local authority (Baerum) owns transit apartments for immigrants in the complex. The seller claims the question was if there were many immigrants in the area, and the answer was no because two units out of 11 was not considered 'many'

The European Union (EU) has approved a plan to send a peacekeeping force to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there are continuing reports of ethnic killings in the troubled north-eastern Ituri region. The decision was made by EU ambassadors at a meeting of the union's Political and Security Committee in Brussels.

General Henri Bentégeat, after approval of theminister of the Defense, the president of the Republic designated General Jean Paul Tonier as Chief of operations" in Bunia.

Hundred of French observers from Amnesty International are in charge of the popular mobilisations during the G-8 summit, which started the first June in Evian (France).

The poet victim of torture during six years in prison in Iran. in solidarity of other asylum seekers He has spent eight days without food and water and has refused to take any medicine.

Highly educated immigrants, unable to gain employment that matches their qualifications, are fleeing Denmark in droves. A recent TV documentary reported that 500 highly qualified immigrants have left the country within the past year to seek their fortunes in countries such as the US, Canada, or the UK. Only 14 per-cent of highly qualified foreign immigrants in this country currently have a job where they can utilise their education.

The lawyer who filed a war crimes complaint against the commander of U.S.-led forces in Iraq said Wednesday he will appeal a government decision to refer the case to the United States.

A party of French military observers contested officially by Rwanda, is now in Bunia to prepare the possible deployment of a multi-national force.

Bardot and her publisher "are ready and waiting" for any lawsuit, the statement said. They also raised the prospect of countersuits and vowed to defend their right of freedom of expression.

"We will not accept any attempt to circumvent the declarations which were made in Durban, South African at the World Conference against racism," he said.