A sterilisation programme that ran in the US state of North Carolina from 1929 to 1974 was explicitly designed to "breed out" black citizens and met the UN definition of genocide, a study said this week.

US sterilisation programme tried to 'breed out' black people: Study

Trump's decision to have federal law enforcement troops intervene in local anti-racism protests has sparked anger and legal questions. Some of these agents don't even wear identification badges.

New York vows court action as Trump mulls sending federal troops

Chanting "Feds stay clear! The moms are here," dozens of women lined up to form a barrier between demonstrators and federal and local law enforcement officers in Portland on Friday (July 18).

Portland moms form human chain to shield protesters from federal troops

A statue of an anti-racism protester in Britain which had replaced one of a slave trader was removed Thursday, local authorities said, in an ongoing battle over the symbolic empty plinth.

UK Black Lives Matter sculpture removed

The organisation which deals with police complaints in England and Wales on Friday announced a review into whether forces discriminate against ethnic minorities.

UK police watchdog to assess racial bias among officers

George Floyd said he couldn't breathe more than 20 times, called out for his children and late mother and said officers would "kill" him before he died in Minneapolis police custody, new evidence showed.

George Floyd said officers would 'kill' him in new recording transcript

Berlin's public transport company BVG said on Saturday that completing the renaming of a city centre metro station with a name based on a derogatory word for Black people will take until the end of the year.

Berlin metro to change derogatory station name by end of year

Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday in cities across Australia, shouting slogans in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The protests were also aimed at raising awareness of the mistreatment of indigenous people.

Thousands rally across Australia in Black Lives Matter protests

Jamaica has suspended the use of a badge representing one of the highest British royal honours after anti-racism protesters decried its imagery of a white angel standing on the head of Satan depicted as a chained man with dark skin.

Jamaica suspends use of British royal emblem after anti-racism protests

A Canadian court convicted a white police officer on Friday of beating a young black man in Toronto in 2016. Michael Theriault, who was off-duty at the time of the attack, was charged with his brother Christian of aggravated assault and obstruction of justice after beating Dafonte Miller and hitting him with a metal pipe.

White Canadian cop convicted of beating black teenager

Police were making enquiries and a local airport suspended banner-towing operations on Tuesday after a plane flew over Manchester City's stadium trailing the message 'White Lives Matter Burnley' at the start of a Premier League game on Monday.

Airport suspends banner towing after 'White Lives Matter' incident

The Mayor of the city of Leicester has committed to protecting the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the heart of the central England city. This comes in the aftermath of an online petition created to save the under-threat monument.

Leicester Mayor promises to protect city's Gandhi statue

Protesters have toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the US capital and set it on fire. The incident comes on Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the United States, amid continuing anti-racism demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Statue of Confederate general toppled in Washington, Trump calls it a 'disgrace'

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened unspecified action against any protesters at his weekend Tulsa, Oklahoma, re-election rally in a warning that his campaign said was not directed at peaceful demonstrators.

Trump warns protesters to face 'different scene' at his Oklahoma rally

Anti-racism activists poured red paint on a statue of an Italian colonial-era general and pasted over the name of a street in Rome on Friday to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States.

'Black Lives Matter' spurs scrutiny of colonial past in Italy, The Netherlands

Quaker Oats is retiring the Aunt Jemima brand and logo, acknowledging its racial origins. In a statement provided to CNN Business, the Pepsi-owned company said, "As we work to make progress toward racial equality through several initiatives, we also must take a hard look at our portfolio of brands and ensure they reflect our values and meet our consumers' expectations.

Aunt Jemima brand acknowledges its racist past; will be retired

A Georgia prosecutor is expected to announce on Wednesday whether a former Atlanta police officer will face any charges in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy's parking lot last week in the United States.

Decision pending on charges in Atlanta police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks

Demonstrators in Richmond tore down another Confederate statue in the city on Tuesday night. The Howitzers Monument located near Virginia Commonwealth University's Monroe Park campus was toppled after protesters used a rope to pull it down from its pedestal.

Protesters in Richmond, US tear down another Confederate statue

Protesters shut down a major highway in Atlanta on Saturday and burned down a Wendy's restaurant where a black man was shot dead by police as he tried to escape arrest, an incident likely to fuel more nationwide tensions over race and police tactics.

Protesters burn down Wendy's in Atlanta after police shooting

Thousands of protesters in Tokyo took part in a Black Lives Matter march on Sunday, calling for an end to racial discrimination and police abuse after the killing of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis last month.

Black Lives Matter protesters march through Tokyo

A woman has been caught on video harassing a Filipino American woman as she exercised at a Southern California park, the latest in a string of racist incidents widely shared on social media.

Another American captured on video harassing a non-white woman exercising in a park

US President Donald Trump has sought to dismiss fears that he might not leave office willingly if he lost the election in November, but said if he failed to get reelected, it would be a "bad thing" for the country.

Trump says he'll leave peacefully if he loses election in November, but it'll be 'bad' for US

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was "absurd and shameful" that a statue of Winston Churchill was at risk of attack by protestors, some of whom daubed the words "was a racist" at an earlier anti-racism demonstration.

Statues of Churchill, Gandhi at risk of attack by anti-racism protestors; UK PM terms it shameful

President Donald Trump defended his decision to resume campaign rallies next week on a day marking the end of US slavery and at the site of a black massacre 100 years ago, saying it would be a celebration.

'Think about it as a celebration': Trump on Juneteenth rally

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