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The United Nations is condemning the eviction of up to 150 Haitian families living in a makeshift settlement established after a devastating 2010 earthquake.Sophie de Caen of the U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a Monday statement that she's "gravely concerned" about the rights of quake victims being violated.The U.N. says a tractor was used on June 4 to destroy tents in a camp established on private land, forcing 120-150 families to move out. It did not say who was behind the eviction.Shortly after the quake, as many as 1.5 million people lived in such camps. But that number has dropped to 320,000, in part because of evictions.Those forced removals are now among Haiti's more pressing rights concerns....
Newcastle United confirmed on Wednesday the club has completed the signing of French forward Yoan Gouffran from Ligue 1 side Bordeaux.Gouffran, 26, put his name to a...
Smelling the scents of predators may help the cuttlefish brain prepare for quick escapes before it even hatches, new research finds.The study helps explain why these...
In a study that prompted sharp criticism from other experts, French scientists said on Wednesday that rats fed on Monsanto's genetically modified corn or exposed to ...
Montpellier defeated Ajaccio 3-1 at Stade Francois Coty on Wednesday to move into first place in the Ligue 1 table.First-half goals from Remy Cabella, Marco Estrada ...
Karim Ait Fana scored four minutes into stoppage time as Montpellier defeated Lille, 1-0, on Sunday at the Stade de la Mosson to inch closer to its first Ligue 1 tit...
An early strike from Souleymane Camara was all Montpellier needed to extend the gap atop Ligue 1 as the leaders claimed a 1-0 victory over Valenciennes at the Stade ...
Lille claimed a crucial victory at the Stade Lille-Metropole on Sunday, defeating Toulouse 2-1 to inch closer to securing a coveted Champions League qualification sp...
Javier Pastore and Jeremy Menez scored just 2 1 win over Ajaccio on Sunday at the Parc des Princes.Pastore opened the scoring in the 27th minute and Menez followed i...
Lille brought an end to its poor run of 0 win at Lorient.A 5-4 defeat to Bordeaux last time out left Lille with just one win from its last five games and saw the def...
PSG will have to wait another week for the debut of $60 million addition Javier Pastore , and its first win of the French Ligue 1 season.Jonathan Pitroipa scored wit...
Montpellier continued its run of good 0 home win over Marseille to move into a tie for first place in Ligue 1.Extending its unbeaten streak in league play to six gam...
Andre Ayew made up for a missed penalty 0 over promoted Ajaccio on Saturday at the Stade Velodrome.Ajaccio's Mexican goalie Guillermo Ochoa saved Ayew's penalty in t...
AC Milan acquired teenage striker M'Baye Niang from French second-tier side Caen on Tuesday for an undisclosed fee and signed him to a three-year contract.Niang, 17,...
Nene scored his fifth and six goals of the 2 win over Caen on Saturday at the Parc des Princes.Thomas Heurtaux actually gave Caen the lead after 12 minutes, but Benj...
Marseille picked up its second-straight Ligue 1, at the Stade Michel d'Ornano.Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew scored on opposite sides of halftime to hand Marseille the w...
Lyon slipped 10 points behind Ligue 1 leader ahead of Tuesday's last 16 has turned into a must-win match.Since winning the last of seven straight Ligue 1 titles in 2...
Benoti Pedretti and Mathieu Debuchy scored in 1, on Saturday for its first win of the new season.Pedretti opened the scoring in the 67th and Debuchy followed in the ...
Ajaccio confirmed on Wednesday the club has completed the signing of defender Ronald Zubar from English Championship side Wolverhampton.Zubar, who has experience in ...
AC Milan completed a season-long loan deal to bring striker Bojan Krkic to the San Siro from Roma on Wednesday.The 22-year-old has signed a contract with the Rossone...