For more than 1,000 years, the Roma (still more commonly known in the English-speaking world as “Gypsies,” although this term is now outdated and considered to be derogatory) have lived on the fringes ...

A recent ruling from a prominent European court has shed light on Bosnia's political structure, established through a 1995 peace accord brokered by the U.S. This ruling, disclosed on Tuesday, ...

Seventy-five years ago, Allied Forces declared victory in Europe on May 8, 1945. Millions across the continent had been persecuted, displaced and killed because of their national, ethnic or religious ...

As DNA tests for ancestry explode in popularity, a fundamental problem remains: The tests deliver more detailed results for people of European descent, as evidenced by the ethnicities and data that ...

The ethnic groups in Europe are the various ethnic groups that reside in the nations of Europe. European ethnology is the field of anthropology focusing on Europe. Pan and Pfeil (2004) count 87 ...

In the mid-2000s, the tiny Baltic nation of Latvia had a Janus-like quality. Scenic downtown Riga featured malls, restored medieval architecture, and Western hotels. Snatches of English conversation ...

From next year, the board of the EFA board will be picked from 15 regions in Europe and a board seat will be allotted to a member of the Roma or Sámi population. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau ...

Narva, in northeastern Estonia, is the E.U.’s most ethnically Russian city, with a population supportive of President Vladimir Putin. But the conflict in Ukraine has set off a “mental war” between old ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence is increased in Polynesian and South Asian people relative to white/European populations. 1, 2, 3, 4 This may be mediated by ...