Aug 13 - By Melissa Eddy, Associated Press Writers
A black politician in Germany vowed Thursday to continue campaigning for Chancellor Angela Merkel's party despite suffering racial abuse from far-right opponents.
Jul 8 - By Associated Press
Twenty more people have been arrested in an investigation that charges a Latino street gang with waging a racist campaign to eliminate black people from a Southern California city.
Jun 2 - By Associated Press
In a May 22 story about the role race plays in gang crime, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Robin Toma said he heard anti-immigrant sentiment from black residents in the Hawaiian Gardens area after a gang sweep. Toma, the executive director of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission, was referring to blog comments and did not know the race or location of the bloggers.
May 29 - By Jeffrey Collins , Associated Press Writer
The official manual of South Carolina's Legislature continues to label some of the state's former politicians as "Negro" or "scalawag" — apparent remnants of disgruntlement over Reconstruction that are drawing fresh scrutiny.

May 21 - By Thomas Watkins, Associated Press Writer
Federal prosecutors called their sweeping indictment of the Varrio Hawaiian Gardens gang the biggest takedown of its kind in U.S. history.
Apr 24 - By Michael Fischer, Associated Press Writer
A German court on Friday convicted the head of the country's leading far-right party and two other senior members of inciting racial hatred and defamation over a pamphlet circulated during the 2006 World Cup.

Mar 24 - By Stefan Lange, Associated Press Writer
The head of Germany's leading far-right party and two other key National Democratic Party members go on trial Tuesday, charged with racial incitement and defamation over a pamphlet circulated during the 2006 World Cup.
Mar 14 - By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Writers
Hector De La Torre, the son of Mexican immigrants, was dismayed when he discovered a piece of paper in his property records that would have prevented him from buying his home when it was built in 1948.
Dec 17 - By Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press Writer
Alaska officials are investigating racist jokes about President-elect Barack Obama that have been circulating on state government e-mail accounts.
Nov 9 - By Associated Press
Poland's Foreign Ministry has condemned a conservative lawmaker who called U.S. president-elect Barack Obama the "black messiah of the new left" and said his victory marks the "end of the civilization of the white man."

Mar 25 - By Associated Press
Prosecutors accused the head of Germany's top far-right party Tuesday of publishing a pamphlet before the 2006 World Cup that questioned whether nonwhite players should be on the national soccer team.

Oct 11 - By Raf Casert, Associated Press Writer
A 19-year-old was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for killing two people and wounding a third during a racist, hate-fueled shooting spree through the heart of Antwerp in 2006.

Nov 1 - By Associated Press
A state lawmaker under fire for leaving a message filled with obscenities and a racial slur on a colleague's voice mail resigned Wednesday and was charged with two crimes.

May 12 - By Raf Casert, Associated Press Writer
First, the gunman shot and wounded a woman of Turkish descent. Then he turned his rifle on a black woman from Mali and the 2-year-old white girl in her care, killing both.

Apr 14 - By Jerome Pugmire, AP Sports Writer
Warming up on the touchline, a black player jogs toward fans at the Parc des Princes soccer stadium. As he gets closer, a barrage of monkey chants explodes — "OOOH! OOOH! OOOH!"— and racist insults fill the air.