PATTAYA, Thailand -- Anyone meeting the remarkable Juergen (Gio) Lusuardi will not quickly forget, especially when they discover how many benefit from his energy building the Take Care Kids charity

ROME-- The English Theatre of Rome presents the European Premiere of Shiva Arms, written and performed by Doug Motel for one night only on Sunday 30^th June at 8pm.

 LILONGE, Malawi- My trip to Mwaya Beach took nine hours on a perilously crowded bus across narrow bridges spanning crocodile-peppered waters - of the 100 in the vehicle I was the only white person

ROME-- With its inception eight years ago Micca Club is proving to be a strong contender on the Roman night life scene.

LONDON-- With major global markets at five and a half year highs, and the FTSE 100 at its best for 13-years, investors and the rest of us are left wondering whether this new level of economic growth is real, or if we are creating a bubble on the way to another 2008-style crash.

ROME—Rome city council, where controversial Mayor Gianni Alemanno is running for re-election at the end of this week, seems to be having difficulty paying its suppliers.

ROME--As a young reporter in Lebanon, Richard Beeston faced down an execution squad and at one point found himself given honorary command of a company of Muslim militiamen.

ROME- Cinema America in the tourist-packed and commercial Trastevere has been occupied by students, locals, social activists, and civic associations, after being abandoned for 15 years.

Pope Benedict and his successor could hardly be more different, but between them they have a good chance of revolutionizing the image of the Roman Catholic Church.

  LONDON -- In 2008, I remember the feelings of dismay felt by savers who had deposited funds into Icelandic banks offering strong returns on deposit accounts.

 ROME -- VIP guests and senior diplomats gathered at the smart Excelsior Hotel on the Via Veneto to celebrate Kuwait's national day with the ambassador of the Emirate, Sheikh Jaber Dnaij Al-Ibrahim