Pro Artibus’summer exhibition Social Videoscapes from the North, on display at Gallery Elverket in Tammisaari, Finland till September 8th, focuses on contemporary video art from the Nordic countries.

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-- A cultural melting-pot of the east, Izmir has been the inspiration for poets, the desire of conquering empires and the final settlement for some of history’s most iconic figures. Called “Beautiful Izmir”, it is considered the pearl of the Aegean and is currently a strong contender for the 2020 world expo.

ROME-Rafael Nadal won his lucky seventh trophy at the Rome Masters Sunday, crushing Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 as Serena Williams picked up her second at Foro Italico after 11 years with both players h

ROME—The funeral of Giulio Andreotti, a personification of political intrigue in Cold War Italy and one of the most influential politicians of his generation, marked the definitive closure of the Christian Democrat epoch.

ROME-- The English Theatre in Rome was at full capacity this week for Gaby Ford’s performance of ‘A Broad Abroad’.  Directed by Dyanne White and written by Ford, the performance is a montage of her real-life experiences: ‘in the pursuit of sanity, four continents are travelled’.

BEIRUT – Domenico Quirico, the Italian reporter missing in Syria for more than a month, is presumed to be “in Syrian Government captivity,” diplomatic sources said Friday.