OUAGADOUGOU – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned Tuesday of an escalating humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region of West Africa, cause by widespread violence and the lon

 ROME – A new film published by PETA Germany reveals that donkeys and mules are still being beaten and exploited as “taxis” on the Greek island of Santorini, carrying tourists in defiance of the la

 ROME – A report by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) presented Friday at Peking University argues that specific, effective policies and investments are urgently needed to

 ROME – German chancellor Angela Merkel was in Rome Monday for talks with Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte.

 MEXICO CITY – An Italian ship was attacked Wednesday night by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico, say Italian foreign ministry sources.

 BAGHDAD – Three of the five Italian soldiers wounded in Iraq following an explosion on Monday remain in a serious condition, said defence sources.  The attack has sparked concerns of a resurgence

 ROME – The third “Russian Rome” festival took place Friday in Palazzo Poli, celebrating Russian art in Italy and beyond.

 ROME – The first “International conference against all forms of Mafia” was due to start in Slovakia on Nov 11.  The International Land Coalition (ILC) will be attending in order to raise awareness

 ROME – A group of vulnerable refugees from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan arrived in Italy via the Emergency Transit Mechanism in Niger, run by UNHCR, said the UN agency.

 BRATISLAVA – On behalf of the investigative journalist who worked for the portal Aktuality.sk, Ján Kuciak and his fiancé Martina Kušnírová who were murdered in the town of Veľká Mača, the Head of

 ROME – Italy looked set Thursday to renew the controversial migration agreement with Libya even as plans are made for a proposed new system that would see the European Union manage migration centr

 VATICAN CITY – Copies of an Argentinian statue of the Virgin Mary taken home by British troops after the Falklands War were blessed by Pope Francis and exchanged in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday

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 ROME – China’s victory in the Food and Agriculture Organization election due to bungled U.S.

 OTTAWA – The Italian companies Salini Impregilo and Astaldi have won a contract to build a new railway line in Ontario, said business sources Wednesday.

 ANTARCTIC – The 35^th Italian scientific expedition into the Antarctic has begun with the opening of the Italian station “Mario Zucchelli” (MZS) on Baia Terra Nova.

 ROME – The European Union has donated 3 million euros to the World Food Programme.

 SANA’A – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has finally managed to reach families trapped in Durayhimi City, Yemen, with much-needed humanitarian assistance.