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Tear gas, smoke bomb chaos at protest

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31 October 2013

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31 October 2013

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ROME - A demonstration in Rome turned violent on Thursday as a group of protesters attacked police with pepper spray and flagpoles along Via del Tritone, prompting police to respond with tear gas

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Police foil child prostitution ring

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29 October 2013

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29 October 2013

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ROME - Police arrested five people on Monday in connection to a prostitution ring that involved two teenage girls, aged 14 and 15, who "worked" as prostitutes n

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Security increased at US embassy amid Datagate backlash

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28 October 2013

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28 October 2013

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ROME -- Italian police have boosted security around the United States embassy and other diplomatic missions in Rome as tensions continue to rise following disclosures that US agencies have spied

Free art exhibit premieres at Turkish cultural office

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22 October 2013

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22 October 2013

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ROME - The Office of Culture and Information for the Embassy of Turkey presents a new art exhibit at its office in Piazza della Repubblica that will be free to the public beginning Wednesday.

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8th FAO Hunger Run a success

LAUREN MOUAT

22 October 2013

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22 October 2013

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ROME-- Thousands of runners took to the streets last weekend to participate in Rome's 8^th annual Hunger Run -The 10k competitive race and 5k run/walk are organized by the Food and Agricu

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Hundreds of protesters occupy Porta Pia

ANDREW GARGANO

21 October 2013

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21 October 2013

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ROME - Hundreds of protesters remain camped out near the historic gate of Porta Pia on Monday following a weekend of massive protests against austerity and evic

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Police and no global marchers clash

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19 October 2013

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19 October 2013

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ROME -- Police and no-global demonstrators clashed outside the Finance Ministry Saturday as marchers smashed windows of banks in the area, witnesses said.

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Transport strike slows Rome's bus and tram service; Metro OK

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18 October 2013

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18 October 2013

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ROME - Transport service slowed across Italy on Friday as workers led by radical left-wing unions called COBAS took part in a partial transit strike against government austerity measures.

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FAO celebrates quinoa as "new ally against hunger"

ANDREW GARGANO

18 October 2013

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18 October 2013

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ROME - FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva welcomed the Peruvian First Lady Nadine Heredia on Thursday to celebrate the quinoa plant, which has become

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Between Vivaldi and Colasanti

Gianfranco Nitti

17 October 2013

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17 October 2013

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ROME - Salvatore Accardo, one of the greatest violinists, is also a great teacher and mentor - In 1996 he founded the Italian Chamber Orchestra with the best st

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Chaos in Albano amid Priebke funeral

ANDREW GARGANO

15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

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ROME - Chaos struck the town of Albano on Tuesday as demonstrators gathered to protest the controversial funeral of former Nazi officer Erich Priebke.

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Roman academics and Mayor host meeting on Thursday

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15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

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ROME - Founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio, Andrea Riccardi, will hold an event on Thursday in honor of the publication of his book The Longest Winter

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La Bohème: an opera which suits Rome

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15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

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ROME - Four acts of the bohemian and artistic love story were set in Paris, so how could this opera suit Rome? Because it's every inch an Italian composer's masterpiece.

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March to Remember to be held on Wednesday

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14 October 2013

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14 October 2013

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ROME - On Wednesdy, hundreds will take part in the March to Remember, a memorial to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the day that over 1,000 Jews were captured and taken from Rome to Auschwitz

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Rome refuses burial for Nazi criminal Erich Priebke

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14 October 2013

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14 October 2013

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ROME - The Mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, and the Chief of Police, Fulvio Della Rocca, have refused to grant permission for the funeral or burial of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke.

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Massive protest scheduled for October 19 in Rome

ANDREW GARGANO

10 October 2013

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10 October 2013

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ROME - A massive anti-austerity demonstration will take place in Rome on October 19, expected to attract a crowd of 20,000 people.

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Sant'Egidio to hold prayer ceremony Sunday

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10 October 2013

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ROME - The Community of Sant'Egidio will join the Association of Pakistani Christians in Italy to celebrate in prayer at the Basilica of San Bartolomeo at 4 pm on Oct. 13th.

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Finnish Prime Minister Katainen bound to Rome

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9 October 2013

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9 October 2013

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ROME - The Prime Minister of Finland, Jyrki Katainen, 42, will meet the Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, in Rome on Monday, October 14th

Mayor calls Rome the "city of peace"

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2 October 2013

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2 October 2013

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ROME - The Mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, called Rome the "city of peace" in a speech he delivered as part of the closing ceremony at the 2013 International Meeting for Peace.

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Letta asks religious to "say a prayer for Italy"

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30 September 2013

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30 September 2013

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta made a speech at Sunday's opening ceremony for the International Meeting for Peace in Rome, asking participants to "say a prayer for Italy."

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Turkish Ambassador to Italy says cooperation is "successful"

ANDREW GARGANO

27 September 2013

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27 September 2013

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ROME - Turkish Ambassador to Italy, Hakki Akil, opened a conference today by praising cooperation between Sapienza University and Bahçeşehir University.

OBITUARY: Lt. Col. Thomas Huggan OBE. Popular soldier and diplomat

CHARLOTTE TRUNDLEY

27 September 2013

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27 September 2013

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ROME--In his customary bowler hat and impeccable dark suit, Tom Huggan was often taken by Italian journalists for Britain's Ambassador at military ceremonies.

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Sant'Egidio to hold Prayer for Peace tomorrow (Friday)

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26 September 2013

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26 September 2013

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ROME - The religious community of Sant'Egidio in Rome will hold a "prayer for peace" this Friday at 8 pm.

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Radical reform organisations call for audience with pope

CHARLOTTE TRUNDLEY

25 September 2013

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25 September 2013

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VATICAN CITY -- Radical movement, We Are the Church, have written to the pope in response to his recent interview with a prominent Jesuit magazine.

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Sapienza hosts conference on Turkey

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25 September 2013

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25 September 2013

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ROME - On Friday, La Sapienza University, in partnership with Turkey's Bahçeşehir University, will host an international conference with discussion on the econ

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