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 ROME – General service staff at the FAO have voted for three days of strike action starting Monday to protest what they call “the autocratic approach” of the UN agency’s management and “lack of re

ROME – FAO chief "hatchet man" Denis Aitken, stepping up his attack on union rights, ordered Friday systematic monitoring of staff taking part in demonstrations and strikes “so that the appropriate

Rome – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal O’Brien, the former Archbishop for St Andrews and Edinburgh.

NEW YORK - Ban Ki-moon has obtained the approval of the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) to pay more to senior staff, financed by cuts to junior and mid-level staff, union officials sa

ROME - FAO management ratcheted up pressure on staff unions last week-end, issuing written reprimands to union officials for organising a protest against job cuts, union sources said Monday.

ROME - Irate FAO staff staged a protest strike over threatened job cuts this week and management said salaries will be cut in reprisal, union sources said Friday.

ROME- German correspondent Tobias Piller was elected president of Italy's foreign press club Friday after members were told accepting new club premises on offer could herald "the death of the assoc

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ROME – “More than 120 countries” reputedly endorse the re-election of the FAO director general but which nations officially support José Graziano da Silva remains a mystery, diplomatic sources say.

ROME - verybello.it, an online platform showcasing over 1300 events around Italy during the Expo Milan 2015 fair, set off a storm as it was unveiled by Culture Minister Dario Franceschini last week

ROME- As Rossana Banti ended wartime work with British forces her commanding officer hoped “her service to the Allies should not pass unrecognised”

ROME - Most OECD countries have stopped short of endorsing FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva's bid for re-election, evidently waiting to see if there is another candidate, FAO sources say

ROME -Italian politicians across the spectrum expressed outrage over the Charlie Hebdo terror attack Wednesday as police in Rome stepped up security at media offices and sensitive potential targets