Islamic State or Isis has named London, Berlin and Rome as its next targets in a new video released on 4 April. The video shows monuments from the cities, including the Houses of Parliament in London, the Colosseum in Rome. The video called Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands was released by […]
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Mexico greeted Pope Francis on Friday with mariachi music and throngs of Catholic faithful lining the streets after he held historic talks with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Cuba. President Enrique Pena Nieto welcomed Francis at the airport while a mariachi band played before he climbed into the Popemobile to wave at
The United States and Italy warned on Tuesday that the Islamic State (IS) group is expanding its reach, threatening to seize Libya and launch attacks in Western countries. But as representatives from the 23 countries of the US-led coalition battling the jihadists’ self-declared “caliphate” reviewed their progress at talks in Rome, Italy and France made
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A decision by Italian officials to cover up ancient nude statues to not offend Iran’s visiting president is drawing ridicule in Rome. Ahead of a news conference Monday with Premier Matteo Renzi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, wooden panels were erected around some Roman statues in Rome’s Capitoline Museums. When images of the cover-up made
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