Ludovica Iaccino
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Danny Masterson's publicist says a woman cannot be raped by her boyfriend
Masterson is accused of having sexually assaulted four women, including two former girlfriends who allege they were drugged and abused while in a relationship with him. → Read More
'Unusual sound' could provide clue to locate missing Argentine submarine
Navy declined to speculate whether "hydro-acoustic anomaly" might have been an explosion, saying experts did not know what it was. → Read More
Zimbabwe's new president remains under sanctions as Mugabe 'granted immunity and retirement package'
Emmerson Mnangagwa, who will be sworn in on Friday, was accused of leading a violent crackdown on opponents in the 2008 presidential election. → Read More
Pope Francis told not to use the word 'Rohingya' during Myanmar visit
Rohingya Muslims live in segregated conditions in the Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where they are regarded as stateless people and unwelcome migrants from Bangladesh. → Read More
Bangladesh and Myanmar sign deal to return Rohingya Muslims
Rohingya live in segregated conditions in the Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where they are regarded as stateless people and unwelcome migrants from Bangladesh. → Read More
Papua New Guinea police storm Manus Island detention centre and order asylum seekers to leave
Police urged asylum seekers to leave as their stay in the closed down centre, in an area used by the Papua New Guinea navy, was illegal. → Read More
Ratko Mladić guilty verdict is welcome, but Bosnia is still 'full of butchers' like him
Mladić, "know as the Butcher of Bosnia" was found guilty of 10 out of 11 counts of crimes against humanity and genocide during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. → Read More
'The Muslims were bait and cannon fodder:' Bosnian war criminal Ratko Mladić in quotes
Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladić was found guilty of crimes against humanity and genocide during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. → Read More
Boko Haram and Shabaab will become deadlier as the Isis caliphate crumbles
As Isis continues to lose territories, many fighters are returning home, but many more are regrouping somewhere else or are joining other terrorist cells around the world. → Read More
UK Environment department uses 500,000 disposable cups a year in 'colossal amount of waste'
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) accused of wastage after it emerged that it has purchased more than 2.5 million disposable cups in the past five years. → Read More
'I saw Isis barbarity as I fought them in Syria – This is why returning jihadists must be punished'
Macer Gifford left the UK to join anti-Isis fight in Syria in 2014. He spent three years fighting with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) YPG group. → Read More
Robert Mugabe resigns as president of Zimbabwe
Resignation comes as tensions mounted in the country after Mugabe fired former vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa earlier in November. → Read More
Taliban hostages re-enacted Charles I's beheading to make son less afraid of possible execution
American-Canadian family was released in October, following joint operations by US and Pakistan officials. → Read More
Nigeria mosque suicide bombing leaves 50 dead
Attack occurred in Adamawa which along with Borno and Yobe states is under state of emergency due to violent insurgency. → Read More
Zimbabwe's sacked vice-president urges Mugabe to resign as impeachment looms
Emmerson Mnangagwa says in a statement on Tuesday, 21 November, that he is not in Zimbabwe and that he would not return until he is "satisfied of my personal security." → Read More
Italian priest compares abortion to brutal Sicilian mafia killings
The issue of abortion is divisive in Italy, where the practice is legal, but doctors can refuse to perform it on religious grounds. → Read More
Vera Songwe: Child marriage and genital mutilation still hinder African women's empowerment
Africa recognising importance of promoting women's rights and empowerment, but more has to be done, Vera Songwe tells IBTimes UK. → Read More
Witch-hunting in Papua New Guinea: Six-year-old girl tortured with knives as mother 'was a witch'
Girl thought to be daughter of Kepari Leniata, who was burned alive after being accused of sorcery. Murder stirred international outrage, shedding light on the extent of the issue. → Read More
Slavery in Libya: Top traders to be hunted down
Libya is one of the main transit routes for migrants trying to reach Europe, but thousands remain trapped in the violence-ridden country amid fears they are being tortured and sold off as slaves. → Read More
Fears grow for lost Agentina submarine San Juan as search hampered by South Atlantic storms
Submarine was returning from a routine mission to Ushuaia near the southernmost tip of South America to its base at Mar del Plata, around 400km south of Buenos Aires. → Read More