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Four arrested in Italy over Mumbai terror attacks

Four men arrested in Italy in connection with November 2008 Mumbai, India, terror attacks Police say men transferred money to finance terrorists Siege at hotels and attacks on other targets left 160 people dead Rome, Italy...

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Libya inks $71M deal with UN food agency

ROME, Nov 20, 2009 (AFP) - Libya signed a 71-million-dollar (47-million-euro) deal with the UN food agency on Friday to improve food security and sustainable development in the North Africa country. The deal was signed in Rome...

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Brand New Angels & Demons Special Feature Clip

We have a new exclusive special feature clip from the summer blockbuster Angels & Demons, which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 24. Click below for our exclusive peek at the special features, which features Tom...

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Gaddafi Urges The Tall & Leggy To Convert To Islam

Over time, I’ve learned not to be surprised by the antics of one Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who is a topic of obsession for the gay boyfriend. Quite simply, nothing is beyond reproach for... [[ This is a content summary only....

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A warm welcome from the Pope sows Anglican unease

Pope Benedict XVI will today greet Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, for the first time since the Vatican announced the creation of a canonical structure to receive...

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Theatre review: The Roman Tragedies, Barbican, London

Barbican, London Shakespeare gets a close-up in Toneelgroep's compression of three plays – Coriolanus, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra – a remarkable six-hour marathon played without an interval. If that sounds like a...

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When in Rome ... do as the vegetarians do

For my lunch on Friday I had a vegetarian main course. That is an unusual occurrence. I am pathetically reluctant, as most men are, to move away from the idea of a chunk of protein as being the centrepiece of a meal. Anyway,...

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Food summit let-down

The recent World Food Summit in Rome clearly failed to do its job. It did well to focus attention on the risk of food price shocks of the magnitude experienced in mid-2008, which led to civil unrest in over 30 countries. Yet it...

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Leading article: Heavy hand of Rome

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has travelled to Rome to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Dutch Cardinal Johannes Willebrands, a campaigner for the unification of Christianity. But when...

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Feeling gladiator all over on a city break to Rome

It felt strange donning a tatty tunic and wielding a heavy sword in a city of romance and culture. Getting my Maximus training out of the way on my first day, so I could later indulge in some of the culinary delights Rome has...

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