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Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political novel inspired award-winning film 'Z,' dies at 89
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek novelist Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political book “Z” inspired the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, died Thursday in Athens at age 89. The best-known among the scores of books he wrote, “Z” was based on the murder of a left-leaning...
Italian migration odyssey 'Io Capitano' hopes to connect with viewers regardless of politics
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Italian director Matteo Garrone hopes that the way his film “Io Capitano” frames the journey taken by Senegalese teenagers to Europe as an adventure, albeit a harrowing one, will make it more compelling to audiences regardless of politics. The film,...
Thousands rally in Italy over violence against women after woman's killing that outraged the country
ROME (AP) — Tens of thousands took to the streets of Italy’s main cities on Saturday to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, just as an Italian man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend was extradited from Germany. The slaying of 22-year-old...
Make noise! A murder and a movie stir Italians to loudly demand an end to violence against women
ROME (AP) — After the latest, horrifying killing of a college student allegedly by her resentful and jealous ex-boyfriend, students from Turin to Palermo have taken to pounding on classroom desks in unison to demand a stop to the slaying of women in Italy at the hands of men. Just...
Europe's far-right populists buoyed by Wilders' win in Netherlands, hoping the best is yet to come
BRUSSELS (AP) — If ever the hard right in Europe needed a set of jumper cables to rev up their electoral engine again in the wake of last month's major setback in Poland, Geert Wilders in the Netherlands provided it. Congratulations rolled in Thursday from all sides where the far...
In a shock for Europe, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders records a massive win in Dutch elections
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won a huge victory in Dutch elections, according to a near complete count of the vote early Thursday, in a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation once famed as a beacon of tolerance. The result will send...
Germany and Italy agree on joint 'action plan' including energy, technology, climate protection
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Italy agreed Wednesday to work closer together in the fields of energy, technology, climate protection, security and cultural cooperation among other issues. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni signed an “action plan” in...
A 2-year-old is dead and 8 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off Italy's Lampedusa
ROME (AP) — A small boat crammed with migrants capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Monday evening, killing a 2-year-old girl and leaving at least eight people missing, rescuers said. The Italian coast guard and fishermen who were in the area when the boat hit...
Italy is outraged by the death of a young woman in the latest suspected case of gender violence
ROME (AP) — Italy has erupted in outrage over the death of a young woman, allegedly at the hands of her possessive ex-boyfriend, with the Italian premier vowing to crack down further on gender-based violence that has claimed the lives of more than 50 women so far this year. Police...
Today in History: November 18, more than 900 die at Jonestown
Today in History Today is Saturday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of 2023. There are 43 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 18, 1978, U.S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan of California and four others were killed on an airstrip in Jonestown,...
