Articles by Ludovica Iaccino

Ludovica Iaccino is an international news reporter at IBTimes UK covering foreign affairs and news in regions such as Africa and the Middle East. She has previously reported from Malawi, Rwanda, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and Lebanon.

Ludovica is the author of The Silence of Nyamata, a historical novel on the 1994 Rwandan genocide. A photojournalist, she also collaborates with the websites IecoAfrica and Words in the Bucket

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Taiwan presidential guard stabbed with samurai sword as man 'expresses political views'

President Tsai Ing-wen was inside the presidential office building at the time of the attack.

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Top Barcelona terror suspect identified: First picture of Moussa Oukabir who is on the run

Police sources say Oukabir is on the loose and could be carrying weapons.

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Police stand watch over protesters in Nigeria's capital, Abuja

Officials in Nigeria receive £985m in bribes every year

Majority of bribes paid in cash to police officers prosecutors and judges 'before a service is rendered'.

18 hours ago

US-led coalition raids against Isis kill 60 civilians in Raqqa

UN has warned US-led offensive in besieged city has caused 'staggering loss of lives'

20 hours ago

One million South Sudanese refugees have found safety in Uganda - but resources are running low

South Sudan, the world's newest nation, descended into a brutal civil war in 2013.

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Australia: Right-wing leader Pauline Hanson wears black burqa in senate stunt

Pauline Hanson's party calls for 'anti-Islamic' policies, including ban on burqa and Muslims migrants.

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Black girl barred from Verona singing contest because she is 'not a true Italian'

Dora B, who dreams of becoming a professional singer, is an Italian-born citizen of Ghanaian descent.

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Mafia quadruples presence in Germany since 2007 Duisburg massacre

Cells from the main Italian mafia syndicates invest £90bn in Germany every year.

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Robert Mugabe promises those who killed white farmers will not be prosecuted

At least 12 people were believed to have been murdered during land confiscations in 2000.

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Robert Mugabe

Charlottesville: KKK leader warns of more 'communist' deaths at white nationalist events

Heather Heyer was killed when James Fields allegedly rammed car into crowd protesting "Unite the Right" rally.

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Three dissident Saudi princes who mysteriously vanished from Europe 'were kidnapped'

Princes had relocated to Europe, from where they called for reforms in the Saudi Kingdom.

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Thai activist jailed for sharing 'insulting' BBC profile of new king on Facebook

Jatupat Booyapatraksa was tried under the country's strict lese majeste law.

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Video shows Israeli police raid East Jerusalem hospital where staff and patients were 'terrorised'

Police accused of preventing doctors from attending wounded Palestinian man who later died from his injuries.

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Stag do Brits who took turns to sexually assault unconscious woman to be caned and jailed

One texted "Who's next?" in a group chat after raping the victim in Singapore.

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Syria's White Helmets hold 'leaders accountable' after rescue workers assassinated in their sleep

White Helmets volunteers rescue civilians from the rubble following air strikes in rebel-held areas in Syria.

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Hundreds feared dead in Sierra Leone mudslide

Local media say at least 200 bodies, of which 60 were children, were taken to a local mortuary.

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Protesters try storm Cameroon embassy in London as anger over 'Anglophone problem' mounts

Protesters supposed to attend meeting to discuss ongoing unrest in Cameroon's English speaking areas.

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10-year-old Argentinian girl pregnant from rape is denied abortion as 'it is too late'

Girl's parents said they were not aware of the abuses as paternal uncle arrested in Mendoza.

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A Twitter account is using photos from the Charlottesville rally to identify Nazis

White supremacist rally held in Virginia turned violent, leaving at least three dead.

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16 and brainwashed: Linda Wenzel fled Germany to fight for Isis - should she face execution?

German schoolgirl was captured in Iraq and is accused of killing Iraqi soldiers as a sniper for Isis.

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