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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Hurricane Irma victims offered phone sex after emergency services tweet wrong helpline number

The original tweet by the Federal Emergency Management Agency has since been deleted.

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Man pretends to be taxi driver and rapes Milan tourist in Italy's 'black month'

Italy rocked by string of rape cases in recent weeks, prompting Rome mayor to declare September 'black month'.

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In pictures: Brazil's army marches through Rio favela as police struggle to contain drug gang wars

Gangs invaded shanty town earlier in September and began fighting for control of drug territories.

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Scientists suggest 700-year-old myth about Saint Francis of Assisi could be true

Study confirms age and contents of an old sack is in line with medieval myth.

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UK and US declare Bamenda no-go area as violence rocks Cameroon's English speaking areas

English areas witnessing anti-government protests and strikes over perceived marginalisation.

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Colorado's 'Mad Pooper' will win a year's supply of toilet paper if she turns herself in to police

Neighbourhood baffled as woman caught repeatedly defecating in family's garden and other public spaces.

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Faulty Parsons Green bucket bomb was 'packed with shrapnel'

Head of London police warned effects of partly-detonated homemade bomb could have been 'much worse'.

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Couple charged after 'French nanny's burnt corpse' found in garden of south London home

Body "too badly burned" to establish identity but locals suspect victim is French nanny Sophie Lionnet.

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Pirates kidnap five people from a Cameroonian vessel off Nigeria's coast

Kidnappings by pirates are still a problem in the oil-rich area, despite attempts to reach a peace deal with militants.

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From Pokemon to Harry Potter: The strangest things banned in Saudi Arabia

People have been arrested for dancing, listening to music and celebrating St Valentine's Day.

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University in Canada offers cannabis production post-grad course

Canada is planning to legalise recreational marijuana by summer 2018.

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Girl rescued after 33 hours trapped under rubble following devastating Mexico earthquake

Search and rescue operations continue days after 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico

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Iranian woman flogged 80 times for drinking alcohol after Norway rejects asylum application

Norway's Immigration Appeals Board rejected Leila Bayat, alleging her documents were falsified.

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Mexico earthquake collapses church during baptism and kills 11 members of same family

Tragedy among the highest number of casualties at a single location as Mexico reels from a 7.1-magnitude quake.

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Rome mayor declares September 'black month' as spate of rape cases leaves Italy shocked

Virignia Raggi calls for special laws to be introduced to tackle violence against women in the country.

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Australian who masturbated on kid clothes on neighbour's washing line wins bid to work with children

Man explained he was under pressure at the time he committed act and did not intend to cause any harm.

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Watch moment remote-controlled drone stops Isis execution in Syria with Hellfire missile

Ministry of Defence releases video of missile targeting sniper tasked with shooting prisoners in Abu Kamal

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British millionaire found homeless in Milan: I chose to live on the streets

Ariane Lak, believed to be a descendant of the Qajar royal family, found by PI after six-month search.

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Isis still able to 'mastermind' attacks in the West despite Raqqa and Mosul losses

Military says key Isis commanders killed but terror cell keeps moving as it is 'operationally security aware'.

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German woman robbed, raped and left tied naked to a pole in Rome

Police are looking for a suspect as Italy witnesses string of rape cases in recent weeks.

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