The sunny and tourist-filled beaches of southern Ivory Coast turned into a setting of atrocity and death on the 13th of March. Militants dressed in black and wearing balaclavas opened fire on beachgoers, killing 18 people before being stopped and killed by security forces. Among the victims were 3 members of the special forces and 15
Correction: 20 November, 17:00 According to French newspaper Libération, the raid has ended. The news agency AFP reports 27 bodies found at the hotel. All hostages have been freed. At least 170 people have been taken hostage in the morning of Friday 20 November at Radisson hotel in Bamaco, Mali’s capital. According to international media, the
The region that includes Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and part of Turkey, where Kurds claim autonomy or even independence in the name of a greater Kurdistan, has been the focus of international attention for decades. The journalist Ferruccio de Bortoli shines a light on the issue ahead of the Turkish parliamentary elections on the 1st of
