Articles By Gianluca Mezzofiore

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking Joins Israel Boycott by Snubbing Peres' Jerusalem Conference

Science superstar Stephen Hawking pulls out from conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres

mexico tanker blast

Mexico City Gas Tanker Explosion Fireball Kills 19

Police arrest driver in hospital after fuel tanker blast rips across busy motorway.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech during a gala dinner in Shanghai

Netanyahu in China: Jews no Longer Need to be Rescued

Israel PM addresses audience in wartime Jewish refuge in Shanghai.

Zero Dark Thirty

CIA 'Pressured' Zero Dark Thirty Writer to Drop Torture Scenes

Screenwriter Mark Boal asked to take out scenes showing Enhanced Interrogation Techniques.

An Israeli soldier places a flag close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria

Syria Civil War: Turkey PM Recep Erdogan Slams Israeli Airstrikes

Israel's double strike on Damascus arms depots carried out to foil perceived Hezbollah-bound military supply shipments.

Benetton-Rana Plaza

Bangladesh: Were Rana Plaza Workers Sewing Clothes for Benetton when Building Collapsed?

EXCLUSIVE: Documents found in rubble contradict Benetton statement it had cut links with garment factories.

Bahrain

Foreign Office U-Turn on British Embassy Blog Praising Bahrain's 'Human Rights Record'

Whitehall slaps down embassy blogs on Bahrain's human rights stance on World Press Freedom Day.

People's Daily headquarters. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Penis-Shaped People's Daily Building Sparks Quick Cover-up by China Censors

Social media site Weibo's images of phallic headquarters and mockery of Communist Party newspaper blocked.

A protester takes part in an Amnesty International demonstration

Guantanamo Closure Petition Tops 100,000 in Two Days

Former chief prosecutor Col Morris Davis launches initiative to shut down US military prison on Cuba as hunger strike continues.

© Wikimedia commons The Battle of Lepanto, Andries van Eertvelt.

Gaddafi Scandal: Sarkozy Minister Claude Gueant Sold Unknown Paintings for Record Price

Questions over Sarkozy's right-hand man who sold two paintings by Andries van Eertvelt for €500,000.