Articles By Gianluca Mezzofiore

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.

Kennet Bae

North Korea: US Tour Guide Kenneth Bae Jailed 'for Photographing Starving Children'

Christian tour operator Bae allegedly photographed starving children and dissenter executions in pariah state.

New Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa

Bahrain's Sheikh Salman Wins Key Fifa Role Despite Human Rights Abuse Claims

Bahrain rights group asks Sepp Blatter to remove controversial royal from post.

"The 2 suspects from Kazakhstan are pictured here with Tsarnaev in Times Square

Boston Marathon Bombing: Three More Suspects Arrested over Terrorist Attack

Boston police arrest three more suspects as Tsarnaev brothers' bombing investigation widens.

A man looks at buildings on fire during riots at Oakkan village, 100 km (60 miles) north of Yangon

Myanmar Buddhist-Muslim Clashes at Mosque Leave One Dead

Violence flares up between Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya after crowd attacks mosque.

Benetton-Rana Plaza

Rana Plaza Disaster: Benetton Admits it 'Occasionally' Made Clothing at Bangladesh Factory

IBTimes UK documents reveal Benetton had prolonged links with Rana Plaza manufacturers

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Guantanamo Bay will be Closed, Pledges Obama [VIDEO]

US president revisits earlier closure promise and says he does not want detainees to die on hunger strike.

Palestinians mourn the death of Haitham Al-Mes-hal,

Israeli Air Strike on Gaza as Jewish Settler Killed in West Bank

First deadly attack since Israel and Hamas agreed ceasefire in November.