https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Rare, moving images of survivors of the 1915 Armenian genocide will be shown in Bologna on Thursday as part of the 29th edition of the city's "Cinema Ritrovato" (Rediscovered Cinema) festival. https://www.thelocal.it/20150701/rare-images-of-armenian-genocide-survivors-on-show-in-italy Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:22:09 +0200 rare-images-of-armenian-genocide-survivors-on-show-in-italy Failing to provide asylum seekers with safe passage to the EU while hundreds die at sea is tantamount to genocide, a mayor on the frontline of the crisis warned on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150625/migrant-crisis-in-med-genocide-says-italy-frontline-mayor Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:40:41 +0200 migrant-crisis-in-med-genocide-says-italy-frontline-mayor A Turkish hacker attacked the Vatican website after Pope Francis described the mass killings of Armenians by the Turks as 'genocide', according to US news reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150415/turkish-hacker-attacks-vatican-website-after-genocide-claim Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:08:08 +0200 turkish-hacker-attacks-vatican-website-after-genocide-claim Pope Francis uttered the word "genocide" on Sunday to describe the mass murder of Armenians 100 years ago, sparking fury from Turkey which slammed the term as "far from historical reality". https://www.thelocal.it/20150413/popes-armenian-genocide-speech-sparks-row-with-turkey Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:20:16 +0200 popes-armenian-genocide-speech-sparks-row-with-turkey