The Local Italy 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 Italian vicar refuses to flee Libya despite threats An Italian vicar has defied calls from Rome to leave Libya and vowed to stay in the country despite death threats, saying he would rather risk being beheaded and "martyred" by Islamic extremists. https://www.thelocal.it/20150217/italian-vicar-refuses-to-flee-libya-despite-threats Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:31:00 +0100 italian-vicar-refuses-to-flee-libya-despite-threats