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Anti-immigrant rhetoric belies Italy's foreign labour dependence
Anti-immigrant rhetoric belies Italy's foreign labour dependence
by  AFP

Italy's far-right has put anti-immigrant rhetoric at the heart of its campaign for the September 25 election, despite the fact the eurozone's third largest economy would freeze up without overseas labour. But Ambrosini cautioned, "Complex themes... don't lend themselves to simple election campaign slogans." glr/ar/it

Russian torture claims haunt recaptured east Ukraine
Russian torture claims haunt recaptured east Ukraine
by  AFP

"On the second day, they broke my arm," said Mykhailo Chindey, recalling his interrogation by Russian soldiers. Chindey showed AFP the tiny, humid cell where he said he was held for 12 days with up to seven other prisoners before the arrival of Ukrainian troops.

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