CHRONOLOGY OF COVERAGE

1. NOV. 13, 2015

   Authorities arrest 15 people in four European countries suspected of belonging to terrorism network led by Iraqi Kurdish cleric imprisoned in Norway; investigation focused on Internet, where group's plans to overthrow Kurdish government in Northern Iraq and recruit jihadists for conflicts in Syria and Iraq were primarily developed; suspects are all likely to face charges in Italy of conspiring to commit international terrorism. MORE

2. NOV. 4, 2015

   Beppe Severgnini Op-Ed article submits ancient Roman policy of centuriation, under which veterans were awarded plots of land to farm, may be Italy’s answer to flood of refugees; notes many of migrants are farmers and builders and could revitalize country's aging and depopulating rural areas; holds plan could also transform image of migrants from people in need of help to those able to offer it. MORE

3. OCT. 8, 2015

   Northern Italian archdiocese dismisses priest who asserts victim is to blame in many pedophilia cases; suggests children deprived of affection at home seek it in priests. MORE

4. OCT. 6, 2015

   Pompeii Journal; diverse team of scientific specialists are attempting to reconstruct lives of Pompeii victims before volcanic eruption destroyed city in 79 AD; are hoping to dispel centuries of unscientific speculation about victims by examining plaster casts made from their bodies using CT scanner, along with laser imaging and DNA tests.MORE