Gianluca Mezzofiore

Senior Foreign News Reporter

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Gianluca Mezzofiore is a senior foreign news reporter at International Business Times UK.

At the beginning of 2012, Gianluca was shortlisted at the Online Media Awards 2012 for Best Campaigning/Investigative Journalism for his articles on "Cyber Warfare and the Rise of the Hacktivist".

His back catalogue includes breaking news, features and exclusives on the Bahrain uprising; the 969 movement of Buddhist monk Wirathu and the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar; the far-right Golden Dawn party in Greece; Russian LGBT rights; Eritrea's refugees in the Sinai; Turkey's Gulen movement and Bangladesh's factory disasters.

He is also the producer, writer and reporter of IBTimes UK's special report: Battle for Bosnia: Fighting to Remember the Balkan War Genocide.

Gianluca's portfolio includes The Independent, the i newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, the Evening Standard and VICE Italia.

Gianluca Mezzofiore

Scud missiles

Syria: Assad Troops Launch Another Scud Missile Attack on Rebels in Aleppo

Further attack highlights desperation of regime, says Nato, while rebels fear chemical weapons will be next.

Egyptian activist Elmahdy and members of Ukrainian topless women's rights group Femen

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy Egypt's Naked Blogger Joins Femen Protest against Mursi Constitution

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy stages nude demo with Femen radicals outside Egyptian embassy in Stockholm.

France's President Francois Hollande gives a speech

Hollande Snubs Apology for 'Brutal' French Colonial Rule in Algeria [VIDEO]

French president Francois Hollande has refused to issue a full apology for France's 132 year colonial rule in Algeria.

Italian suspect Vito Roberto Palazzolo, 65, is handcuffed near a prison cell at the criminal court in Bangkok

'Pizza Connection' Sicilian Banker Vito Roberto Palazzolo to be Extradited from Thailand

65-year-old sentenced to nine years for laundering money through New York pizzerias.

Dominique Strauss-Khan

Dominique Strauss-Khan to Appeal Against Pimping Charges

Former IMF chief accused of aggravated pimping for organised vice ring in Lille's Hotel Carlton.

Savita Halappanavar's parents

Ireland Ponders Clear-Cut Abortion Rules after Savita Halappanavar Death

Government to draft series of measures to clarify when a pregnant woman's life is at risk.

A Jewish settler stands near Israeli border policemen as they prevent her from reaching a building,

Israel to Evict Hebron Settlers - but will Build 1,500 Units in East Jerusalem

Housing plan that caused rift with US in 2010 revived in wake of controversial eviction decision.

Polio patient Rukhsana, 32, begs with her eight-month old boy Waheed outside a mosque in Karachi

Women Murdered in Pakistan Anti-Polio Drive

Taliban threaten polio drive in Pakistan, accusing it of being Western attempt to spy on them.

khamenei

Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Lands on 'Zionist' Facebook

The popular social network is banned in Iran - but supreme leader "likes" it.

The United States flag flies at half staff in front of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington

Sandy Hook School Massacre: Michigan Passes Bill to Allow Guns in Schools

Critics urge governor Rick Snyder to veto legislation that allows concealed weapons into hitherto banned places.

A Syrian soldier displays a poster of President Bashar al-Assad

Syria Civil War: 'We Cannot Win', Admits Assad's Vice President

Syrian vice-president Farouq al-Sharaa dramatically admits that neither side in 21-month conflict can win civil war.

Riot police walk past a banner with a defaced photo of the Muslim Brotherhood's supreme guide, Mohamed Badie, in Cairo

Germany Warns that Egypt 'May Slide into Dictatorship'

German development minister Dirk Niebel says debt relief delayed till democracy gets back on track.

Protesters from across Europe hold a huge banner during a rally against the increase of racist attacks in Greece

Golden Dawn Members Attack Syriza MP at Football Match

Hundreds of people gathered at central Syntagma Square in Athens to protest against the wave of racism in Greece

Evacuation

BREAKING: Shooting Reported at Newtown Elementary School in Connecticut

Sandy Hook School scene of number of injuries in shooting spree as neighbouring schools go in to lockdown.

Avigdor Lieberman

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Resigns after Fraud Charges

BREAKING: Head of ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party to stand down before elections.

Relatives of Palestinian teenager Salaymeh mourn during his funeral in Hebron

Reuters Cameramen 'Punched and Forced to Strip' by Israeli Troops

Yousri al-Jamal and Ma'amoun Wazwaz accused by IDF in Hebron of working for human rights group

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks during a meeting of President Putin's trustees in Moscow

Syria Civil War: Russia Backtracks on 'Assad Will Lose' Claim

Foreign ministry denies earlier statement while US agrees to send Nato Patriot missiles to Turkey.

Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Urged to Quit after Indictment

Ultranationalist Lieberman accused of breach of trust and fraud after decade-old investigation.

Palestinian President Abbas shakes hands with Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan during their meeting in Ankara

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: Hamas Wrong to Ignore Israel

Khaled Mashaal's reiteration of long-standing enmity towards Jewish state 'defies agreement with Fatah'.

A video still image of a gunman pulling a weapon behind Brandon Lincoln Woodard in New York

Central Park Execution: CCTV Footage Helps NYPD Track Down Suspect

Victim Brandon Lincoln Woodard had been arrested 20 times on drug and theft charges.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov

Assad May Lose the War, Says Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister [VIDEO]

Syria's main backer loses faith in regime and says rebels may be on course for victory.

Scud Missile

Syria Civil War: Assad Forces Use Scud Missiles for First Time

Assault using Cold War-era missiles against rebels in Syria suggests increasing desperation, say military analysts.

Arsonists Vandalize Jerusalem Mosque

Jerusalem Price Tag Vandals Spray 'Jesus is a Bastard' Graffiti at Christian Sites after Mosque Attack

Jewish settlers daub graffiti on walls of Al-Asqa Mosque in escalation of 'retribution' attacks.

A participant holds a portrait of assassinated human rights activist Politkovskaya during a "March against hatred"

Ex-Police Official on Trial for Murder of Anti-Putin Journalist Anna Politkovskaya

Former colonel Dmitry Pavluchenkov could be sentenced to 12 years for involvement in Politkovskaya murder.

Supporters of the extreme right Golden Dawn party stand below a Greek flag as they attend a pre-election rally in Athens

Golden Dawn: Nazi Hunter Serge Klarsfeld and Nobel Winner Dario Fo Back Protest Rally

European Grassroots Antiracist Movement urges silent march in Athens against 'surge' of neo-Nazis.

Nabeel Rajab

Bahraini Court upholds Reform Activist Nabeel Rajab Verdict - but Cuts Jail Term

Sentence on protest charges reduced to two years for Bahrain Centre for Human Rights leader.

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi listens during a news conference at Villa Gernetto in Gerno near Milan

Is Financial Times Flying the Flag for Berlusconi?

Wolfgang Münchau's points in his FT column echo Berlusconi's electoral programme. Is that just a coincidence?

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photograph with Nelson Mandela,

Nelson Mandela Treated for Lung Infection [VIDEO]

Anti-apartheid icon being treated at Pretoria hospital for recurrent lung infection.

Africa poaching

South Africa and Vietnam Sign Historic Anti-Rhino Poaching Agreement

Governments join forces to smash poaching gangs responsible for wholescale slaughter of endangered rhinos.

Hamas chief Meshaal kisses the head of Kadejah, the sister of late Palestinian leader Arafat, in Gaza

Israel 'Should Have Killed Hamas Leader Meshaal' in Gaza Visit

Kadima party leader Shaul Mofaz regrets Israel not assassinating exiled militant leader.