Alessio Vinci
Alessio Vinci
Alessio Vinciis an Italian journalist, working for CNN since 1989. He has served as CNN's bureau chief in Belgrade from 1999 to 2000 and in Rome from 2001 up to the present. He was the host of Matrix, a news and debate television program on Mediaset's Canale 5, from 2009 and 2012...
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We saw roofs collapsed, we saw holes in the walls, quite extensive damage to the civilian population.
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Personal belongings are scattered around the area here. There are two huge craters, one on the road and one nearby.
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It does really affect you seeing him like this without life,
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Many, many people are involved, ... It is not clear whether one side is more responsible.
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No major decision is expected soon. The tough bargaining is likely to last until mid-December -- Berlusconi hopes for a signing ceremony in Rome by mid next year.
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They are not the biggest of friends. They do not trust each other very much.
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The people in the street -- a few dozen on Thursday night -- are a reminder of the fact that Milosevic still enjoys substantial support,
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The pontiff reiterated his opposition to stem cell research
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There are bodies all over here. There are burned body parts ... The wreck of the bus is still smoldering.
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Americans think I speak Italian well, and Italians think I speak English well. They're both wrong, but let them think that way.
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About one out of five voters cast their ballots for Milosevic in Serbia's parliamentary elections in December, making his Socialist Party the main opposition group,
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Pizza with pineapple, that's a cake...Pizza with cucumber, it's an insult.
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That doesn't happen all that often. The last time I saw a colleague crying, it was 9/11. That gives you an idea how powerful this moment is.
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The failure of the first attempt to arrest Milosevic is an indication that the Serbian authorities and federal government were not working together.