preemptively
killed if they are deemed to pose a threat to Israel. This has been widely interpreted as meaning Arabs.
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The authorities in Mexico say they've captured a co-founder of the Zetas drug cartel. Federal police arrested Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar on Sunday in a town on the outskirts of the capital Mexico City. The authorities allege he's the third in command of the organisation and say he's one of the country's most wanted criminals.
Italy's leading heritage group has urged the United Nations to put Venice on its endangered list. Italia Nostra accused
successive
Italian governments of underestimating the devastating effects of development projects. Duncan Kennedy sent this report from Rome.
Italia Nostra says tourist invasions from land and sea are helping to
overwhelm
the city whilst the new barrier designed to keep water out of its famous lagoon is insufficient to cope with the predicted rise in sea levels. The report also blames giant cruise liners for damaging the foundations of buildings by the wash of their wakes. The group says one way to ease the pressure on the city would be to cap the numbers of tourists. It also warns tougher controls on construction and
dredging
.
A long-lost opera by the Italian composer Vivaldi is being performed in Prague for the first time in almost 300 years. Vivaldi wrote the work in 1727, but the score was later lost. It's now been reconstructed by a Czech harpsichordist. From Prague, Rob Cameron.