 accusing them of threatening to derail an ongoing peace process. Militia groups in the Mineral Reach region have clashed in recent weeks as they jostle for control over artisanal mines. That's BBC correspondent Richard Kogoy reporting. Venice today wrapped up a pilot program charging day-trippers a five-euro entrance fee. It is more than two million euros richer and determined to continue, but opponents call the experiment a failure. News and analysis at townhall.com.