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USA

Italy-USA: Eight held in trans-Atlantic mafia extortion swoop

Police in New York and Italy have arrested eight people in an extortion case that appears to show trans-Atlantic mafia ties are still strong. Among

11/12/2014

Mexico

Renewed protests in Mexico as remains of one of missing students identified

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Mexico City on Saturday calling for justice and for answers after the abduction and feared

07/12/2014

Mexico

Protests continue in Mexico over abducted trainee teachers.

The abduction of 43 trainee teachers in Mexico ten weeks ago is continuing to provoke protests. The government is blaming the country’s notoriously

07/12/2014

Italy

Calls on Rome administration to step down over corruption allegations.

Opposition parties in Rome are calling on the city’s ruling administration to step down after a police investigation revealed a web of corrupt

06/12/2014

Italy

Italy police release video showing arrest of alleged 'Mafia Capitale' boss

Italian police have released a video showing the moment they arrested the alleged criminal boss of a group said to have bribed or extorted its way to

04/12/2014

Italy

Rome ex-mayor investigated in anti-Mafia operation

Italian police have searched the house of Rome’s ex-mayor and arrested 37 people in a major anti-Mafia operation. Gianni Alemanno was a minister for

02/12/2014

Italy

Mafia swearing-in ceremony captured on camera for first time

18/11/2014

Italy

Exclusive: Mafia understands bombs pay, says Nino Di Matteo

28/10/2014

Ukraine

Is Moldova's mafia selling weapons to Ukrainian separatists?

03/07/2014

Vatican

Pope Francis is ‘mafia target’

14/11/2013

World

The battle front in the fight against the Mafia goes EU-wide

23/10/2013

World

'Ndrangheta mafia investing in media to manipulate, threaten democracy

22/10/2013

World

Italy wants cross border action to tackle the mafia

15/02/2013

My Europe Series

Is the mafia's dirty money being laundered in Romania?

18/01/2013

World

Did the Italian establishment do deals with the Mafia?

28/10/2012

My Europe Series

Bulgaria steps up fight against organised crime

21/09/2012

World

Leoluca Orlando: Palermo's anti-Mafia mayor

08/06/2012

My Europe Series

Taking on organised crime

01/04/2012

World

Saviano: "The Mafia boosted Eastern Europe's economy."

12/12/2010