Salvini closes major Italian migrant camp
An Italian migrant reception centre on Sicily, which was once the largest in Europe, has been officially shut down by…
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Salvini under investigation over migrants
Italy’s controversial interior minister, Matteo Salvini, is being investigated for his role in preventing migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea…
Mafia ‘beast’ dies 87
Mafia “boss of bosses” Salvatore “Toto” Riina, who was serving 26 life sentences as the mastermind of a strategy to…
Berlusconi well placed for spring election
The election last week in Sicily has further weakened Italy’s ruling, centre-left Democratic Party and strengthened the Five-Star Movement’s lead,…
Berlusconi ally wins key Sicily vote
A candidate allied to scandal-ridden ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi claimed victory in Sicily’s regional elections, adding momentum to the 81-year-old…
Sicilian mob boss dies, 83
The legendary Sicilian town of Corleone. Source: Wikimedia Sicilian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, known as “the Tractor” for the way…