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An attack on a journalist in Enego, Vicenza, who had reported on public funds being diverted to personal accounts, is now suspected to be the result of a local feud rather than organized crime, with increased surveillance around the victim.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced plans for Italy to resume nuclear energy production. A framework for this resumption is expected to be established this summer.
French philosopher and novelist Pascal Bruckner spoke to Le Monde about his latest book, "De mère inconnue," which explores his complex and often painful relationship with his mother. He reflects on themes of personal growth and reconciliation.
Roberto Mazzarella, a high-ranking and dangerous fugitive from the Italian Camorra mafia, has been arrested on the Amalfi Coast after more than a year on the run for murder charges.
(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 30 - Elena Chiorino on Monday resigned as a councillor in the centre-right Piedmont regional government after last week stepping down as deputy governor over her involvement in a Rome restaurant owned by the daughter of the convicted frontman for Rome's top Neaplitan Camorra boss, an affair that led to the resignation of Justice Undersecretary Andrea Delmastro Delle Vedove, Chiorino's fellow partner in the 18-year-old woman's steakhouse. Chiorino said she was stepping down ...
Justiz-Staatssekretär Andrea Delmastro bringt seine Chefin und Parteifreundin Giorgia Meloni in Verlegenheit: Es soll in Geschäfte mit der Camorra, der neapolitanischen Mafia, verwickelt gewesen sein
(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 18 - A probe has been opened into the suicide of a mafioso being held in a Turin jail who had just started cooperating with police. Bernardo Pace, 62, a Cosa Nostra member who acted under late superboss Matteo Messina Denaro, was serving 14 years and four months in the Milanese Hydra case of collaboration between the Sicilian Mafia, the Naples Camorra and the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta in the north of Italy. Pace agreed to turn state's evidence a few weeks ago and had started wo...
(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 10 - Alleged mafia boss Emanuele Gregorini, known as "Dollarino," arrived in Italy Tuesday, having been extradited from Colombia. He is a defendant in the Milan proceedings concerning an alleged alliance between members of the three mafias—Cosa Nostra, Camorra, and 'Ndrangheta—which arose from the "Hydra" investigation by the Milan DDA and the Carabinieri Investigative Unit. Gregorini, as stated in a statement by Prosecutor Marcello Viola, is "considered a member of the 'Lo...
(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 4 - A row has erupted in Italy after one of its top journalists said the winning song at last week's Sanremo Song Festival sounded like the soundtrack to a mafia wedding. Corriere della Sera Deputy Editor Aldo Cazzullo called Nepolitan crooner Sal da Vinci's winning entry Per Sempre Sì (Forever Yes) "the worst song in the festival's history, worthy of a soundtrack to a Camorra wedding," referring to the Naples mafia. Da Vinci and his fellow Neapolitans rushed to social medi...
Four people have been arrested in Naples over an alleged Camorra plot to infiltrate the San Giovanni Bosco hospital for insurance fraud and the illegal transport of corpses.
The Mossos d'Esquadra have arrested a Camorra fugitive in Barcelona who was wanted for a homicide in Naples, initially apprehending him for identifying himself with false documentation.
Ticino is attempting to deter Mafia presence by requiring criminal record checks for EU citizens seeking residence permits, a practice that conflicts with free movement principles, as arrests of suspected 'Ndrangheta and Camorra members bring the issue to light.
Roberto Mazzarella, identified as one of Italy's most dangerous criminals and an influential figure in the Camorra, has been arrested in a luxury villa on the Amalfi Coast. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni congratulated Polish authorities on the capture.
Roberto Mazzarella, a highly sought-after Neapolitan mafia boss accused of murder, has been arrested by Italian police in a luxury villa on the Amalfi Coast. He had been a fugitive since January 2025, with his capture reported by international media.
An Italian Undersecretary, a member of the "Brothers of Italy" party, has resigned after it was revealed he held a stake in a Roman restaurant with the daughter of a man convicted for ties to the Camorra mafia group. He stated he sold his share upon learning of the connection.
(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 20 - An 18-month sentence for a Camorra mafia boss for threatening Gomorra author Roberto Saviano and another journalist became definitive when it was confirmed by the supreme…
(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 18 - A probe has been opened into the suicide of a mafioso being held in a Turin jail who had just started cooperating with police. Bernardo Pace, 62, a Cosa Nostra member who acted under late superboss Matteo Messina Denaro, was serving 14 years and four months in the Milanese Hydra case of collaboration between the Sicilian Mafia, the Naples Camorra and the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta in the north of Italy. Pace agreed to turn state's evidence a few weeks ago and had started wo...
An illicit system operated by a criminal organization between Italy and Spain, aimed at emptying bank accounts through unauthorized access to computer systems and theft of sensitive data, has been uncovered, leading to two arrests.
Italian police arrested four individuals in connection with a Camorra mafia plot to infiltrate a Naples hospital, stage car accidents, and fraudulently claim insurance compensation.
Four people have been arrested in Naples following an investigation into the alleged control of hospital activities by the Contini clan of the Camorra mafia.
Pope Leo visited Italy's 'Land of Fires,' a region plagued by illegal toxic waste dumping, where he condemned environmental harm and the "dizzying profits" earned by companies that pollute. He met with families affected by the crisis and called for a change in economic paradigms to heal the planet.
Roberto Saviano, author of the bestseller "Gomorrah," has been living in hiding for 20 years due to threats from the Italian Camorra mafia, whose organization he exposed in his book.
A 2,000-year-old Roman villa, believed to belong to Cicero's son-in-law, has been discovered on the coast of Baiae in Italy's Campania region, on property previously confiscated from the Camorra.
Der italienische Camorra-Clan hat technisch aufgerüstet. Drogen und Handys werden per Drogen ins Gefängnis geliefert. Doch eine davon konnten die Ermittler abfangen.
An Italian Secretary of State, a member of the Brothers of Italy party, resigned after it was revealed he held a stake in a Roman restaurant connected to the Camorra mafia through the daughter of a convicted individual.
(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 20 - An 18-month sentence for a Camorra mafia boss for threatening Gomorra author Roberto Saviano and another journalist became definitive when it was confirmed by the supreme…
Police in Barcelona have dismantled a branch of the Camorra organized crime group dedicated to sending drugs to Italy, seizing over 300 kg of cocaine, 500 kg of hashish, and 10 kg of marijuana.
A fierce controversy has arisen around the winning song of the music festival in Sanremo. Sal Da Vinci says it sings of love. Others say his vocabulary is dangerous.
Europol announced the dismantling of an international criminal network involved in laundering cocaine profits for Italian mafia organizations Camorra and Ndrangheta, leading to the arrest of three Montenegrin citizens on the French Riviera and four others in Italy.