Authorities in Colombia have captured Giuseppe Palermo, a key figure in the 'Ndrangheta mafia accused of overseeing cocaine shipments from Latin America to Europe. Palermo's arrest was the result of a ...

On the anniversary of the assassination of an anti-mafia magistrate, Palermo's citizens joined politicians in a fiaccolata, or candlelight vigil, in his honor. Francesco Lastrucci Until recently ...

Matteo Messina Denaro, who is thought to have ordered dozens of Mafia-related murders for the Cosa Nostra crime group, died at the San Salvatore hospital in L’Aquila, central Italy, where he had ...

How should the state protect children raised in organised crime families? Italian courts are tackling this thorny issue.

With so much to do in the regional capital of Sicily, this guide to the best things to do in Palermo Italy will help you see the most important spots. A busy port city on the northwest coast of ...

Italy plans to open a multi-site mafia museum recounting “the stories and sacrifice” of the country’s fight against organised crime, organisers say. The first site in Palermo, a former ...

An outpouring of relief in Palermo after the arrest of Italy's most wanted alleged Mafia boss. But Italian prosecutors are warning that the fight against organised crime is far from over.

In Palermo, there's more to an evening walk than meets the eye The Sicilian capital was, until relatively recently, largely shuttered by 8pm on account of the city's mafia ties. Now, it's one of ...

Raised in a mafia family, my world was steeped in crime, danger, and hardship. My father, a drug dealer, and Shylock—a term used to describe loan sharks in organized crime—was deeply involved ...

Nine bosses linked to the infamous Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro were released in October on furlough or for good behaviour by the Palermo court of appeals.

Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was convicted of multiple murders and was arrested in January after spending 30 years on the run, has died of cancer, officials said on Monday.